The document discusses hypermedia, defining it as a computer-based information retrieval system that allows users to access and link multimedia content related to a particular subject. It notes that hypermedia has evolved over time to become more advanced than earlier versions but also represented a revolution in organizing information compared to traditional linear formats. The document questions how vast amounts of information, like that contained in the Library of Congress or NASA, can be organized for access.

1. Hypermedia Paper Jeremy W. Byrd Appalachian State University

2. Hypermedia What is hypermedia? How can hypermedia be used in education? What are the limitations of hypermedia?

3. Hypermedia Defined A computer-based information retrieval system that enables a user to gain or provide access to texts, audio, and video recordings, photographs, and computer graphics related to a particular subject. It is unique because users can move from one idea to the next based on common connections. Hypermedia is a revolution and an evolution .

4. Evolution – Slow change over time… Hypermedia is not what it was 10 years ago. It is currently not what it will be ten years from now! Hypermedia is an ever evolving system of organizing information. The Ford Taurus v. Lunar Landing Module

5. Revolution – rapid change over time… Hypermedia is actually a whole new way to organize the world in which we find ourselves. No constraints lf physical objects or static pages in a book or a log. Hypermedia allows humans to construct and organize vast information in a manner most logical and expedient to the seeker.

6. Vast Information The Library of Congress Currently 29 million books. 13 miles of shelves. Every day - 7,000 new books! NASA an informational scope 3x the Library of Congress! How can such information be organized?