He also writes that “‘hypertextual literacy seems to increase considerably the responsibility of those who produce, evaluate, and disseminate texts” (422). In other words, working in hypertext is requires a lot of work because hypertext can be more complicated (“ten 10 more complicated,” Moulthrop says) than print text.
Finally, he asserts that there are differences in values concerning citation practices. “What we have here is not a failure to communicate but a fundamental clash of values. The young electronic writers assumed they could freely appropriate any textual production they like…These w]riters…are likely to value intellectual engagement over property claims. Expression justifies transgression…[On the other hand, t]hose of us involved in the business of academic publishing – and make no mistake, it is a business – cannot separate the expressive value of writing from its commodity value” (423).