HYPERTEXTUAL LINKS DETERMINATION: an information science approach

Abstract

The continuous growth of the amount of available information in electronic support raises problems related to the conceptual modeling of hypertext systems, what hinders the process of browsing in hyper documents. This article results from the first reflections about the research that has being developed in UFMG´s Information Science Masters Program and deals with  the conceptual modeling hypertext systems according to the theories of thematic representation. It also presents a review of the literature on the subject and the applicability of concept’s theory in the process of identification of hypertextuals nodes and links determination.