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Getting the write message right: review of guidelines for producing readable print agricultural information materials.

dc.contributor.authorMorris, Craig Duncan.
dc.contributor.authorStilwell, Christine.
dc.date.accessioned2014-05-08T10:08:00Z
dc.date.available2014-05-08T10:08:00Z
dc.date.created2003
dc.date.issued2003
dc.description.abstractPrint agricultural information materials (PAIMs), such as leaflets, booklets and fact sheets, are used extensively to provide information to farmers. Such print materials can play a vital supportive role in extension, even to low-literate communities. Principles for repackaging technical and scientific agricultural information in print are reviewed to provide guidelines for producing PAIMs that are 'considerate' of the target audience's information needs, communication and language style, and level of reading and education. Criteria for choice of content include brevity, accuracy, appropriateness and relevance to the end user. An understanding of factors affecting readability, accompanied by readability assessment and pretesting materials on users, will ensure greater clarity of expression and aid comprehension. Important elements of the design and layout of PAIMs include logical organisation of content and arrangement of text on the page, legibility of the text as affected by colour and typography, highlighting, and the use of pictures to complement and reinforce the message. Such design tools should be used to attract and not distract the reader. It is concluded that a collaborative effort of communicators and audience in the development process will aid the production of PAIMs that contribute effectively to the diffusion of agricultural and development information in rural areas.en
dc.identifier.citationMorris, C. D. & Stilwell, C. 2003. Getting the write message right: Review of guidelines for producing readable print agricultural information materials. South African Journal of Libraries and Information Science, 69, p. 71-83.
dc.identifier.issn02568861
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10413/10676
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherLiASAen
dc.subject.otherInformation; agriculture; guidelinesen
dc.titleGetting the write message right: review of guidelines for producing readable print agricultural information materials.en
dc.typePeer reviewed journal articleen

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