From: Peter Graham, Rutgers University Libraries
Interesting beginning. A couple of minor points before full thought:
a) screed: this didn't look right and indeed my dictionary defines it as a
"long tiresome harangue"; I don't think value judgements should come into
play here. Perhaps document.personal, document.manuscript (I know, I know).
b) Just to add to your troubles: where would you put such computer-created
documents as
1. CAD-CAM drawings
2. Organization charts
3. PERT and Gantt charts
4. Videogame
In fact I suspect that too many levels are being mixed here, and not enough
use of existing terminology. E.g. perhaps the art community could be
consulted about the right generalities for graphic representations
(they've spent a lot of time on it).
I'm concerned about reinventing the wheel. A lot of terminological
matters have been dealt with by other groups; you've done good work on
developing categories and a structure, but that perhaps is what the
specific groups could be asked to look at before we rush into it. Put
another way, we shouldn't get too granular yet (which I think in fact
is what you are saying). --pg
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