This book discusses reading "literacy" in its broadest form, especially with reference to comprehension of texts and symbolic information, web based information and complex documents.

Contents: Foreword. Preface. Introduction. The Psychology of Text Comprehension: Current Theories and Issues. The Role of Text Organizers in Expert Comprehension. Comprehending Multiple Documents. Question Answering and Document Search. Using Hypertext Systems. Learning From Multiple Online Sources of Information. General Conclusions.