Creating and consuming multi-dimensional representations

A system comprising:

• memory storing information associated with MDRs;
• and
• a server performing operations comprising:
• receiving a creation request to create an MDR, the MDR referencing at least one identified data segment in each of at least a first source document;
• generating an MDR object, the MDR object including data segment information for the at least one identified data segment and a set of resource metadata, the set of resource metadata comprising, for each of the at least one identified data segment, an identification of a source document that includes the particular identified data segment, a resource type of the source document, and a set of coordinates associated with the particular identified data segment within the source document;
• storing the MDR object to a clipboard containing MDR objects;
• receiving an insertion request to insert the stored MDR object into a target document;
• and
• inserting the stored MDR object from the clipboard into a target document.

A non-transitory computer-readable media encoded with a computer program, the program comprising instructions that when executed by one or more computers cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising:

• receiving a creation request to create an MDR, the MDR referencing at least one identified data segment in each of at least a first source document;
• generating an MDR object, the MDR object including data segment information for the at least one identified data segment and a set of resource metadata, the set of resource metadata comprising, for each of the at least one identified data segment, an identification of a source document that includes the particular identified data segment, a resource type of the source document, and a set of coordinates associated with the particular identified data segment within the source document;
• storing the MDR object to a clipboard containing MDR objects;
• receiving an insertion request to insert the stored MDR object into a target document;
• and
• inserting the stored MDR object from the clipboard into a target document.