The following book might also be useful:
Writing for the Internet
Jane Dorner
Published by: Oxford University Press
ISBN 0-19-866285-8
Price: 6.99
- Simon.
Simon Brackenbury,
Digital Library and Imaging Projects Manager,
Hartley Library,
University of Southampton,
Highfield, tel: 023 8059 4249
Southampton. fax: 023 8059 5451
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On Fri, 1 Nov 2002 09:40:08 -0000 David Dawson
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Dawson
> Sent: 01 November 2002 09:28
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> Subject: Re: NOF Digitisation text
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> Colin
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> 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!
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> David Dawson
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Hynson, Colin [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: 01 November 2002 08:57
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> Subject: NOF Digitisation text
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> Apologies for cross-posting
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> Dear all,
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> Best wishes,
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> Colin Hynson
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