Adaptive features of a hypermedia system using bookmark per Web page

Abstract

In this paper, we present a technique called bookmark per Web page by which users can build a new link structure in a hypermedia. It allows users to create their own links for Web pages. Our aim is to provide an adaptive hypermedia with additional adaptive features by considering properties which the author of the hyperspace did not provide when the hyperspace was designed. In addition, a general hypermedia that does not have adaptive features can support personalized views of hyperdocuments using this technique. We expect that the bookmark per Web page can enhance information accessibility and reduce navigation disorientation and cognitive overload. We implemented our technique by modifying AHA![De Bra et al., 2003] which is an open source adaptive hypermedia system. We developed Java servlets and included them in the adaptation engine of AHA!. We added a link at- tribute for each concept at the user profile and assigned URL addresses of new links for its values.