Hypertext and the Technology of Conversation - (New Directions in Information Management) by Susan H Gray (Hardcover)

About the Book

This book explores the usefulness of looking at very small aspects of human behavior in order to understand computer-human interaction difficulties with hypertext. The focus is on both mechanical actions and talk as social action. While this approach has been used fruitfully to study human-human interaction, Gray has constructed a unique study of human interaction with machines.

Book Synopsis

This book explores the usefulness of looking at very small aspects of human behavior in order to understand computer-human interaction difficulties with hypertext. The focus is on both mechanical actions and talk as social action. While this approach has been used fruitfully to study human-human interaction, Gray has constructed a unique study of human interaction with machines.

Review Quotes

.,."the work is intriguing, interesting, and well-worth studying to better understand hypertext as a phenomenon and fruitful methods for investigating it."-Journal of the American Society for Information Science

?...the work is intriguing, interesting, and well-worth studying to better understand hypertext as a phenomenon and fruitful methods for investigating it.?-Journal of the American Society for Information Science

..."the work is intriguing, interesting, and well-worth studying to better understand hypertext as a phenomenon and fruitful methods for investigating it."-Journal of the American Society for Information Science

About the Author

SUSAN H. GRAY is an Associate Professor at the New York Institute of Technology who specializes in computer-human interaction.