A system of patterns for web navigation
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2008-08-14T17:49:48Z
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Akanda, Mohammed Abul Khayes
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Design patterns have the potential to provide the reuse of the same solution over and over again in different instances of the same problem, to improve the quality of an application and to reduce the cost of design and development. Design patterns are becoming popular for both software and hypermedia applications. The number of hypermedia design patterns is increasing and different authors are writing them in different notations. To be effective, these patterns should be collected into a repository writing them in a uniform notation and the relationships among the patterns should be identified which will increase the understandability and usability of those patterns. In this thesis, design patterns are collected by tracing different publications; and a system of patterns for Web navigation is created by forming a catalog in a uniform notation, identifying the relationships among the patterns, describing their evolution and refinements and providing guidelines for implementation of the patterns. The patterns included in this system are implemented into a framework that is intended to be used to navigate an information space on the Web.
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