http://tc.eserver.org/dir/Resources/TC A listing of the most recently indexed works about Resources and TC 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/Resources/TC http://tc.eserver.org/35429.html http://tc.eserver.org/35429.html The official voice of the Society for Technical Communication and a blog to enable the tech comm community. 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/34410.html http://tc.eserver.org/34410.html A collection on links to online resources of use to technical communicators. http://tc.eserver.org/34360.html http://tc.eserver.org/34360.html infotexture is the blog of an independent consultancy based in Potsdam, Germany with over 10 years of experience in technical documentation for information technology and telecommunications products. http://tc.eserver.org/33746.html http://tc.eserver.org/33746.html A blog about publishing and technical communications. 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/32808.html http://tc.eserver.org/32808.html A collection of links to technical communication resources online, maintained by the STC Eastern Ontario community. http://tc.eserver.org/32737.html http://tc.eserver.org/32737.html A blog about aspects of technical communication, with special focus on accessibility, quality (work/documentation/etc.) processes, writing, editing, usability, and technology. 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/32128.html http://tc.eserver.org/32128.html Here are a few of my favorite Web sites (a baker’s dozen). What are some of your favorites? http://tc.eserver.org/31697.html http://tc.eserver.org/31697.html Technical Communication is a broad term which includes technical writing, instructional designing, graphics, website designing or any form of communication which helps in communicating the technical information in a simpler way to the targeted user. This also includes audio tapes, video films and micro clips. http://tc.eserver.org/30807.html http://tc.eserver.org/30807.html HelpScribe Technical Communication offers tips on writing technical manuals, help authoring, software documentation, and managing a TC career. http://tc.eserver.org/30654.html http://tc.eserver.org/30654.html This blog is about Technical Communication--mostly. I may stray from time to time into family oriented posts. Located in sunny San Diego, loving the Southern California weather. http://tc.eserver.org/30645.html http://tc.eserver.org/30645.html A collection of links about technical communication resources available online. http://tc.eserver.org/30300.html http://tc.eserver.org/30300.html This site features general advice, tips, guidelines, articles and tutorials on subjects related to usability and technical communication. The content is aimed at students and professionals who are looking for quick, easy-to-follow guideance about better usability and technical communication. http://tc.eserver.org/29674.html http://tc.eserver.org/29674.html The Leadership Community Resource (LCR) is the STC's structure for providing support and guidance to STC communities. The LCR provides volunteer guidance, formal coaching and mentoring in specific leadership areas, support for communities in crisis, and resources for new and prospective leaders including an online Leadership Training course to help build a personal or community leadership plan. http://tc.eserver.org/29266.html http://tc.eserver.org/29266.html A weblog about technical documentation, training, and marketing materials. http://tc.eserver.org/28808.html http://tc.eserver.org/28808.html A threaded discussion forum for issues of governance of the Society for Technical Communication. http://tc.eserver.org/28729.html http://tc.eserver.org/28729.html A resource that publishes numerous short articles about the technical communication profession. http://tc.eserver.org/28743.html http://tc.eserver.org/28743.html Tech Writer Voices is a podcast specifically intended for technical writers. Podcasts include all topics relevant to the profession of technical writing, from single sourcing to collaborating with SMEs. http://tc.eserver.org/28381.html http://tc.eserver.org/28381.html A weekly podcast for technical writers by a company called DMN Communications. http://tc.eserver.org/28319.html http://tc.eserver.org/28319.html This guide summarizes alternative resources relevant to people in Technical Communication. 'Alternative' refers to the unconventional types of resources on this list as well the diversity of topics that are covered -- none of these resources talk about 'technical communication.' http://tc.eserver.org/28302.html http://tc.eserver.org/28302.html A collection of online resources for technical communicators, categorized by genre. http://tc.eserver.org/27150.html http://tc.eserver.org/27150.html The Suncoast chapter of the Society for Technical Communication includes approximately 180 technical writers in the Tampa Bay area. The chapter's mission is to promote and advance the technical communication profession in Florida's Suncoast area. http://tc.eserver.org/25837.html http://tc.eserver.org/25837.html Lots of hints and tips for Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, AuthorIT, etc.; cool URLs; interesting book reviews; pet peeves; and whatever else piques my interest. http://tc.eserver.org/25326.html http://tc.eserver.org/25326.html A short annotated list of online and print resources in technical communication. http://tc.eserver.org/24719.html http://tc.eserver.org/24719.html A website that publishes numerous articles for technical communicators, journalists and documentation specialists. http://tc.eserver.org/24663.html http://tc.eserver.org/24663.html TC4PJ is a grassroots network of academics and practicioners in the fields of technical communication, human-computer interaction, usability, and information architecture. http://tc.eserver.org/24350.html http://tc.eserver.org/24350.html A blog with links to various technical communication online resources. 