15. A computer-readable storage medium that is non-transitory and has computer-readable program code portions stored therein that, in response to execution by a processor, cause an apparatus to at least: receive a layout of document components of a panoptic visualization document collection having a plurality of document components each of which includes respective media content and has associated metadata providing information about the respective document component, the layout including a panoptic arrangement of visual representations of the document components of the layout according to the associated metadata of the respective document components; select one or more navigation options from a plurality of navigation options for navigating a visual presentation of the layout, the navigation options being selected according to the associated metadata for the document components of the layout; communicate the selected navigation options to a graphical user interface for presentation to a user along with the visual presentation of the layout, the selected navigation options thereby being selectable by the user to request an adjustment of the visual presentation of the layout; receive a request according to one or more of the selected navigation options presented by the graphical user interface; effect an adjustment of the visual presentation of the layout in response to the request and according to the request; and communicate the adjustment to the graphical user interface for presentation to the user.
15. A computer-readable storage medium that is non-transitory and has computer-readable program code portions stored therein that, in response to execution by a processor, cause an apparatus to at least: receive a layout of document components of a panoptic visualization document collection having a plurality of document components each of which includes respective media content and has associated metadata providing information about the respective document component, the layout including a panoptic arrangement of visual representations of the document components of the layout according to the associated metadata of the respective document components; select one or more navigation options from a plurality of navigation options for navigating a visual presentation of the layout, the navigation options being selected according to the associated metadata for the document components of the layout; communicate the selected navigation options to a graphical user interface for presentation to a user along with the visual presentation of the layout, the selected navigation options thereby being selectable by the user to request an adjustment of the visual presentation of the layout; receive a request according to one or more of the selected navigation options presented by the graphical user interface; effect an adjustment of the visual presentation of the layout in response to the request and according to the request; and communicate the adjustment to the graphical user interface for presentation to the user. 19. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the apparatus is caused to effect the adjustment of the visual presentation of the layout including adjustment of the layout.