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Article: Implications of hypertext theory for the reading, organization, and retrieval of information.(Report)
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- Library Philosophy and Practice
- Article date:
- March 1, 2008
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Introduction
The study of reading originated with printed materials, but electronic transmission of the written word has long been ubiquitous. From a literary point of view, electronic formats have called into question previous conceptions of textuality. From a more practical standpoint, too, questions have arisen regarding the effect of digital formats on the retrieval and use of information. Theoretical and philosophical understandings of "text" have become intertwined with the technologies that are used to present pieces of writing.
Amongst scholars, hypertext is difficult-or even controversial-to define. Theorists Landow and Delany (1991), for ...