[Corpora-List] Does On-screen Reading Really Work?

From: CORPORA (CORPORA@infonic.com)
Date: Thu Aug 26 2004 - 14:15:04 MET DST

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    Hi,

    Apologies if this is a little off topic (o:

    I'm currently researching the phenomenon of on-screen reading compared
    to off-screen. There are some basic questions which I am initially
    looking to answer. If anyone has any pointers to research concerning
    these I would be very very grateful.

    Many thanks and regards,

    Roy Lipski

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    The questions are:

    1. Why do some people prefer to print documents out rather than read
    them on screen?

    2. Are there particular documents that are more likely to be read
    on-screen cf being printed?

    3. Are there any demographical differences (eg age, job title,
    nationality etc) between who prefers reading on-screen cf print?

    4. Are there particular times or situations when people prefer
    on-screen or off-screen reading?

    5. Are there particular tasks that people prefer on-screen reading cf
    off-screen for?

    6. Are there particular formats that people prefer to read on-line vs
    off-line?

    7. Are there any statistics regarding how much time people spend reading
    on-screen?

    8. Are there any statistics concerning how many documents people don't
    finish reading because they could not find what they were looking for
    and / or how much time people spend looking for relevant content within
    documents?

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