The Myth of the Paperless Office
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The Myth of the Paperless Office
Abigail J. Sellen , and Richard H. R. Harper
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Over the past thirty years, many people have proclaimed the imminent arrival of the paperless office. Yet even the World Wide Web, which allows almost any computer to read and display another computer’s documents, has increased the amount of printing done. The use of e-mail in an organization causes an average 40 percent increase in paper consumption. In The Myth of the Paperless Office, Abigail Sellen and Richard Harper use the study of paper as a way to understand the work that people do and the reasons they do it the way they do. Using the tools of ethnography and cognitive psychology, they look at paper use from the level of the individual up to that of organizational culture.

Central to Sellen and Harper’s investigation is the concept of "affordances"--the activities that an object allows, or affords. The physical properties of paper (its being thin, light, porous, opaque, and flexible) afford the human actions of grasping, carrying, folding, writing, and so on. The concept of affordance allows them to compare the affordances of paper with those of existing digital devices. They can then ask what kinds of devices or systems would make new kinds of activities possible or better support current activities. The authors argue that paper will continue to play an important role in office life. Rather than pursue the ideal of the paperless office, we should work toward a future in which paper and electronic document tools work in concert and organizational processes make optimal use of both.

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4 out of 5 stars Wonderful Service.......2007-06-13

I received the "The Myth of the Paperless Office" book within a few days of ordering it. It was in perfect condition just as it was stated on the promo.

4 out of 5 stars In praise of paper?.......2004-03-13

There are copious amounts of research on how people interact with computers or machines. However, there is very little research on all the hidden features of paper. "The Myth of the Paperless Office" brings attention to how office workers actually organize their information needs. In many ways, it's probably a pioneering work in computer usability, even though it doesn't specifically deal with computers, but rather anthropological research on the use of paper in organisations.

This book can be very useful for anyone. Especially for designers of computer systems that wonder why people still stick to yellow labels and printouts, even its technically "inefficient", compared to a digital solution. Its also recommended reading for bosses that plan to implement a "clean desk policy", or employees that are wondering how to get around clutter on their desks.

For an excellent review of the book, read the article "In praise of clutter" from The Economist Magazine (Dec 19th 2002)

5 out of 5 stars What the UK media say.......2001-12-04

New Scientist, 10 November, 2001
This is a book that all managers should read...It explodes the paperless myth, and highlights the strengths and weakenesses of electronic paper-based systems.

The Guardian, 26 November, 2001
If you wish to read anything at all on office management, read this book
The Myth of the Paperless Office. (book review): An article from: Information Management Journal
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    The Myth of the Paperless Office. (book review): An article from: Information Management Journal
    J. Michael Pemberton
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    Release Date: 2005-07-30

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    Title: The Myth of the Paperless Office. (book review)
    Author: J. Michael Pemberton
    Publication: Information Management Journal (Refereed)
    Date: May 1, 2002
    Publisher: Association of Records Managers & Administrators (ARMA)
    Volume: 36 Issue: 3 Page: 61(2)

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    The myth of the paperless office.(Up front: news, trends & analysis): An article from: Information Management Journal
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      Nikki Swartz
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      Title: The myth of the paperless office.(Up front: news, trends & analysis)
      Author: Nikki Swartz
      Publication: Information Management Journal (Refereed)
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      The myth of the paperless office: paper continues to have power over us.: An article from: Doors and Hardware
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        The myth of the paperless office: paper continues to have power over us.: An article from: Doors and Hardware
        Bud Purcell
        Manufacturer: Door and Hardware Institute
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        ASIN: B00096PAHS
        Release Date: 2005-07-28

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        This digital document is an article from Doors and Hardware, published by Door and Hardware Institute on December 1, 1996. The length of the article is 959 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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        Title: The myth of the paperless office: paper continues to have power over us.
        Author: Bud Purcell
        Publication: Doors and Hardware (Magazine/Journal)
        Date: December 1, 1996
        Publisher: Door and Hardware Institute
        Volume: v60 Issue: n12 Page: p44(1)

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        The Myth of the Paperless Office
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          The Myth of the Paperless Office
          AJ Sellen
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          Organisational Culture: Organisational Change?
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            Peter J. A. Elsmore
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              Mark Tennant
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              This accessible book theorizes education as a vehicle for self change and explores how such theorizing impacts on the practices of educators. The book takes a case-study approach in order to bring theories to practice and to demonstrate the unconscious learning processes of self-monitoring, self-evaluation, self-appraisal and critical reflection.

