#20190
Editing mathematics is like editing a foreign language, with its own conventions, symbols, and rules of grammar. Various typographic rules must be followed exactly since deviations from them change the meaning of the material. Like poetry, placement of the information on the page is important for the meaning. The editor often must be a cryptographer, decoding esoteric handwritten material.
Burgan, Murrie W. STC Proceedings (1997). Articles>Scientific Communication>Technical Editing>Mathematics
#13464
How to Take Over a Document 'In Medias Res' 
In this paper I describe my experience in taking over the management of an ongoing, complex, constantly changing, multiauthored document. I offer the following rules: 1. Learn all you can about the document before you make any changes. 2. Clean up the old document. 3. Work within the already existing system. 4. Keep records. 5. Change as little as possible.
Burgan, Murrie W. STC Proceedings (1993). Presentations>Collaboration>Writing
#21233
Scientific communication differs from technical communication in several ways. One is that scientific communicators work with ideas rather than with a product. They present data and the inferences and conclusions drawn from those data. The information or the idea is the message. Scientific editors facilitate the transfer of knowledge from authors to readers.
Burgan, Murrie W. STC Proceedings (1995). Articles>Scientific Communication>Writing
#25044
Issues In Scientific Communication
We identify and discuss issues related to substantive editing of scientific material, and examine how technical communicators can support the development and communication of scientific information.
Armbruster, David L., Murrie W. Burgan, LaVonna F. Funkhouser, Mary Fae McKay Carolin Middleton, Barbara J. Miller, Margaret Boone Nestor and Elizabeth A. Smith. STC Proceedings (1994). Articles>Scientific Communication
#19502
Issues in Scientific Communication
Communicators working with scientific researchers are faced with diverse working environments and issues. The panelists discuss five issues of current interest in scientific communication.
Armbruster, David L., Murrie W. Burgan, Christine M. Farmery, Jeffrey L. Hibbard and David E. Nadziejka. STC Proceedings (2001). Articles>Scientific Communication
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Issues in Scientific Communication
Communicators working with scientific researchers are faced with diverse working environments and issues. The panelists discuss five issues of current interest in scientific communication.
Armbruster, David L., Murrie W. Burgan, Christine M. Farmery, Jeffrey L. Hibbard and David E. Nadziejka. STC Proceedings (2001). Articles>Scientific Communication
#24317
Illustrations for scientific material must convey information quickly, clearly, and succinctly. They must be technically accurate as well as aesthetically pleasing. We discuss the differences between illustrations for scientific and nonscientific material and show examples of good and poor scientific illustrations.
Burgan, Murrie W. and A. Peck. STC Proceedings (1998). Articles>Scientific Communication>Technical Illustration
#24909
Who should be listed as the authors of an article for a journal or conference proceedings? The basic requirement for authorship is that an author should be able to take public responsibility for the content of the paper. People who may have contributed intellectually to the work but whose contributions do not justify authorship may be acknowledged in the appropriate section of the paper.
Burgan, Murrie W. STC Proceedings (1995). Articles>Publishing>Writing
#14241
Who should be listed as the authors of an article for a journal or conference proceedings? The basic requirement for authorship is that an author should be able to take public responsibility for the content of the paper. People who may have contributed intellectually to the work but whose contributions do not justify authorship may be acknowledged in the appropriate section of the paper.
Burgan, Murrie W. STC Proceedings (1994). Presentations>Rhetoric>Writing
