Freedom and the Author
For the author, freedom means being able to include more information than would be available in print via links to other works, both of the author's and of others. So using the Bartons' idea of panoptic modes, authors have the freedom to include both general as well as detailed information for more effective communication.Freedom for the author is obvious. If I want to take my argument in different directions, I can create separate Web documents and link to the parts I wish to include. For example, in a print version of this work, I wouldn't talk about how few people find theory useful because I have a duty to stick to the argument. However, since this is hypertext I can create another node and link to it. As Gregory Ulmer puts it, my job here is to construct possibilities for readers.
Authors also have freedom to choose the means by which to present information.
Hypertext Theory
Freedom and the Argument
An Introduction?
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