Expert based integrated annotation software interface and database using e-book technology

A method of creating an annotation database, the method comprising:

• receiving an expert annotation of a selected portion of a written work from an expert including a jargon/keyword identification, and including at least one marking;
• creating a work selection relationship linkage between the selected written work and the expert annotation;
• creating an associated material relationship linkage based on the expert annotation;
• matching the associated material relationship linkage with a second material relationship linkage based on the jargon/keyword identification;
• and
• displaying results of the matching of the material relationship linkages.

A system for a text reduction with annotation and commentary, the system comprising:

• a networked computing device having a processor, a memory device and a user interface, the computing being configured to run a plurality of modules;
• an expert annotation module configured to run on the processor and to receive an expert annotation for a portion of an electronic written work including at least one marking;
• an association module configured to run on the processor and associate the at least one highlight with the portion of an electronic written work and store the electronic marking in association with the portion of an electronic written work in an associated database;
• and
• a display module configured to output a display to a user computing device a report of the expert annotation in response to a user selection of a portion of an electronic written work.