What is the problem with other web sites that the LINMO model tries to correct?
The web is characterized by a number of major differences in technology from traditional hard copy (i.e., printed on paper) media, and such differences provide a far greater array of choices in the way that information is organized and presented. As would be expected in such a situation, there has been a tremendous amount of experimentation, and this has certainly been a good thing. However, this great plethora of choices has often led to the development of sites that, on the one hand, do not fully exploit the potential offered by several of the most fundamental differences in web publishing technology and, on the other hand, use some technologies just because they are available for use at essentially no cost and not because they provide any net benefit. LINMO (linked information modules) is distinctive in that it is based on a systematic examination of the technologies of printed books and web sites and that it clearly states which features of each should be used, and which should not
