The New Writing Environment : Writers at Work in a World of Technology /

Information technology is changing the way we write. Special features such as outliners, spelling checkers and graphic facilities have transformed word processors into document processors; document processors have, in turn, integrated with other electronic resources such as e-mail and the Internet t...

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Main Author: Sharples, Mike
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Geest, Thea
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Springer London, 1996.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Information technology is changing the way we write. Special features such as outliners, spelling checkers and graphic facilities have transformed word processors into document processors; document processors have, in turn, integrated with other electronic resources such as e-mail and the Internet to provide a complete writing environment. The New Writing Environment examines the knowledge that is needed in order to develop, use and evaluate computer-based writing environments. The emphasis is firmly on practical issues: tasks performed by writers at work, problems they encounter, and documents they actually produce. Writing is defined within a wide social and organisational context, in order to give an accurate assessment of how the new technology affects the social and cooperative aspects of authorship. The result is a wide-ranging and comprehensive assessment of the relationship between writing and computers.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 278 pages 451 illustrations)
ISBN:9781447114826 (electronic bk.)
1447114825 (electronic bk.)