modular publishing a la @ResearchEquals came to mind as I re-read “As We May Think” closely. R= paths/journeys (do they have a “canonical” name?) are not quite memex trails, but they seem to be kindred spirits.
Vannevar Bush, “As We May Think”, The Atlantic, July 1945. <https://cdn.theatlantic.com/media/archives/1945/07/176-1/132407932.pdf>