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'''Web navigation''' refers to the process of [[navigation system|navigating]] a [[Computer network|network]] of [[web resource|information resource]]s in the [[World Wide Web]], which is organized as a [[hypertext]] or [[hypermedia]]. The [[user interface]] that is used to do so is called a [[web browser]]. |
'''Web navigation''' refers to the process of [[navigation system|navigating]] a [[Computer network|network]] of [[web resource|information resource]]s in the [[World Wide Web]], which is organized as a [[hypertext]] or [[hypermedia]]. The [[user interface]] that is used to do so is called a [[web browser]]. |
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A central theme in [[web design]] is the development of a web navigation interface that maximizes [[usability]]. |
A central theme in [[web design]] is the development of a web navigation interface that maximizes [[usability]]. |
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A website's overall navigational scheme includes several navigational pieces such as global, local, supplemental, and contextual [[navigation system|navigation]], all of these are vital aspects of the broad topic of web navigation.<ref name="Designing Effective Web Navigation">{{cite web|last=Doss|first=Glen|title=Designing Effective Web Navigation|url=http://gdoss.com/web_info/web_navigation.pdf|publisher=Towns University, Center for Applied Information Technology|accessdate=23 February 2014}}</ref> The global navigation of a website, |
A website's overall navigational scheme includes several navigational pieces such as global, local, supplemental, and contextual [[navigation system|navigation]], all of these are vital aspects of the broad topic of web navigation.<ref name="Designing Effective Web Navigation">{{cite web|last=Doss|first=Glen|title=Designing Effective Web Navigation|url=http://gdoss.com/web_info/web_navigation.pdf|publisher=Towns University, Center for Applied Information Technology|accessdate=23 February 2014}}</ref> Hierarchal navigation systems are vital as well since it is the primary navigation system. It allows for the user to navigate within the site using levels alone, which is often seen as restricting and requires additional navigation systems to better structure the website.<ref name= "Design and Navigation">[[cite web|last=Bezerra|first=Edmara Cavalcanti|title=Design and Navigation|url=http://www.edb.utexas.edu/minliu/multimedia/Design%20and%20Navigation.pdf|publisher=University of Texas, EDC385G Interactive Multimedia Design & Production|accessdate=24 February 2014}}</ref> The global navigation of a website, as another segment of web navigation, serves as the outline and template in order to achieve an easy maneuver for the users accessing the [[Website|site]], while local navigation is often used to help the users within a specific section of the site.<ref name= "Designing Effective Web Navigation"/> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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Revision as of 05:13, 12 March 2014
Web navigation refers to the process of navigating a network of information resources in the World Wide Web, which is organized as a hypertext or hypermedia. The user interface that is used to do so is called a web browser. A central theme in web design is the development of a web navigation interface that maximizes usability. A website's overall navigational scheme includes several navigational pieces such as global, local, supplemental, and contextual navigation, all of these are vital aspects of the broad topic of web navigation.[1] Hierarchal navigation systems are vital as well since it is the primary navigation system. It allows for the user to navigate within the site using levels alone, which is often seen as restricting and requires additional navigation systems to better structure the website.[2] The global navigation of a website, as another segment of web navigation, serves as the outline and template in order to achieve an easy maneuver for the users accessing the site, while local navigation is often used to help the users within a specific section of the site.[1]
History
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See also
- Design pattern (computer science)
- Efficiency
- Human–computer interaction
- Interaction technique
- Mind map
- Pattern language
- Web traffic
- Traffic engineering (transportation)
References
- Akanda, Muhammed A.K. & German, Daniel M. (2005). "A System of Patterns in Web Navigation". Web engineering: 5th international conference, ICWE 2005, Sydney, Australia, July 27-29, 2005 : proceedings. Birkhäuser. p. 136. ISBN 978-3-540-27996-9.
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- Additional verification
- Linda Tauscher and Saul Greenberg et al © Copyright ACM 1997 retrieved 23/09/11
- Steven.Pemberton et al Copyright is held by the author/owner retrieved 23/09/11
- Academia.edu short list{A.Genest retrieved 23/09/11
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