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/24024.html http://tc.eserver.org/24024.html Although technical communicators are a diverse group, and our beliefs and practices span a spectrum, we share certain common beliefs and practices about our field. http://tc.eserver.org/23874.html http://tc.eserver.org/23874.html Reshaping Technical Communication: New Directions and Challenges for the 21st Century by Barbara Mirel and Rachel Spilka, eds. offers great insights that might help you gain an understanding of how each world operates, why they operate as they do, and how the two worlds affect and can alter the future of technical communication. 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/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/23523.html http://tc.eserver.org/23523.html An outline of resources for starting a tech comm business in Wisconsin. 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/23402.html http://tc.eserver.org/23402.html Assuming that not everybody knows the INTECOM Code of Good Practice, we use this opportunity to publish it in this and following issues of TC-FORUM. 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/22615.html http://tc.eserver.org/22615.html Provides a Canadian perspective on the field of technical and professional communication. http://tc.eserver.org/22619.html http://tc.eserver.org/22619.html The Technical Communication Research Center was established in 2001 at Michigan Technological University in Houghton, Michigan. TCRC seeks to foster collaboration between scholars and professionals working in technical communication. TCRC also seeks to become a place to enhance research among the disciplines. http://tc.eserver.org/22596.html http://tc.eserver.org/22596.html Gurudutt Kamath's columns on technical writing. Groups for technical writers in India. Indexing, Translation, resources for technical writers. 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/21942.html http://tc.eserver.org/21942.html This page contains links to technical communication resources and to other sites of interest to technical communicators. http://tc.eserver.org/21799.html http://tc.eserver.org/21799.html Members of ATTW refer to the bibliography because it 'focuses on resources specific to technical communication.' Several members noted that they find the paper copy easier to use than online databases; others use the pdf version found on the ATTW website. Members also noted that it is a good reference for graduate students. Several members pointed out weaknesses in the bibliography that the committee continues to struggle with. 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/21591.html http://tc.eserver.org/21591.html A collection of links to technical communication and technical writing resources online, run by INTECOM. 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/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/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/20876.html http://tc.eserver.org/20876.html The IEEE PCS Virtual Community has been established to provide you with a more robust environment to facilitate your online collaborative efforts. Enhanced capabilities not featured in static web pages or email listservs include: calendar function; polling function; file sharing; enhanced search function; and im (chat). 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/20581.html http://tc.eserver.org/20581.html Presents an annotated list of 115 essential works on technical communication compiled from a list of over 600 titles from a wide variety of print, Internet, and professional sources. Constitutes what might be called 'essential literacy' in technical communication. http://tc.eserver.org/20038.html http://tc.eserver.org/20038.html These were the texts for English 5371, Fall 2000. Other readings came from our coursepack and are noted in the reading schedule below. http://tc.eserver.org/20039.html http://tc.eserver.org/20039.html Effective technical communication relies on an analysis of the intended audience. If such an analysis includes the demographics of an audience, it is often primarily concerned with the level of the readers’ knowledge or how much the readers need to know in order to complete a task. Rarely is the gender of the audience taken into consideration, ignoring several decades of research on the different communication styles used and preferred by women and men. When gender is considered, writers often rely on prescriptive guidelines to avoid sexist language or, more positively, to use inclusive language to eliminate bias from their writing. http://tc.eserver.org/19906.html http://tc.eserver.org/19906.html