http://tc.eserver.org/dir/Directories A listing of the most recently indexed works about Directories in the field of technical communication. en-us Copyright (c) 2005-08 by the EServer. All rights reserved. tclib-editorial@eserver.org (TC Library Editorial Board) webmaster@eserver.org (Geoffrey Sauer) http://tc.eserver.org/images/newlogo.gif http://tc.eserver.org/dir/Directories http://tc.eserver.org/35536.html http://tc.eserver.org/35536.html I was preparing a report on freelance technical writers and noticed how hard it was to find technical writing sites run by writers, most were recruitment site. So I’ve made a list of the top 50 technical writers with a web presence. Some of these you might know, such as Darren Barefoot and Tom Johnson. I have also added some other writers from India, Russia and Israel to reach out to a wider audience. http://tc.eserver.org/35477.html http://tc.eserver.org/35477.html Here are 40 fantastic typography-related blogs that will allow you to expand your knowledge base of what typography really is. http://tc.eserver.org/35113.html http://tc.eserver.org/35113.html This newsgroup posts news, trends, and articles about the field of technical communication. http://tc.eserver.org/34588.html http://tc.eserver.org/34588.html Includes articles contributed by STC members, some of whom have worked with translators extensively. Other contributors are affiliated with translation agencies. http://tc.eserver.org/34575.html http://tc.eserver.org/34575.html The purpose of this site become a comprehensive resource for finding disability information on the Internet. http://tc.eserver.org/34436.html http://tc.eserver.org/34436.html This portal (organized into categories) lists external resources for content developers, technical communicators, information architects, and web designers. http://tc.eserver.org/33633.html http://tc.eserver.org/33633.html Many people will answer that you need to look at the different tools, download trial versions, and test. But where is the list of tools to choose from? It’s here at TechComm Toolbox, your online resource for all applications, services, and consultants related to technical communication. http://tc.eserver.org/33317.html http://tc.eserver.org/33317.html An RSS feed aggregator/amalgamator which permits visitors to browse recent posts to 31 influential technical writing blogs (including the TC Library). http://tc.eserver.org/32666.html http://tc.eserver.org/32666.html A directory of publications, tools, and organizations that can help you become a better technical communicator. This section is ever growing, with new Resources being added by Indiana Chapter members and by this site’s visitors all the time. Anyone can add a resource they think might be valuable to the Indiana technical communication community. http://tc.eserver.org/31654.html http://tc.eserver.org/31654.html A collection of links of use to technical and professional communicators. http://tc.eserver.org/29507.html http://tc.eserver.org/29507.html A directory of people who do user experience design research, sorted by popularity of citations. http://tc.eserver.org/29350.html http://tc.eserver.org/29350.html The learning goal of this site to serve as an educational resource to instruction in standards based web design and development. It is a learning source for those engaged in projects that require construction of web sites. It also serves as an educational reference for advanced web designers who want to learn standards based techniques, theory and best practices or for those who want to refresh their knowledge. http://tc.eserver.org/29267.html http://tc.eserver.org/29267.html An glossary of thousands of terms and concepts from information architecture. http://tc.eserver.org/29268.html http://tc.eserver.org/29268.html A collection of professionals in information architecture, grouped by country and alphabetized by surname. http://tc.eserver.org/29262.html http://tc.eserver.org/29262.html A cultural bias has seemed to have washed over many entries on the site, as general consensus replaces cold, hard facts. These problems, coupled with the almost obsessive behavior of many of the volunteers (try placing an external link on the site without having it removed), have led people to other sources for information. If you are looking for a different kind of online encyclopedia, try the seven alternatives to Wikipedia listed below. http://tc.eserver.org/29175.html http://tc.eserver.org/29175.html The definitive guide to finding the newest & most popular enterprise applications; compare details, read reviews, news, articles, rate products and discuss in the forums http://tc.eserver.org/28872.html http://tc.eserver.org/28872.html Mywebspider is a Web Directory which is organized by category, offers rich content with quality websites. Submit URL for editor review and have your site listed within the Web Directory Mywebspider. http://tc.eserver.org/28752.html http://tc.eserver.org/28752.html This wiki is a central directory for technical writing blogs. If you are a technical writer/communicator and you blog, or if your blog contains information of interest to technical writers, please list it here. http://tc.eserver.org/27992.html http://tc.eserver.org/27992.html