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The WEB Book experiments in electronic textbook design

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Title:

The WEB Book experiments in electronic textbook design

Author(s):

Ruth Wilson, Monica Landoni, Forbes Gibb

Journal:

Journal of Documentation

Year:

2003

Volume:

59

Issue:

4

Page:

454 - 477


ISSN:

0022-0418


DOI:

10.1108/00220410310485721

Publisher:

MCB UP Ltd

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Abstract:

This paper describes a series of three evaluations of electronic textbooks on the Web, which focused on assessing how appearance and design can affect users’ sense of engagement and directness with the material. The EBONI Project's methodology for evaluating electronic textbooks is outlined and each experiment is described, together with an analysis of results. Finally, some recommendations for successful design are suggested, based on an analysis of all experimental data. These recommendations underline the main findings of the evaluations: that users want some features of paper books to be preserved in the electronic medium, while also preferring electronic text to be written in a scannable style.

Keywords:

Books, Design, Electronic publishing, Evaluation


Article Type:

Research paper


Article URL:

http://www.emeraldinsight.com/10.1108/00220410310485721

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