{"id":20,"date":"2016-01-31T15:37:51","date_gmt":"2016-01-31T15:37:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/ontheline\/front-matter\/how-to-read\/"},"modified":"2016-01-31T15:37:51","modified_gmt":"2016-01-31T15:37:51","slug":"how-to-read","status":"publish","type":"front-matter","link":"https:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/ontheline\/front-matter\/how-to-read\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Read"},"content":{"raw":"\n<p><strong>Multiple editions<\/strong> of the book are freely available to view online or download to various devices, to match the individual preferences of each reader.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Web edition: read online in most computer, tablet, and smartphone browsers<\/li>\n<li>PDF edition: download and print your own copy<\/li>\n<li>MOBI edition: download and <a href=\"http:\/\/https:\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/sendtokindle\">send to your Amazon Kindle<\/a> device[footnote]Amazon, \"Send to Kindle,\" https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/sendtokindle.[\/footnote]<\/li>\n<li>ePUB edition: download and open in iBooks for Apple devices or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.barkingrainpress.org\/faqs\/load-epub-nook\/\">load to Nook<\/a> readers[footnote]Barking Rain Press, \"How do I load an .epub file onto my Nook?\" http:\/\/www.barkingrainpress.org\/faqs\/load-epub-nook\/.[\/footnote]<\/li>\n<li>To come: an inexpensive paperback edition<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>A stable link<\/strong> (<a href=\"http:\/\/ontheline.trincoll.edu\">http:\/\/ontheline.trincoll.edu<\/a>) always points to the current edition of the book. Past editions are archived and *will be* linked in the bibliography.<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ontheline.trincoll.edu\/book\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/05\/2016-how-to-read.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-201\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/consejos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/06\/2016-how-to-read.png\" alt=\"2016-how-to-read\" width=\"930\" height=\"227\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18\"><\/a><br>\nOn the <a href=\"\/book\/\">home page of this book<\/a>, click the Read button to begin the web edition, or jump to specific chapters in the table of contents, or freely download the ePUB\/PDF\/MOBI ebook editions.<\/div>\n<p><strong>Reading the web edition is recommended<\/strong>, as the book's many digital elements\u2014especially interactive maps and oral history videos\u2014are best viewed in your computer or tablet browser. But all of the ebook and print editions also contain links and footnotes to direct readers to this online content.<\/p>\n<p><strong>To navigate the web edition<\/strong>, click the Read button on the home page, or jump to specific chapters in the table of contents. On each web page, navigation controls in the right sidebar allow readers to go to the next page, or the table of contents, or search any word or phrase in the book.<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ontheline.trincoll.edu\/book\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/05\/2016-how-to-navigate.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-202\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/consejos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/06\/2016-how-to-navigate.png\" alt=\"2016-how-to-navigate\" width=\"225\" height=\"425\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19\"><\/a><br>\nNavigation controls in the sidebar of the web edition.<\/div>\n<p><strong>To open links in new tabs<\/strong> and keep your current page, try these tips:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Windows: Right-click on a link<\/li>\n<li>Mac keyboard: Control click on a link<\/li>\n<li>Mac trackpad: Two-finger click on a link (see also System Preference &gt; Trackpad)<\/li>\n<li>Most tablets and smartphones: Press and hold a link<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>By design, this book improves accessibility by avoiding links that automatically open in new tabs, which can disorient visually-impaired readers.<\/p>\n<p>While the basic structure of the book remains the same, the web edition opens up new ways for readers to dig deeper into the story and explore the evidence. It includes these features:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Main narrative<\/strong> is designed to be read from beginning to end. The book is divided into several <strong>parts<\/strong> that contain <strong>chapters<\/strong> of narrative text and digital elements, typically around 2,000 to 3,000 words each.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The back of the book<\/strong> contains two additional sets of essays. <a href=\"\/book\/part\/how\">How We Created <em>On the Line<\/em><\/a> describes the behind-the-scenes decisions, research methods, and web technologies used to build this open-access digital book. <a href=\"\/book\/part\/teaching\/\">Teaching and Learning with <em>On The Line<\/em><\/a> describes how the book emerged while working with liberal arts undergraduates and community partners in metropolitan Hartford, and offers lesson ideas to help students of all ages delve into key questions and digital sources in this volume.