A state-of-the-art knowledge base with a user-controlled faceted classification scheme. Most web directories (DMOZ ODP, Google, Yahoo) hard wire their category hierarchy. Here you can select the facet you want at the top of the hierarchy, then another facet for the next layer in the hierarchy, etc. A do-it-yourself taxonomy of content management systems. http://tc.eserver.org/27875.html http://tc.eserver.org/27875.html A free, open-content, peer-reviewed Encyclopedia covering terms from the disciplines of Interaction Design, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Design, Human Factors, Usability, Information Architecture, and related fields. http://tc.eserver.org/27814.html http://tc.eserver.org/27814.html A single platform which gives links to useful information resources for people in knowledge management. http://tc.eserver.org/27455.html http://tc.eserver.org/27455.html The Resource Library aims to provide a single comprehensive collection of content management related information. http://tc.eserver.org/27244.html http://tc.eserver.org/27244.html de Lijst richt zich op het structureren van informatie en het vastleggen van kennis. de Lijst is in 1999 begonnen als een project van een student Informatiedienstverlening en -management (IDM) aan de Haagse Hogeschool. http://tc.eserver.org/27245.html http://tc.eserver.org/27245.html IAwiki is a collaborative knowledge base for the topic of Information Architecture. http://tc.eserver.org/26522.html http://tc.eserver.org/26522.html A collection of resources in computer-mediated communication. http://tc.eserver.org/26036.html http://tc.eserver.org/26036.html A collection of categorized links to usability, accessibility, and information design online resources. http://tc.eserver.org/25924.html http://tc.eserver.org/25924.html A categorized collection of links to technical writing resources and organizations. http://tc.eserver.org/25763.html http://tc.eserver.org/25763.html Finding the right fonts and resolving font issues to properly display your content. http://tc.eserver.org/25764.html http://tc.eserver.org/25764.html Authoring HTML for international audiences. http://tc.eserver.org/25762.html http://tc.eserver.org/25762.html Machine translation links - Not really internationalization but sometimes usefull http://tc.eserver.org/24400.html http://tc.eserver.org/24400.html A collection of resources about writing, argumentation, and organizations related to professional writing. http://tc.eserver.org/24349.html http://tc.eserver.org/24349.html Planet HCI is a web aggregator of feeds from HCI-related blogs. http://tc.eserver.org/24287.html http://tc.eserver.org/24287.html A collection of technical communication links, based in the Department of English at Oulu University in Finland. http://tc.eserver.org/24185.html http://tc.eserver.org/24185.html A collection of categorized links to online technical writing resources. http://tc.eserver.org/24184.html http://tc.eserver.org/24184.html A few links to websites helpful for technical writers. http://tc.eserver.org/24122.html http://tc.eserver.org/24122.html A place for writers to post questions, to find information, or to encourage others in their writing struggles. http://tc.eserver.org/24073.html http://tc.eserver.org/24073.html Some website that might be of interest for technical writers. http://tc.eserver.org/23806.html http://tc.eserver.org/23806.html The following list of resources has been compiled to provide a quick and easy access to WWW sites which deal with technical communication. http://tc.eserver.org/23794.html http://tc.eserver.org/23794.html The IA Library is a selection of resources related to the field of information architecture. The collection includes articles, books, blogs, and more. http://tc.eserver.org/23723.html http://tc.eserver.org/23723.html The sites linked from this directory provide resources relating to design and desktop publishing. http://tc.eserver.org/23709.html http://tc.eserver.org/23709.html This is a site that links you to Web sites useful for finding venues and writing for publication. http://tc.eserver.org/23722.html http://tc.eserver.org/23722.html Many organizations have published their policy manuals online—the following are just a few online manuals that we've found. We don’t necessarily recommend these as good manuals, but they may provide some helpful ideas about content. http://tc.eserver.org/23724.html http://tc.eserver.org/23724.html If you're an aspiring technical communicator or currently working in the field, you may find the following professional associations helpful. http://tc.eserver.org/23725.html http://tc.eserver.org/23725.html Some of the most popular tools for word processing and desktop publishing, Web publishing, graphics creation, and help authoring with links to the software Web site. http://tc.eserver.org/23728.html http://tc.eserver.org/23728.html Resources relating to Web development. http://tc.eserver.org/23729.html http://tc.eserver.org/23729.html Resources relating to Web usability. http://tc.eserver.org/23730.html http://tc.eserver.org/23730.html Resources relating to technical writing and editing. http://tc.eserver.org/23691.html http://tc.eserver.org/23691.html Web sites