In the 1997 bibliography, I’ve included all the categories of the taxonomy, even if the contributors have submitted no entries in a given section. Several users informed me that they prefer to see the entire taxonomy since doing so facilitates their research; thus it seemed wise to return to our original list of sections. This year, we have added quite a few new sources; all are noted on the list of works consulted at the end of this bibliography. We have expanded in the areas of health, risk, and environmental communication publications; we continue last year’s trend of fewer entries in editing, revision, and the general writing aspect of the profession. No new categories have been added. http://tc.eserver.org/19905.html http://tc.eserver.org/19905.html The ATTW Bibliography is at a point of transition with a new editor and a request from the ATTW Executive Committee to publish an online version of the bibliography on the ATTW Web site. In the next few months, the bibliography committee plans to focus on the design and content of an online bibliography. The goal is to build a bibliography that provides easy and up-to-date access to technical communication resources. http://tc.eserver.org/19904.html http://tc.eserver.org/19904.html The bibliography committee began the year with three goals: (1) explore the development of an online database for the bibliography, (2) survey members of ATTW at the annual meeting, and (3) continue to publish the annual bibliography in TCQ. http://tc.eserver.org/19903.html http://tc.eserver.org/19903.html Committee members since 1975 have reviewed periodicals and books for discussions of technical communication issues to build the bibliography to a significant resource for technical communication. http://tc.eserver.org/19902.html http://tc.eserver.org/19902.html Each year a committee of technical communication teachers and researchers review journals and books for work important to our activities. This year two graduate students joined the committee. http://tc.eserver.org/19770.html http://tc.eserver.org/19770.html An electronic edition of the best-selling handbook by Diana Hacker, The Electronic Bedford Handbook 6.0 combines the comprehensive coverage and class-tested reference features of the text with the cutting-edge convenience of an e-book, resulting in an interactive e-handbook that serves both as a guide to research and writing and as a reference for the electronic age. http://tc.eserver.org/19593.html http://tc.eserver.org/19593.html A directory of technical communication software resources. http://tc.eserver.org/19469.html http://tc.eserver.org/19469.html A resource website for teachers, students, and practitioners of technical communication. At this site, you can find information about exciting current events in the worlds of science, technology, and health. You can find information to help you study, teach or practice technical communication. We've designed TechCommunity as a focal point, as a gathering place, and as a resource for people involved in technical communication. And if you just want to explore and find out more about this exciting, rapidly growing field, take a look around. At this site, you'll also find information on Allyn & Bacon's series of technical communication books. http://tc.eserver.org/19371.html http://tc.eserver.org/19371.html E-resources provide a range of sources for locating information about technical communication or for technical communication documents. Researchers, teachers, students, and practitioners need to locate the journals, magazines, and proceedings of technical communication organizations to better understand the field. The websites of professional organizations and databases published by EBSCO, ProQuest, and InfoTrac are the focus of this paper. 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/19214.html http://tc.eserver.org/19214.html A list of online resources for students of technical communication. http://tc.eserver.org/18691.html http://tc.eserver.org/18691.html A complete archive of discussion threads from the TECHWR-L mailing list. http://tc.eserver.org/18636.html http://tc.eserver.org/18636.html An annotated listing of online resources for technical writers. http://tc.eserver.org/18413.html http://tc.eserver.org/18413.html We hope the resources available through this page will help you to improve of your technical writing and presentation skills. http://tc.eserver.org/18300.html http://tc.eserver.org/18300.html A list of links to Barnes and Noble pages for technical communication books. http://tc.eserver.org/18243.html http://tc.eserver.org/18243.html A short collection of links to academic and professional resources online. http://tc.eserver.org/18185.html http://tc.eserver.org/18185.html A collection of technical writing links organized from a civil engineering perspective. http://tc.eserver.org/18164.html http://tc.eserver.org/18164.html For professional writers and managers, these articles deal with current and emerging challenges such as pattern languages, outlining, Website editing and management, complexity, SGML databases, Help systems, and collaboration among members of a writing team. http://tc.eserver.org/15072.html http://tc.eserver.org/15072.html A list of agencies and organizations that provide funding for