Blog 101: An Overview of Weblog Technologies  

A weblog or 'blog' is a Web site with content consisting of a series of discrete postings added sequentially and presented in reverse chronological order. Historically used for personal Web sites, blogs in fact represent a form of lightweight content management that can be adapted to virtually any topic, including technical communication. The recent explosion of blogs is in part a result of the availability of publishing tools that simplify their creation. These tools vary significantly in capability, setup, and ease of use, and each offers advantages and disadvantages.

Berry, Robert R. STC Proceedings (2004). Articles>Content Management>Information Design>Blogging

Design Principles for Multi-Window Online Information Systems  

The proliferation of online information complicates information retrieval for users, who must first learn to use the information system itself. Multi-window online information systems compound this problem further by complicating an already-unfamiliar interface. However, research and practical experience suggest some design principles that can help to maximize the benefits of a multi-window system.

Berry, Robert R. and Michelle Corbin Nichols. STC Proceedings (1996). Design>Human Computer Interaction

Good Online Indexing: It Doesn't Happen Automatically  

Indexing online information is a key skill for online information developers, yet not much information exists on how to do it right. After defining online indexing and briefly presenting the research the authors were involved in, the article provides all the key ingredients for creating a good, searchbased online index.

Berry, Robert R., Ralph Earle and Michelle Corbin Nichols. STC Proceedings (1994). Articles>Indexing>Online

Implications for Writers Documenting Object-Oriented Projects  

Object-oriented (OO) projects bring with them new technology and new processes. While programmers focus on the OO methodologies governing design and implementation of program code, writers must struggle to adapt to a very different kind of development cycle. To avoid chaos, development teams must explicitly define their processes from the start.

Berry, Robert R., Karen L. Mobley and Kathryn L. Turk. STC Proceedings (1994). Articles>Documentation>Software

A Ten-Step Program for Successful Object-Oriented Projects  

Object-oriented software development brings with it new challenges for everyone involved, including the project's documentation team. By taking certain steps be fore, during, and after an OO project, writers-and the programmers they work with-can help to guard against the pitfalls that can be a part of OO development.

Berry, Robert R., Karen L. Mobley and Kathryn L. Turk. STC Proceedings (1995). Careers>Project Management

Windowing the World of Online Information  

Designing online information requires an understanding of user interface design, screen design and hypertext technologies. Multi-window environments have quickly become the standard within user interfaces and so this paper explores the application of multi-window systems to online information by reviewing the research and some of the current applications of multi-window online information.

Berry, Robert R. and Michelle Corbin Nichols. STC Proceedings (1995). Design>Web Design>User Interface