Ramdarshan Bold, M;
Wagstaff, K;
(2017)
Marginalia in the digital age: Are digital reading devices meeting the needs of today’s readers?
Library & Information Science Research
, 39
(1)
pp. 16-22.
10.1016/j.lisr.2017.01.004.
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Abstract
For centuries, readers have added marginal commentary to books for a variety of personal and public purposes. Historians have mined the marginalia of important historical figures to observe their sometimes raw, immediate responses to texts. Now, reading and annotation practices are changing with the migration of content to electronic books. A survey of reader attitudes and behavior related to marginalia for print and electronic books reveals that the majority of readers write in their books and want e-readers to support this feature. However, many readers report that annotating electronic books is too difficult, time-consuming, or awkward with current technology. In addition, the way readers annotate books depends on whether they are reading for pleasure or for work or education. These findings can guide the development of future devices to better satisfy reader needs.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Marginalia in the digital age: Are digital reading devices meeting the needs of today’s readers? |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.lisr.2017.01.004 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lisr.2017.01.004 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of Arts and Humanities UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Dept of Information Studies |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1562415 |
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