• DocumentCode
    3241805
  • Title

    The document is dead

  • Author

    Baker, Mark ; Miksik, Carol

  • Author_Institution
    Nortel, Nepean, Ont., Canada
  • fYear
    1996
  • fDate
    18-20 Sep 1996
  • Firstpage
    56
  • Lastpage
    61
  • Abstract
    The document has been the culturally dominant form of communication for centuries, but it is the artifact of the specific characteristics of the technologies of paper and printing. Despite their dominance, documents do not serve users well. They are bulky, static, over-generalized and slow to change. The new electronic media offers the opportunity to create superior information products, but only if we throw away everything we were taught about writing documents
  • Keywords
    document handling; paper; printing; technological forecasting; communication; culture; documents; electronic media; information products; paper; printing; Automobiles; Costs; Cultural differences; Global communication; Graphics; Paper technology; Printing machinery; Shape; Telephony; Writing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Professional Communication Conference, 1996. IPCC '96 Proceedings. Communication on the Fast Track., International
  • Conference_Location
    Saratoga Springs, NY
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-3689-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IPCC.1996.552581
  • Filename
    552581