From Papyrus to Hypertext
Toward the Universal Digital Library
Christian Vandendorpe(Author)
University of Illinois Press
Published on 23. March 2009
Book
Hardback
208 pages
978-0-252-03435-0 (ISBN)
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Description
In this study, Christian Vandendorpe examines how digital media and the Internet have changed the process of reading and writing, significantly altering our approaches toward research and reading, our assumptions about audience and response, and our theories of memory, legibility, and context. Reflecting on the full history of the written word, Vandendorpe provides a clear overview of how materiality makes a difference in the creation and interpretation of texts. Looking to the future, reading and writing will continue to evolve based on the current, contested trends of universal digitization and accessibility.
Reviews / Votes
"In 40 pithy essays, the author considers technological innovations that have transformed writing, altering the activity of reading and the processing of texts, individually and collectively... The book's fragmentary organization--the adroit syntheses can be read in any order--makes it exceptionally accessible ... for the born-digital generation... Essential."--Choice Precious nuggets of information in every chapter."--Communication Research Trends "A valuable study of how reading quietly transforms culture."--Libraries & The Cultural RecordMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Baltimore
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
10 photographs; 1 line drawing; 1 table
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-252-03435-0 (9780252034350)
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Persons
Christian Vandendorpe is professor of lettres francaises at the University of Ottawa. His publications include Les defis de la publication sur le web: hyperlectures, cybertextes et meta-editions and other works. Phyllis Aronoff and Howard Scott live and translate in Montreal, Quebec.