A Pattern-Based Representation Approach for Online Discourses

Navigation online is one of the most common daily experiences in the research conmunities. Although researchers could get more and more benefits from the development of Web Technologies, most online discourses today are still the electronic facsimiles of traditional linear structured articles. In this paper, we propose a pattern-based representation approach to providing readers another efficient means to get into desirable knowledge units directly without being overwhelmed by additional detailed information. Our ultimate goal is to facilitate a new format of reading and search online for scientific discourses.