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# Line 916  to create any kinds of structure. Line 916  to create any kinds of structure.
916  Explicit support for taxonomic hypertext (`Parunak 1991`_)  Explicit support for taxonomic hypertext (`Parunak 1991`_)
917  and hierarchies is currently being planned.  and hierarchies is currently being planned.
918    
919  FenPDF will first be released as a separate application,  We currently use FenPDF as a separate application,
920  but it is designed to become one applitude when the Fenfire system  but it is designed to become one applitude when the Fenfire system
921  is complete. The RDF graphs written by the application  is complete. The RDF graphs written by the application
922  will be importable into Fenfire.  will be importable into Fenfire.
923    
924      Let us briefly explore how a user could extend  Let us briefly explore how a user could extend
925      this applitude using the techniques presented in  this applitude using the techniques presented in
926      `Section 2`_.  `Section 2`_.
927    
928      First, metadata about articles, such as author  First, metadata about articles, such as author
929      and publication date, could be represented through simple  and publication date, could be represented through simple
930      RDF connections. Using our RDF views, one could then  RDF connections. Using our RDF views, one could then
931      for example browse the list of articles of one particular author,  for example browse the list of articles of one particular author,
932      sorted by date.  sorted by date.
933    
934      Similarly, it is possible to switch from spatial hypertext (`Marshall and Shipman 1995`_)  Similarly, it is possible to switch from spatial hypertext (`Marshall and Shipman 1995`_)
935      to taxonomic hypertext (`Parunak 1991`_) by replacing the canvases  to taxonomic hypertext (`Parunak 1991`_) by replacing the canvases
936      categorizing articles by source with RDF metadata,  categorizing articles by source with RDF metadata,
937      and browse the articles from one source related  and browse the articles from one source related
938      to certain subject matters sorted  to certain subject matters sorted
939      by e.g. author or date.  by e.g. author or date.
940    
941    
942      Since the structure is open, it is easy to add new metadata  Since the structure is open, it is easy to add new metadata
943      such as the DOI (Digital Object Identifier,  such as the DOI (Digital Object Identifier,
944      `Paskin 1999`_) of the articles to allow interoperability  `Paskin 1999`_) of the articles to allow interoperability
945      with WWW services such as ACM's web site for, e.g.,  with WWW services such as ACM's web site for, e.g.,
946      seeing new articles not yet entered to the system by the user  seeing new articles not yet entered to the system by the user
947      that cite the current article. This would be a good  that cite the current article. This would be a good
948      way to interface our system to the Semantic Web (`Berners-Lee 1998`_).  way to interface our system to the Semantic Web (`Berners-Lee 1998`_).
949    
950    
951  .. _`Section 5`:  .. _`Section 5`:

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