of technical writers and editors in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area and in nearby outstate Minnesota and Wisconsin. http://tc.eserver.org/23616.html http://tc.eserver.org/23616.html An online directory of links to organizations and publications in rhetoric and professional communication. http://tc.eserver.org/23519.html http://tc.eserver.org/23519.html A collection of links, organized by category, for technical communicators. http://tc.eserver.org/23256.html http://tc.eserver.org/23256.html L'usabilité n'est pas usinable. Les règles dominant l'ergonomie des sites Internet sont en mouvement. Seule une veille permanente, d'analyse et de réflexion permet de dégager les principes de conception de pages Web attractives et cohérentes, aptes à favoriser la transformation visiteur/client. http://tc.eserver.org/23208.html http://tc.eserver.org/23208.html インフォメーションアーキテクチャ関連用語集 http://tc.eserver.org/23116.html http://tc.eserver.org/23116.html A collection of links to tutorials and high-quality rich media interface designs. http://tc.eserver.org/23127.html http://tc.eserver.org/23127.html FucinaWeb è un sito indipendente di risorse e articoli per sviluppatori e designer web che volge un occhio di riguardo alle problematiche di usabilità e accessibilità. http://tc.eserver.org/23072.html http://tc.eserver.org/23072.html A clearinghouse of web sites that have applied or adopted standard classification schemes or controlled vocabularies to organize or provide enhanced access to Internet resources. http://tc.eserver.org/22942.html http://tc.eserver.org/22942.html An annotated collection of dozens of online resources in web accessibilty. http://tc.eserver.org/22779.html http://tc.eserver.org/22779.html El portal de referencia en español sobre el Enterprise Content Management y el Business Intelligence. http://tc.eserver.org/22762.html http://tc.eserver.org/22762.html Not Document Management, which is a related function often accompanying CM but not necessarily a part of it. Document Management, the storage and retrieval of documents, is a category on this page as a matter of convenience. Content Management is the aggregating, managing, and disseminating of 'Content.' Publishing, replicating, and sharing content in different formats, managing workflow, authorizations and defining content elements. http://tc.eserver.org/22676.html http://tc.eserver.org/22676.html Technical and professional communication combines writing, organizing and communicating skills. The sites below deal with specific topics such as: interviewing; writing proposals, reports and resumes; and analyzing, organizing and presenting technical information. http://tc.eserver.org/22639.html http://tc.eserver.org/22639.html Internet resources on science writing can be found here. http://tc.eserver.org/22625.html http://tc.eserver.org/22625.html A medium for all technical writers to add their tips and ideas for becoming a successful technical writer. http://tc.eserver.org/22615.html http://tc.eserver.org/22615.html Provides a Canadian perspective on the field of technical and professional communication. http://tc.eserver.org/22616.html http://tc.eserver.org/22616.html Provides links to online resources such as directories, web sites, chat forums, journals, associations, and conferences. It also has 18 tips for technical writers. http://tc.eserver.org/22506.html http://tc.eserver.org/22506.html A collection of links to online resources for desktop publishers interested in digital photography. http://tc.eserver.org/22507.html http://tc.eserver.org/22507.html A collection of dozens of links to online resources in digital printing. http://tc.eserver.org/22508.html http://tc.eserver.org/22508.html A collection of dozens of links to online resources in digital proofing in prepress. http://tc.eserver.org/22520.html http://tc.eserver.org/22520.html A collection of dozens of links to online e-business resources. http://tc.eserver.org/22519.html http://tc.eserver.org/22519.html A collection of dozens of links to online resources about management and project management for prepress. http://tc.eserver.org/22518.html http://tc.eserver.org/22518.html A collection of dozens of links to online resources for large-format printing, including signatures. http://tc.eserver.org/22517.html http://tc.eserver.org/22517.html Resources for facilitating preflight development of Adobe Acrobat (PDF) documents. http://tc.eserver.org/22516.html http://tc.eserver.org/22516.html A collection of dozens of online resources for writers of standards and specifications. http://tc.eserver.org/22515.html http://tc.eserver.org/22515.html A collection of dozens of links to online resources to support web designers. http://tc.eserver.org/22503.html http://tc.eserver.org/22503.html A collection of dozens of links to computer-to-plate digital prepress resources online. http://tc.eserver.org/22505.html http://tc.eserver.org/22505.html A collection of dozens of digital asset management resources available online. http://tc.eserver.org/22484.html http://tc.eserver.org/22484.html What is Technical Writing? Communicates specific and factual info to a defined audience. Why do it? Inform, instruct, describe, explain processes and mechanisms. Who