Canonising hypertext; explorations and constructions.9780826495587 Canonising hypertext hypertext, technique for organizing computer databases or documents to facilitate the nonsequential retrieval of information. Related pieces of information are connected by preestablished or user-created links that allow a user to follow associative trails across the ; explorations and constructions. Ensslin, Astrid. Continuum Publishing Group 2007 197 pages $130.00 Hardcover PN98 Writing for scholars, instructors, and students of literature, Ensslin (new media, U. of Wales-Bangor) seeks to help canonize can·on·ize tr.v. can·on·ized, can·on·iz·ing, can·on·iz·es 1. To declare (a deceased person) to be a saint and entitled to be fully honored as such. 2. To include in the biblical canon. 3. literary hypertext as a step toward promoting and teaching the written word among people increasingly oriented o·ri·ent n. 1. Orient The countries of Asia, especially of eastern Asia. 2. a. The luster characteristic of a pearl of high quality. b. A pearl having exceptional luster. 3. toward hypermedia hypermedia: see hypertext. The use of hyperlinks, regular text, graphics, audio and video to provide an interactive, multimedia presentation. All the various elements are linked, enabling the user to move from one to another. . In addition to proposing an initial hypertext canon, she discusses such aspects as hypertextual ontologies, conceptual adaptations to literary competence, and hypertext in the literary classroom. ([c]20082005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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