Movement and Containment in Texts and Hypertexts
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- Models of Collaborative Authorship: Fifteen Ways of Looking at a Hypertext
- Hierarchies of Collaboration: Multiple Models, One Text
- Layers of Control
- Directions of Movement
- Persistent Access to Components
- The Narrator’s Voice in Dynamic Web Pages: Personalization, Localization, Visible Seams
- Various Kinds of Variability: How Dynamic Is This Page?
- Uncontrollable Collaborators: Reader-Induced Variability in “Constant” Components
- Uncontrollable Collaborators: External Components “Within” a Dynamic Web Page
- Toward Meaningful Descriptions of Hypertextual Collaborations
- Can a Hypertext Be a Solo Project?
- Hypertextuality Requires Precision: The Limits of Simulation
Models of Collaborative Authorship
It's not enough to say that hypertextual authorship is collaborative. Collaboration can take many forms. In the table below, I identify fifteen models of collaboration; I suspect that there are many others.
| model | name | digital example | print example |
|---|---|---|---|
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aggregated | Really Simple Syndication (RSS) feed | anthology |
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centrifugal | the Web | bibliography |
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centripetal | viral marketing | advertising |
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collective | wiki | 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th editions of same title |
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encapsulated | Talmud | |
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focused | chat hosted within larger community site | featured topic in scholarly journal |
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holistic | multiple authors of scientific journal article | |
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inspired | remix, sampling | parody, sequel |
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layered | Content Management System (CMS) such as WordPress | book production |
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moderated | blog + comments | essay + Letters to the Editor |
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modular | software | encyclopedia |
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personalized | dynamic Web page | form letter |
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structured | database | telephone directory |
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threaded | forum, game | chess game by mail |
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weighted | social bookmarking | bookstore window |