Readability formulas and the web

Ali Al-Badi; Pam Mayhew; Ali Al-Solbi

Readability formulas and the web

Ali Al-Badi, Pam Mayhew, Ali Al-Solbi

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Abstract

Readability on websites should be given high priority. Web documents have very different characteristics form newspaper articles or pages in a textbook. Web designers are required to design web pages that attract surfers, retain and convert them to loyal customers. This paper is an attempt to explore and investigate issues related to writing for the web and to check whether the readability formulas/indices can help in this respect. It aims to answer the following questions: What are the readability formulas/indexes? What do they measure? How useful are they for checking that the text is easy to read? Do they help writing for the web? If not, what is the alternative?

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Information Management in Modern Enterprise
Subtitle of host publication	Issues and Solutions - Proceedings of the 4th International Business Information Management Association Conference, IBIMA 2005
Publisher	International Business Information Management Association, IBIMA
Pages	317-322
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Print)	0975339338, 9780975339336
Publication status	Published - 2005
Externally published	Yes
Event	4th International Business Information Management Association Conference, IBIMA 2005 - Lisbon, Portugal Duration: Jul 5 2005 → Jul 7 2005

Publication series

Name	Information Management in Modern Enterprise: Issues and Solutions - Proceedings of the 4th International Business Information Management Association Conference, IBIMA 2005
Volume	1

Other

Other	4th International Business Information Management Association Conference, IBIMA 2005
Country/Territory	Portugal
City	Lisbon
Period	7/5/05 → 7/7/05

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Management Information Systems
Information Systems and Management

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Al-Badi, A., Mayhew, P., & Al-Solbi, A. (2005). Readability formulas and the web. In Information Management in Modern Enterprise: Issues and Solutions - Proceedings of the 4th International Business Information Management Association Conference, IBIMA 2005 (pp. 317-322). (Information Management in Modern Enterprise: Issues and Solutions - Proceedings of the 4th International Business Information Management Association Conference, IBIMA 2005; Vol. 1). International Business Information Management Association, IBIMA.

Readability formulas and the web. / Al-Badi, Ali; Mayhew, Pam; Al-Solbi, Ali.
Information Management in Modern Enterprise: Issues and Solutions - Proceedings of the 4th International Business Information Management Association Conference, IBIMA 2005. International Business Information Management Association, IBIMA, 2005. p. 317-322 (Information Management in Modern Enterprise: Issues and Solutions - Proceedings of the 4th International Business Information Management Association Conference, IBIMA 2005; Vol. 1).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Al-Badi, A, Mayhew, P & Al-Solbi, A 2005, Readability formulas and the web. in Information Management in Modern Enterprise: Issues and Solutions - Proceedings of the 4th International Business Information Management Association Conference, IBIMA 2005. Information Management in Modern Enterprise: Issues and Solutions - Proceedings of the 4th International Business Information Management Association Conference, IBIMA 2005, vol. 1, International Business Information Management Association, IBIMA, pp. 317-322, 4th International Business Information Management Association Conference, IBIMA 2005, Lisbon, Portugal, 7/5/05.

Al-Badi A, Mayhew P, Al-Solbi A. Readability formulas and the web. In Information Management in Modern Enterprise: Issues and Solutions - Proceedings of the 4th International Business Information Management Association Conference, IBIMA 2005. International Business Information Management Association, IBIMA. 2005. p. 317-322. (Information Management in Modern Enterprise: Issues and Solutions - Proceedings of the 4th International Business Information Management Association Conference, IBIMA 2005).

Al-Badi, Ali ; Mayhew, Pam ; Al-Solbi, Ali. / Readability formulas and the web. Information Management in Modern Enterprise: Issues and Solutions - Proceedings of the 4th International Business Information Management Association Conference, IBIMA 2005. International Business Information Management Association, IBIMA, 2005. pp. 317-322 (Information Management in Modern Enterprise: Issues and Solutions - Proceedings of the 4th International Business Information Management Association Conference, IBIMA 2005).

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