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TIMS: A framework for the design of usable electronic text

Dillon, Andrew (1996) TIMS: A framework for the design of usable electronic text, in van Oostendorp, Herre and de Mul, Sjaak, Eds. Cognitive Aspects of Electronic Text Processing, pages pp. 99-120. Norwood, NJ: Ablex.

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This item is not the definitive copy. Please use the following citation when referencing this material: Dillon, A. (1996) TIMS: A framework for the design of usable electronic text. In: H. van Oostendorp and S. de Mul (eds.) Cognitive Aspects of Electronic Text Processing. Norwood NJ: Ablex, 99-120. Introduction: Despite the claims and the promises, the hype and the visions, the reality of electronic text is far less impressive than the rhetoric that surrounds it. Internet, World Wide Webs, MOSAIC, e-journals, word processors, and of course, hypertext are all pushed forward as examples of this triumph of technology, this liberation of the human reader and writer, this future of unlimited information for everyone. Yet, for all this, as has been outlined in detail elsewhere (see e.g., Dillon 1994), the typical reader of an electronic information source will likely suffer loss of orientation, lower reading speeds, and possibly greater fatigue than the typical reader of a paper document for few demonstrable benefits.

EPrint Type:Book Chapter
Subjects:Digital Libraries
Cognitive Science
Hypertext and Hypermedia
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