does it? Engineers, scientists and technicians as necessary part of daily work. Why do we need it? With rising complexity, the greater the need for direct, simple and clear communication. Readers come first. Consider reader before content, approach, style. Reader is either technical, managerial, and/or general. Express vs Impress. More important to convey ideas than impress with vocabulary. Clarity. Shorter sentences and active language. http://tc.eserver.org/22349.html http://tc.eserver.org/22349.html Here you'll find links to various resources on the Internet and elsewhere that have to do with technical writing, tools, technical information, and occasionally absolutely nothing at all. http://tc.eserver.org/22296.html http://tc.eserver.org/22296.html A website with articles about generating Adobe Acrobat PDF files. http://tc.eserver.org/22237.html http://tc.eserver.org/22237.html A collection of links to dozens of organizations in risk assessment and hazards communication. http://tc.eserver.org/22244.html http://tc.eserver.org/22244.html ommunicating health and environmental information is often challenging for any number of reasons ranging from a general distrust of the government to a lack of scientific understanding.  NEHC’s Environmental Programs Directorate has been the Navy's subject matter experts for Risk Communication since it's inception in 1991. The purpose of this web site is to provide risk communication resources and guidance. http://tc.eserver.org/22218.html http://tc.eserver.org/22218.html Overview and reviews of resources, software, training environments, collaboration/conferencing software, and tools. http://tc.eserver.org/22217.html http://tc.eserver.org/22217.html A collection of links to collaboration resources online. http://tc.eserver.org/21884.html http://tc.eserver.org/21884.html A directory of websites about desktop publishing, fonts, services and software. http://tc.eserver.org/21729.html http://tc.eserver.org/21729.html As long as you're careful about evaluating the information you find, the Web is the perfect place to start any project. It's easy and cheap to find information on a variety of subjects in just a few minutes, depending on the search engine you use and your research skills. With so much on the Web, though, it's may be hard to find good information. http://tc.eserver.org/21541.html http://tc.eserver.org/21541.html A collection of links to websites in rhetoric and technical communication. http://tc.eserver.org/21539.html http://tc.eserver.org/21539.html A collection of online resources for visual rhetoric, based at York College of Pennsylvania. http://tc.eserver.org/21538.html http://tc.eserver.org/21538.html This page serves as a gateway for an exploration of visual rhetoric. It includes links to course materials, student projects, supplementary resources, exempla, and other web-based material. http://tc.eserver.org/21527.html http://tc.eserver.org/21527.html A collection of links to hundreds of technical writing-related websites. http://tc.eserver.org/21464.html http://tc.eserver.org/21464.html Welcome practitioners, educators and students from all experience design disciplines! The goal of this archive is to build a teachable and learnable body of knowledge for the extended experience design community, which can be referenced and is freely accessible. These cases have been peer-reviewed and present best-practices from each year. http://tc.eserver.org/21433.html http://tc.eserver.org/21433.html Von dieser Seite aus erreichen Sie ganz konzentriert Angebote im Internet, die für Übersetzer und Technische Redakteure besonders interessant sind. Naürlich gibt es auch in dieser Linklisten, getrennt für Übersetzer und Technische Redakteure. Bei Bedarf erscheinen Themen auch in beiden Listen, Sie können sich also wohl auf eine der Listen konzentrieren. http://tc.eserver.org/21198.html http://tc.eserver.org/21198.html EPSScentral is an outgrowth of three sites: epss.com!, PCD-Innovations.com, and EPSS Infosite, and evolved from the activities of Gloria Gery and the Performance Support Leadership Council. http://tc.eserver.org/21200.html http://tc.eserver.org/21200.html Articles about the benefits and lessons learned in designing and developing software and web sites. http://tc.eserver.org/21197.html http://tc.eserver.org/21197.html Articles about knowledge management technologies and practices. http://tc.eserver.org/21199.html http://tc.eserver.org/21199.html Articles about emerging trends in computer interface design that may affect the design and development to electronic performance support systems. http://tc.eserver.org/21161.html http://tc.eserver.org/21161.html A collection of more than 100 online typography resources. http://tc.eserver.org/21168.html http://tc.eserver.org/21168.html ArticleCentral is a content directory for webmasters, web developers and Internet business professionals. We list the newest web resources in an easy to use, categorized manner. http://tc.eserver.org/20964.html http://tc.eserver.org/20964.html A list-in-progress assembled by Jeff Jablonski @ UNLV with help from others. http://tc.eserver.org/20975.html http://tc.eserver.org/20975.html A comprehensive collection of links to e-learning