Topic Navigation Maps (TNMs) provide a means of structured navigation
through a body of related information. TNMs represent a generalization of
concepts such as indices, glossaries, thesauri, and tables of contents.
They follow a pattern of:
Subject
Subject definition
Links between related subjects
Link elements are used to create associations between related subjects;
metadata can be used to describe the relationships.
TNMs also provide a means of expressing inter-relationships between bodies
of information. They are a key potential application area for
XML/XLink/XPointer. Or, said another way, TNMs represent a means for
applying XML/XLink/XPointer to KM.
Best regards,
Ralph E. Ferris
Fujitsu Software Corporation