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Digital evidence<\/strong> is embedded in the text, when relevant, to encourage readers to go directly to the source, examine it in context, and try out their own interpretations. This book features several data visualizations\u2014interactive tables, charts, and maps\u2014that invite readers to explore trends over time and zoom into neighborhood-level change. Many of these visualizations allow users to download the underlying data, and are built with open-source code, which anyone may copy and modify to create their own charts and maps. Additional types of digital evidence include scanned documents, oral history interviews, images, and videos. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Endnotes<\/strong> can be viewed two ways: hover over the marker in the main text to open a tool-tip quick view, or click the marker to jump to the full notes at the end of each chapter. Endnotes include links to digitized sources when available, with a preference for publicly accessible sources rather than items behind subscription paywalls. Furthermore, whenever external links appear in the main text, they are followed by endnotes with full source citations and web addresses, to guide readers of print editions and to guard against broken links in the future.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/book\/part\/bibliography\/\"><strong>Bibliography<\/strong><\/a> lists key sources in the text, with direct links when available. Also, readers of the web edition may download references to their personal computers by using citation management tools, such as the free and open-source Zotero application[footnote]Zotero reference management tool, Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media, George Mason University, http:\/\/www.zotero.org.[\/footnote]. See also <a href=\"\/book\/front-matter\/how-to-cite\/\">How to Cite<\/a> this book.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Comments<\/strong> encourage readers to publicly engage with the book, suggest revisions, share resources, connect with their personal experiences, and interact with a wider community. Readers can post general comments on the overall book, or specific comments on any web page with the open-source <a href=\"http:\/\/Hypothes.is\">Hypothes.is<\/a> annotation tool.[footnote]Hypothesis web annotation tool, http:\/\/hypothes.is\/.[\/footnote] Constructive criticism is welcome but inappropriate comments will be removed. Learn more about <a href=\"\/book\/front-matter\/how-to-comment\">How to Comment<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Full-text search<\/strong> of the book content is made possible by a search box in the top-right corner of each page in the web edition. Later, a traditional book index will be provided by the publisher.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mobile-friendly<\/strong> and responsive web pages automatically resize to fit the reader's digital device, from larger desktops and laptops to smaller tablets and smartphones.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Accessibility<\/strong> features in the web edition include buttons to increase the font size, and external links that open in the same browser tab, to avoid forcing visually-impaired readers into new tabs, which may disorient them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Follow<\/strong> the progress of this book, via email updates or social media, by visiting the <a href=\"\/book\/front-matter\/contact-the-author\">Contact the Author<\/a> page.<\/p>\n\n","rendered":"<p><strong>Multiple editions<\/strong> of the book are freely available to view online or download to various devices, to match the individual preferences of each reader.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Web edition: read online in most computer, tablet, and smartphone browsers<\/li>\n<li>PDF edition: download and print your own copy<\/li>\n<li>MOBI edition: download and <a href=\"http:\/\/https:\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/sendtokindle\">send to your Amazon Kindle<\/a> device<a class=\"footnote\" title=\"Amazon, &quot;Send to Kindle,&quot; https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/sendtokindle.\" id=\"return-footnote-20-1\" href=\"#footnote-20-1\" aria-label=\"Footnote 1\"><sup class=\"footnote\">[1]<\/sup><\/a><\/li>\n<li>ePUB edition: download and open in iBooks for Apple devices or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.barkingrainpress.org\/faqs\/load-epub-nook\/\">load to Nook<\/a> readers<a class=\"footnote\" title=\"Barking Rain Press, &quot;How do I load an .epub file onto my Nook?&quot; http:\/\/www.barkingrainpress.org\/faqs\/load-epub-nook\/.\" id=\"return-footnote-20-2\" href=\"#footnote-20-2\" aria-label=\"Footnote 2\"><sup class=\"footnote\">[2]<\/sup><\/a><\/li>\n<li>To come: an inexpensive paperback edition<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>A stable link<\/strong> (<a href=\"http:\/\/ontheline.trincoll.edu\">http:\/\/ontheline.trincoll.edu<\/a>) always points to the current edition of the book. Past editions are archived and *will be* linked in the bibliography.<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ontheline.trincoll.edu\/book\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/05\/2016-how-to-read.