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Baker, Rebecca Dawn.

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Comparing the readability of text displays on paper, e-book readers, and small screen devices.

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Comparing the readability of text displays on paper, e-book readers, and small screen devices./
Author:	Baker, Rebecca Dawn.
Description:	56 p.
Notes:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 71-08, Section: A, page: 2687.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International71-08A.
Subject:	Library Science. -
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=3417731
ISBN:	9781124153865

Comparing the readability of text displays on paper, e-book readers, and small screen devices.
Baker, Rebecca Dawn.

Comparing the readability of text displays on paper, e-book readers, and small screen devices. - 56 p.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 71-08, Section: A, page: 2687.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of North Texas, 2010.

Science fiction has long promised the digitalization of books. Characters in films and television routinely check their palm-sized (or smaller) electronic displays for fast-scrolling information. However, this very technology, increasingly prevalent in today's world, has not been embraced universally. While the convenience of pocket-sized information pieces has the techno-savvy entranced, the general public still greets the advent of the e-book with a curious reluctance. This lack of enthusiasm seems strange in the face of the many advantages offered by the new medium---vastly superior storage capacity, searchability, portability, lower cost, and instantaneous access.

ISBN: 9781124153865Subjects--Topical Terms:

881164
Library Science.

Comparing the readability of text displays on paper, e-book readers, and small screen devices.
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520 $a This dissertation addresses the need for research examining the reading comprehension and the role emotional response plays in the perceived performance on e-document formats as compared to traditional paper format. This study compares the relative reading comprehension on three formats (Kindle, iTouch, and paper) and examines the relationship of subject's emotional response and relative technology exposure as factors that affect how the subject perceives they have performed on those formats.
520 $a This study demonstrates that, for basic reading comprehension, the medium does not matter. Furthermore, it shows that, the more uncomfortable a person is with technology and expertise in the requested task (in this case, reading), the more they cling to the belief that they will do better on traditional (paper) media---regardless of how well they actually do.
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