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Annotations support understanding, interpretation, sensemaking and scannability. As valuable as in paper-based contexts, digital online annotations provide several benefits for annotators and collaborators. To further explore the real benefits of online annotations, we implemented a simple Web Annotation tool, SpreadCrumbs, to support our studies. The tool provides a simple annotation mechanism, simulating real-world paper-based annotations. In addition, the tool supports search, sharing capabilities and social navigation. We conducted a series of user studies that empirically demonstrates the benefits of “in-context” annotations for refinding and sharing.
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Kawase, R., Herder, E., Papadakis, G., Nejdl, W. (2011). In-Context Annotations for Refinding and Sharing. In: Filipe, J., Cordeiro, J. (eds) Web Information Systems and Technologies. WEBIST 2010. Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, vol 75. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-22810-0_7
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