What kind of hypertext reader are you?
- The Browser, "who reads for no particular purpose other than to
find something interesting with which to engage."
- The User, "who is looking for specific information and uses
hypertext to find that information."
- The Co-Author, is a "collaborator who deliberately insert [his/her]
own writings in response to a piece of electronic text." (Think Blogs,
discussion lists, and Wikis).
- A combination of one or more
Source:
Patterson, Nancy G. "Hypertext and the Changing Roles of Readers." The
English Journal. November 2000. 74+
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