摘要 |
A computer system comprises content file servers having electronic digitized content material items, and graphical images for the content material items. Navigation page servers store navigation page templates. A database stores descriptive information about the content items, including hierarchical and other relationships both between different content items and between different subcomponents. The system includes logic for receiving a request to view a particular navigation page, comprising a dynamically-generated electronic document; selecting one of the navigation page templates based on the request; sending to the database queries for the descriptive information for the particular navigation page; receiving results to the queries; generating a particular navigation page comprising descriptive information regarding content items, portions, or abstract collections; links to other navigation pages; and links to particular content items or portions. Navigation pages can be massively cross-linked so a user can rapidly review large content without first retrieving an entire content file.
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