Information-provision method and information-provision device for structuralized documents stored in different devices connected to a network

The object of the present invention is to provide a method and device for using network and computer resources effectively. Resources are spread out on network 3. Spread abroad herein are: structuralized documents d 1, d 2 on server 1 a; structuralized documents d 3, d 4 on server 1 b; and structuralized document d 5 on server 1 c. Server 1 a, for example: 1) accepts a reference request for structuralized document d 1 from client 2 a; 2) acquires fragments f 2, f 3, f 4, f 5 for referee structuralized document d 1 from server 1 a itself and from other servers 1 b,c; 3) embeds fragments f 2 -f 5 in structuralized document d 1; and 4) transmits embedding-processed structuralized document d 1 to requester client 2 a. A "fragment" here is all or a portion of a structuralized document.