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                Changing organisational culture: progressing changes within your business involves good communication, staff involvement and personal responsibility, as ... to Managers): An article from: NZ Business
                Sue Dwan
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                Title: Changing organisational culture: progressing changes within your business involves good communication, staff involvement and personal responsibility, as Sue Dwan reports.(Memo to Managers)
                Author: Sue Dwan
                Publication: NZ Business (Magazine/Journal)
                Date: June 1, 2004
                Publisher: Profile Publishing Ltd.
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                  Environmental stresses represent the most limiting factors for agricultural productivity. Apart from biotic stress caused by plant pathogens, there are a number of abiotic stresses such as extremes in temperature, drought, salinity, heavy metals and radiation which all have detrimental effects on plant growth and yield. However, certain plant species and ecotypes have developed various mechanisms to adapt to such stress conditions. Recent advances in the understanding of these abiotic stress responses provided the impetus for compiling up-to-date reviews discussing all relevant topics in abiotic stress signaling of plants in a single volume. Topical reviews were prepared by selected experts and contain an introduction, discussion of the state of the art and important future tasks of the particular fields.

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                    Review: abiotic stress sensing and GABA response in plants.(gamma-aminobutyric acid) : An article from: Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science
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                    Title: Review: abiotic stress sensing and GABA response in plants.(gamma-aminobutyric acid)
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                    Encyclopedia of Animal Rights and Animal Welfare
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                        Since coming on the scene in the late 1960s as a way for SoCal kids to get their after-school kicks, BMX has gone global, spawning a lucrative industry and mutating into several disciplines. This all-color look inside the realm of BMX spells out the sport's origins, equipment, and pioneers, and features present-day practitioners associated with racing, dirt jumping, flatland, street, and ramp. In addition to recognizing the foundation laid by old-school icons The World of BMX also includes completely dialed commentary and color photos giving play to today's top riders. Whether your thing's racing at the local track, boning up your ramp chops at an area park, or noodling around your neighborhood streets, there's something inside for you.

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                          Ride of his life: BMX-bike superstar Mat Hoffman uses physics to break world records.(Physical: forces and motion): An article from: Science World
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                            Ride of his life: BMX-bike superstar Mat Hoffman uses physics to break world records.(Physical: forces and motion): An article from: Science World
                            Britt Norlander
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                            Title: Ride of his life: BMX-bike superstar Mat Hoffman uses physics to break world records.(Physical: forces and motion)
                            Author: Britt Norlander
                            Publication: Science World (Magazine/Journal)
                            Date: September 6, 2004
                            Publisher: Scholastic, Inc.
                            Volume: 61 Issue: 1 Page: 14(6)

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                              The Picture World of BMX
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                                Second Language Acquisition: An Introductory Course
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                                • Second Language Acquisition: An Introductory Course
                                • Excellent introductory text
                                • SLA. An Introductory Course
                                • A necessity for all serious SLA/TESOL students
                                Second Language Acquisition: An Introductory Course
                                Susan M. Gass , and Larry Selinker
                                Manufacturer: Lawrence Erlbaum
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                                ASIN: 0805835288

                                Book Description

                                This book is a thorough revision of the highly successful text first published in 1994. The authors retain the multidisciplinary approach that presents research from linguistics, sociology, psychology, and education, in a format designed for use in an introductory course for undergraduate or graduate students. The research is updated throughout and there are new sections and chapters in this second edition as well. New chapters cover child language acquisition (first and second), Universal Grammar, and instructed language learning; new sections address issues, such as what data analysis doesn't show, replication of research findings, interlanguage transfer (multilingual acquisition and transfer), the aspect hypothesis, general nativism, connectionist approaches, and implicit/explicit knowledge. Major updates include nonlanguage influences and the lexicon.

                                The workbook, Second Language Learning Data Analysis, Second Edition, makes an ideal accompaniment to the text.

                                Customer Reviews:

                                4 out of 5 stars Amazon's free super saver shipping SUCKS.......2007-09-20

                                I purchased this text for one of my classes. I chose amazon's super saver shipping while buying the book. It took ages for the item to arrive!! By the time it arrived my class had already covered a lot of stuff that I had a real hard time to catch up with.

