Graduate School of Library and Information Science, National Taiwan University 國立臺灣大學圖書資訊研究所
ORCID: 0000-0002-6278-8273
Abstract
The hypertext and the printed text can be read in a non-linear or a linear way. The advantages of information technology favor the multiple developments of reading and provide another choice for the readers. Linear reading is still the
main reading style in the society. However, information technology changes the way of communication and even changes the people’s culture including the reading habit. This paper will focus on the difference between the hypertext reading
on the Internet and the printed text reading. Although Internet brings a new reading style, the interaction between the text and the reader is the information content instead of the carrier. Therefore, the important issue for the hypertext
reading on the Internet or the conventional reading is the improvement on the reading quality in order to satisfy the reader's need.
