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Harvard University

Source: Program on Information Resources Policy, Harvard University

FORMAT

Functions include
Display content

Implicit message conveyance

Some descriptive Characteristics
Electronic or mechanical
Degree of permanence
Hardware needed for user
Source of control over
rate of content display
Method of user accessibility
(e.g., random entry,
sequential)

etc.

Examples of Formats

Video on screen (VDT)

Ink on paper

Electronic or mechanical sound
Optical/mechanical light

projection

etc.