Supported Text. A form of hypertext in which the text of a source document is supported by a collection of resources.
Presentational Resource. Presentational resources allow the text to be presented in a way that is most effective for individual readers.
Navigational Resource. Navigational resources provide the reader with easy movement from one part of a document to another part, or from one document to another document.
Translational Resource. Translational resources provide a reader with a familiar or more understandable version of a word, phrase, or paragraph that is difficult to comprehend.
Illustrative Resource. Illustrative resources provide the reader with materials designed to assist in visiualizing objects, concepts, or processes referred to in the text.
Summarizing Resource. Summarizing resources provide the reader with a condensed way of viewing some aspect of the document.
Enrichment Resource. Enrichment resources provide the reader with information that is related to the text, but not strictly necessary for understanding what is written.
Instructional Resource. Instructional resources provide the reader with prompts or instruction designed to facilitate successful reading and learning within the text.
Notational Resource. Notational resources provide the reader with tools for marking, commenting on, or taking notes from the text.
Collaborative Resource. Collaborative resources provide a reader with tools for reading and studying a text in collaboration with another reader, the author, or some other relevant person.