From Papyrus to Hypertext: Toward the Universal Digital Library

by Christian Vandendorpe

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252076257
• ISBN13: 9780252076251
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 8.8"