                                This super saver shipping really sucks! It takes as many as 5-6 days for amazon to get the item out if one chooses super saver shipping. This makes no sense. When you are providing this super saver option you should be conscientious about how it would best serve your customer.

                                I must say though, I have no complaint about the item.

                                5 out of 5 stars Second Language Acquisition: An Introductory Course.......2007-05-31

                                I find the book very convenient for novice student teachers in the applied linguistics area.

                                4 out of 5 stars Excellent introductory text.......2006-11-04

                                As a first-year linguistics teacher, I was searching for a complete text. This book is complete, and I have found many supplemental resources online because it is quite popular as a college text. In addition, I have seen the authors cited elsewhere and am confident of the authors' credibility. My only complaint is that the book sometimes defines terms without giving examples and, as far as I know, does not have a teacher's edition.

                                5 out of 5 stars SLA. An Introductory Course.......2005-09-03

                                A serious SLA scholar needs at least three broad introductions to begin with. This one is the first to have. Other ones are Ellis (1994) and Doughty & Long (2003). Needless to plough through articles in libraries because the field of SLA is too dispersed and chaotic.

                                5 out of 5 stars A necessity for all serious SLA/TESOL students.......2004-11-20

                                I am a graduate student in Michigan State University's MA TESOL program, and have the distinct honour of having Dr. Susan Gass as my advisor. In addition to being a University Distinguished Professor at MSU and President of the International Association of Applied Linguistics, Dr. Gass has published extensively on SLA research. Her textbook "Second Language Acquisition: An Introductory Course" is required reading as part of the TESOL program at MSU, and is an indispensable condensed guide to the hundreds of research articles on topics such as child language acquisition, interlanguage data and processes, SLA and linguistics, universal grammar, input, interaction and output, instructed L2 learning and nonlanguage influences (Critical Period Hypothesis, aptitude, anxiety, motivation, personality factors).

                                "SLA: An Introductory Course" is a necessity for all serious SLA/TESOL graduate students. As I am reading the full versions of many of the articles summarized in the book (over 500 pages of unabridged research), I frequently consult Dr. Gass' guide for overviews, charts, and discussions that pertain to the original articles while making the results salient and easier to put in perspective. To give the prospective buyer an idea of the inclusiveness of the book, there are over 35 pages of references (including landmark studies from the 1950s to the present), a handy ten-page glossary, and an author index and subject index for easy retrieval.

                                To the reviewer who stated : "[the book] is only for college folks (probably graduate students and up), and there is little if any value for the utiltarian teacher. My warning goes out to anyone who thinks the book might help them as teachers or as students of a foreign language. You are not the intended audience," I disagree. As a future ESL/EFL teacher and a language learner (I am trilingual and can understand basic Japanese), I believe that understanding the complicated mechanisms and processes that govern second language acquisition and keeping on top of current research in the field is just as important as being fluent in the language that you are teaching.

                                I highly recommend "SLA: An Introductory Course" to those who are interested in linguistics and second language acquisition. It is truly an indispensable overview to the myriad of research conducted in second language acquisition. The book is filled with numerous charts, statistics and examples taken directly from the original studies, all of which are seamlessly interwoven into intuitively organized, easy-to-digest chapters.

                                Calligraphy for Kids: Learn Lettering Skills
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                                  Tony Potter
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                                  For school, for art classes, for fun: this kid-friendly guide to the art of beautiful writing will be a hit anywhere. From the tools to the techniques to the fantastic projects, everything has been chosen specifically for children. Youngsters can use special, colorful, felt-tipped pens called chisel-edged markers to produce great-looking letters. The guidelines make it easier to get good results. Attractive pages, filled with brightly colored examples, get kids started with simple zigzags and then move on to small and large italics, gothic lettering, uncial, and Roman calligraphy. Children will enjoy using their new skills to write down favorite poems, fashion border designs, and create greeting cards and invitations.

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                                  5 out of 5 stars beautiful & fun.......2005-05-16

                                  I love this book and so does my daughter! There are so many wonderful ideas and everything is so simple to do. We're learning together, I highly recommend this book.
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                                  5 out of 5 stars Yes, this is intended for kids.......2003-11-09

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