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-201\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/consejos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/06\/2016-how-to-read.png\" alt=\"2016-how-to-read\" width=\"930\" height=\"227\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/ontheline\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/06\/2016-how-to-read.png 930w, https:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/ontheline\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/06\/2016-how-to-read-300x73.png 300w, https:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/ontheline\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/06\/2016-how-to-read-768x187.png 768w, https:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/ontheline\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/06\/2016-how-to-read-65x16.png 65w, https:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/ontheline\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/06\/2016-how-to-read-225x55.png 225w, https:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/ontheline\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/06\/2016-how-to-read-350x85.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 930px) 100vw, 930px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nOn the <a href=\"\/book\/\">home page of this book<\/a>, click the Read button to begin the web edition, or jump to specific chapters in the table of contents, or freely download the ePUB\/PDF\/MOBI ebook editions.<\/div>\n<p><strong>Reading the web edition is recommended<\/strong>, as the book&#8217;s many digital elements\u2014especially interactive maps and oral history videos\u2014are best viewed in your computer or tablet browser. But all of the ebook and print editions also contain links and footnotes to direct readers to this online content.<\/p>\n<p><strong>To navigate the web edition<\/strong>, click the Read button on the home page, or jump to specific chapters in the table of contents. On each web page, navigation controls in the right sidebar allow readers to go to the next page, or the table of contents, or search any word or phrase in the book.<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ontheline.trincoll.edu\/book\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/05\/2016-how-to-navigate.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-202\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/consejos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/06\/2016-how-to-navigate.png\" alt=\"2016-how-to-navigate\" width=\"225\" height=\"425\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/ontheline\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/06\/2016-how-to-navigate.png 225w, https:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/ontheline\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/06\/2016-how-to-navigate-159x300.png 159w, https:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/ontheline\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/06\/2016-how-to-navigate-65x123.png 65w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nNavigation controls in the sidebar of the web edition.<\/div>\n<p><strong>To open links in new tabs<\/strong> and keep your current page, try these tips:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Windows: Right-click on a link<\/li>\n<li>Mac keyboard: Control click on a link<\/li>\n<li>Mac trackpad: Two-finger click on a link (see also System Preference &gt; Trackpad)<\/li>\n<li>Most tablets and smartphones: Press and hold a link<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>By design, this book improves accessibility by avoiding links that automatically open in new tabs, which can disorient visually-impaired readers.<\/p>\n<p>While the basic structure of the book remains the same, the web edition opens up new ways for readers to dig deeper into the story and explore the evidence. It includes these features:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Main narrative<\/strong> is designed to be read from beginning to end. The book is divided into several <strong>parts<\/strong> that contain <strong>chapters<\/strong> of narrative text and digital elements, typically around 2,000 to 3,000 words each.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The back of the book<\/strong> contains two additional sets of essays. <a href=\"\/book\/part\/how\">How We Created <em>On the Line<\/em><\/a> describes the behind-the-scenes decisions, research methods, and web technologies used to build this open-access digital book. <a href=\"\/book\/part\/teaching\/\">Teaching and Learning with <em>On The Line<\/em><\/a> describes how the book emerged while working with liberal arts undergraduates and community partners in metropolitan Hartford, and offers lesson ideas to help students of all ages delve into key questions and digital sources in this volume.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Digital evidence<\/strong> is embedded in the text, when relevant, to encourage readers to go directly to the source, examine it in context, and try out their own interpretations. This book features several data visualizations\u2014interactive tables, charts, and maps\u2014that invite readers to explore trends over time and zoom into neighborhood-level change. Many of these visualizations allow users to download the underlying data, and are built with open-source code, which anyone may copy and modify to create their own charts and maps. Additional types of digital evidence include scanned documents, oral history interviews, images, and videos. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Endnotes<\/strong> can be viewed two ways: hover over the marker in the main text to open a tool-tip quick view, or click the marker to jump to the full notes at the end of each chapter. Endnotes include links to digitized sources when available, with a preference for publicly accessible sources rather than items behind subscription paywalls. Furthermore, whenever external links appear in the main text, they are followed by endnotes with full source citations and web addresses, to guide readers of print editions and to guard against broken links in the future.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/book\/part\/bibliography\/\"><strong>Bibliography<\/strong><\/a> lists key sources in the text, with direct links when available. Also, readers of the web edition may download references to their personal computers by using citation management tools, such as the free and open-source Zotero application<a class=\"footnote\" title=\"Zotero reference management tool, Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media, George Mason University, http:\/\/www.zotero.org.\" id=\"return-footnote-20-3\" href=\"#footnote-20-3\" aria-label=\"Footnote 3\"><sup class=\"footnote\">[3]<\/sup><\/a>. See also <a href=\"\/book\/front-matter\/how-to-cite\/\">How to Cite<\/a> this book.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Comments<\/strong> encourage readers to publicly engage with the book, suggest revisions, share resources, connect with their personal experiences, and interact with a wider community. Readers can post general comments on the overall book, or specific comments on any web page with the open-source <a href=\"http:\/\/Hypothes.is\">Hypothes.is<\/a> annotation tool.<a class=\"footnote\" title=\"Hypothesis web annotation tool, http:\/\/hypothes.is\/.\" id=\"return-footnote-20-4\" href=\"#footnote-20-4\" aria-label=\"Footnote 4\"><sup class=\"footnote\">[4]<\/sup><\/a> Constructive criticism is welcome but inappropriate comments will be removed. Learn more about <a href=\"\/book\/front-matter\/how-to-comment\">How to Comment<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Full-text search<\/strong> of the book content is made possible by a search box in the top-right corner of each page in the web edition. Later, a traditional book index will be provided by the publisher.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mobile-friendly<\/strong> and responsive web pages automatically resize to fit the reader&#8217;s digital device, from larger desktops and laptops to smaller tablets and smartphones.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Accessibility<\/strong> features in the web edition include buttons to increase the font size, and external links that open in the same browser tab, to avoid forcing visually-impaired readers into new tabs, which may disorient them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Follow<\/strong> the progress of this book, via email updates or social media, by visiting the <a href=\"\/book\/front-matter\/contact-the-author\">Contact the Author<\/a> page.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"before-footnotes clear\" \/><div class=\"footnotes\"><ol><li id=\"footnote-20-1\">Amazon, \"Send to Kindle,\" https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/sendtokindle. <a href=\"#return-footnote-20-1\" class=\"return-footnote\" aria-label=\"Return to footnote 1\">&crarr;<\/a><\/li><li id=\"footnote-20-2\">Barking Rain Press, \"How do I load an .epub file onto my Nook?\" http:\/\/www.barkingrainpress.org\/faqs\/load-epub-nook\/. <a href=\"#return-footnote-20-2\" class=\"return-footnote\" aria-label=\"Return to footnote 2\">&crarr;<\/a><\/li><li id=\"footnote-20-3\">Zotero reference management tool, Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media, George Mason University, http:\/\/www.zotero.org. <a href=\"#return-footnote-20-3\" class=\"return-footnote\" aria-label=\"Return to footnote 3\">&crarr;<\/a><\/li><li id=\"footnote-20-4\">Hypothesis web annotation tool, http:\/\/hypothes.is\/. <a href=\"#return-footnote-20-4\" class=\"return-footnote\" aria-label=\"Return to footnote 4\">&crarr;<\/a><\/li><\/ol><\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"menu_order":2,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"front-matter-type":[17],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-20","front-matter","type-front-matter","status-publish","hentry","front-matter-type-miscellaneous"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/ontheline\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/front-matter\/20","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/ontheline\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/front-matter"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/ontheline\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/front-matter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/ontheline\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/ontheline\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/front-matter\/20\/revisions"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/ontheline\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/front-matter\/20\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/ontheline\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"front-matter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/ontheline\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/front-matter-type?post=20"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/ontheline\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=20"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/ontheline\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=20"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}