resources online. http://tc.eserver.org/20963.html http://tc.eserver.org/20963.html A large collection of links to fascinating resources in rhetoric and professional communication. http://tc.eserver.org/20962.html http://tc.eserver.org/20962.html Useful links for technical communication students. http://tc.eserver.org/20941.html http://tc.eserver.org/20941.html Here are practical resources for medical communicators. http://tc.eserver.org/20947.html http://tc.eserver.org/20947.html This page is a list of Web addresses and other useful Internet etc. addresses related to the subject. http://tc.eserver.org/20902.html http://tc.eserver.org/20902.html This web site is designed, written, and edited by active business communication professionals to help you in communicating for business. http://tc.eserver.org/20912.html http://tc.eserver.org/20912.html This document tracks online materials relevant to ethics and etiquette of the use and development of networked information resources. http://tc.eserver.org/20909.html http://tc.eserver.org/20909.html Links to several online technical writing resources. http://tc.eserver.org/20885.html http://tc.eserver.org/20885.html Included in this section are hypertexts composed by authors with explicit expertise in technical or scientific fields, or by technical writers who interpret technical or scientific topics for a nonspecialist audience. We include links to sites that explain the field of technical writing and its genres, along with references to aid technical writers. http://tc.eserver.org/20887.html http://tc.eserver.org/20887.html A collection of HCI resources provided as part of ScienceDaily Magazine. http://tc.eserver.org/20788.html http://tc.eserver.org/20788.html Creating usable systems that people intuitively understand is not just a technical issue. It is about understanding how people engage with each other, and how we can support this through clear, simple, comprehensible interface design. http://tc.eserver.org/20673.html http://tc.eserver.org/20673.html A collection of dozens of online resources for technical illustration and infographics. http://tc.eserver.org/20626.html http://tc.eserver.org/20626.html A page of links to resources in rhetoric, technical and professional communication. http://tc.eserver.org/20167.html http://tc.eserver.org/20167.html A collection of over 6,000 articles about usability, accessibility and user interface design in general. http://tc.eserver.org/20099.html http://tc.eserver.org/20099.html Put the art in the chart with these tips and tutorials for creating technical illustrations for publications such as books and magazines. http://tc.eserver.org/20043.html http://tc.eserver.org/20043.html A web portal for usability resources, in Dutch. http://tc.eserver.org/19762.html http://tc.eserver.org/19762.html A collection of online resources for RoboHELP and RoboHTML. http://tc.eserver.org/19727.html http://tc.eserver.org/19727.html Reference links especially for technical writers. http://tc.eserver.org/19642.html http://tc.eserver.org/19642.html A directory of almost 100 online resources in accessibility and accessible design. http://tc.eserver.org/19609.html http://tc.eserver.org/19609.html A directory of online resources about document management. http://tc.eserver.org/19596.html http://tc.eserver.org/19596.html A directory of online resources in technical illustration. http://tc.eserver.org/19595.html http://tc.eserver.org/19595.html A directory of chats, forums and mailing lists of interest to technical communicators. http://tc.eserver.org/19593.html http://tc.eserver.org/19593.html A directory of technical communication software resources. http://tc.eserver.org/19597.html http://tc.eserver.org/19597.html A directory of online resources in web usability. http://tc.eserver.org/19492.html http://tc.eserver.org/19492.html Im Folgenden finden Sie eine Übersicht wichtiger Links zur Barrierefreiheit im Internet. http://tc.eserver.org/19396.html http://tc.eserver.org/19396.html This section lists newsgroups and mailing lists which enable you to communicate about HCI on the Internet. http://tc.eserver.org/19360.html http://tc.eserver.org/19360.html A directory of links to technical communication links online. http://tc.eserver.org/19211.html http://tc.eserver.org/19211.html A directory of dozens of online resources in desktop publishing. http://tc.eserver.org/19210.html http://tc.eserver.org/19210.html A directory of over three hundred technical writing websites. http://tc.eserver.org/19220.html http://tc.eserver.org/19220.html The TechDis Accessibility Database is part of the JISC funded TechDis service, alimented by the University of Sussex Institute of Education. This site provides an on-line resource of information about products which are available to assist those with disabilities. The resource is designed to provide information on assistive, adaptive and enabling technologies to the United Kingdom Higher and Further education sectors. http://tc.eserver.org/19214.html http://tc.eserver.org/19214.html A list of online resources for students of technical communication. http://tc.eserver.org/19247.html http://tc.eserver.org/19247.html A directory of links to online website usability resources.