Writing in the workplace: Constructing documents using multiple digital sources

Journal of Writing Research

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 285-337

  Leijten, Mariëlle ^a,b   Van Waes, Luuk ^a   Schriver, Karen ^c   Hayes, John R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b RESEARCH FOUNDATION FLANDERS FWO   (Belgium)

^c KSA Communication Design and Research   (United States)

^d CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive processes; Document design; Information design; Keystroke logging; Multiple sources; Professional communication; Searching processes; Workplace writing; Writing from sources

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894078855     PISSN: 20301006     EISSN: 22943307     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17239/jowr-2014.05.03.3     Document Type: Article

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