Specifying navigational structures by querying hypermedia design models

In this paper we explore the use of queries in hypermedia applications. We discuss how to build high level navigational structures by using an object-oriented query language, in the context of the object-oriented hypermedia design method (OOHDM). We first discuss the OOHDM and its impact on hypermedia design; next, we motivate the use of queries in hypermedia applications as a way to partially solve the orientation problem. We later discuss how to use the query language to generate navigational structures; a real application is used to show the scope of our approach