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Regarding reviewing online copy, Gary Merrill writes:
> Some reviewers felt that having a paper copy of the document in
> addition to the electronic one was essential. I ascribe this partly
> to the fact that old habits die hard and partly to the very limited
> capabilities of BORED.
Clearly, there are advantages to eliminating paper in such a process.
However, in grad school we were made aware of studies which
demonstrated that electronic copy was much more straining and tiring
to read than hard copy. Unfortunately, I do not remember the authors
of these studies, but I agree with the conclusion from my own
experience. Isn't this still an accepted tenet? I prefer reading paper
copy, and would probably insist on the same as the reviewers above.
Tom Kolano
Deloitte & Touche
tkolano -at- dttus -dot- com
