In this paper, we introduce a new authoring mechanism called virtual authoring for digital documents. It can be used to create documents by customizing and integrating segments of existing documents. A suitable document model for the virtual authoring is discussed in which two types of virtual documents are declared with possible functions for content development. Shallow copy is introduced as an underline technique for the construction and maintenance of virtual documents. Documents are reused in developing new documents but are not replicated. The virtual authoring provides the framework for the new information layers on top of the existing collection of digital documents while safeguarding their copyrights and ownerships.
Citation:
Champa Jayawardana, K. Priyantha Hewagamage, Masahito Hirakawa, "Virtual Authoring based on the Shallow Copy Technique for a Collection of Digital," mse, pp.77, 2000 International Symposium on Multimedia Software Engineering, 2000