A friend of mine once described computer screens as 'cognitive condoms'
meaning that they are hard to read and harder to learn from. On a basic
level, can I advise everybody to print all their web text and proof read it
on paper to check for spelling mistakes etc. It's amazing how many typos can
sneak into even a short piece of writing!
Jane
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From: David Dawson [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 01 November 2002 09:28
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: NOF Digitisation text
Colin
Try
http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/nof/support/help/papers/writing-web/
By a certain D Dawson. Any comments, brickbats and general rewriting greatly
appreciated!
D
David Dawson
Senior ICT Adviser
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From: Hynson, Colin [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 01 November 2002 08:57
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Subject: NOF Digitisation text
Apologies for cross-posting
Dear all,
I am involved in the checking and writing of text for our New Opportunities
Fund digitisation project. I have some guidelines abort writing text for
museums with reference to graphic panels, labels etc. but I have the feeling
that writing text for the web is a whole new ball game.
Is there anybody else out there who is involved in text creation for their
NOF project and have you come up with any guidelines? This is not to do with
technical specifications, but with text, style length etc. If you have, then
I would love to hear about them.
Best wishes,
Colin Hynson
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