research projects in the fields of Technical Communication and HCI. Funding must be applied for before it is granted, and is not always guaranteed. http://tc.eserver.org/15059.html http://tc.eserver.org/15059.html Technical Communication has not been known as a profession with a particularly strong basis in theory and research. Members of the profession are often too busy solving problems and meeting deadlines to do some of the extra work or document what has been done. This site has been established as a central site to connect those who want to do research, those who want to fund research, and those who have the need for research results. It could pave the way for more and better research in our profession. <UL> <LI>Researchers seeking funding could connect with those willing to fund research <LI>Those seeking to fund specific research projects could connect with those interested in doing the research and capable of doing it <LI>Those seeking to do or fund research could connect with those who have successfully done so in the past-helping to pave the way for new collaborations <LI>Those seeking to do research could connect with those who have done similar research and learn from their experience <LI>Those seeking to do research could examine the research base of what has already been done to identify gaps to be filled</UL> http://tc.eserver.org/15030.html http://tc.eserver.org/15030.html As the Web expands, technical communicators can take advantage of a growing body of resources covering writing, technology, the Internet, and education, and other topics. Following are some links to Web sites that may be of interest to technical communicators. We'll continue to this list as we learn of new resources, so check back with us again soon. http://tc.eserver.org/15009.html http://tc.eserver.org/15009.html In the belief that tech writers are sorely underutilized, as well as unappreciated, misunderstood and wrongly blamed, UnTechnical Press is sponsoring the creation of a Tech Writer's Manifesto. We don't expect it to be adopted by any organizations, but we want it to apply to as many individual tech writers as possible. This is what we want it to accomplish: * Let employers and those who contract with us know what our capabilities are and how we may be of value to them in ways they never knew. * Let development teams know how we can contribute to team dynamics and product development. * Let consumers know that we, as technical writers and other technical communicators, really want to provide them with excellent, readable, understandable manuals and other documentation, and how they can help us help them. http://tc.eserver.org/14960.html http://tc.eserver.org/14960.html A short list of online resources for technical writers. http://tc.eserver.org/14932.html http://tc.eserver.org/14932.html To provide all students with the skills necessary to present technical information in both written and verbal forms. Note that the fact that these are *skills* means they have to be learned through practice. This entails that all students will need to produce both verbal and written work. This is a 'hands-on' course. http://tc.eserver.org/14875.html http://tc.eserver.org/14875.html This bibliography was compiled with generous support from the Executive Committee of the STC Toronto Chapter. Special thanks go to Marie Tunbridge, Stephanie Copp, Roy Hartshorn, and Mona Albano, who shared their extensive listings with us. We welcome new additions to this bibliography! Please send all publication details (as shown in the list below) to the Webmaster. Thank you! http://tc.eserver.org/14805.html http://tc.eserver.org/14805.html This course is designed to introduce students to writing skills for a practical purpose by helping them learn the conventions and common expressions of technical writing and practice sample writings through online exercises and project-based writing tasks. http://tc.eserver.org/14807.html http://tc.eserver.org/14807.html A collection of news and links about technical communication. http://tc.eserver.org/14742.html http://tc.eserver.org/14742.html Three technical communication gurus answer the question, 'What is the last work-related book that you read, and how are you applying it to your job?' http://tc.eserver.org/14476.html http://tc.eserver.org/14476.html This site is a compilation of advice and resources for those who are new to technical communication and want to know what it takes to break into the field. What this site is not: It is not an introduction to the field. It is not an authoritative reference. It is not a guarantee of employment. http://tc.eserver.org/14420.html http://tc.eserver.org/14420.html A large collection of technical writing links to resources, trade publications, organizations, articles, computer book publishers and technical dictionaries. http://tc.eserver.org/14310.html http://tc.eserver.org/14310.html Här nedan finns länkar till hemsidor inom området teknikinformation. Om du vill bidra med en länk är du välkommen att skicka ett E-postmeddelande till Karl-Eric via länken ovan. http://tc.eserver.org/14295.html http://tc.eserver.org/14295.html The General Resources: Internet Resources section of this site provides links to several resources for technical writers, including topical sites, e-zines, and online writing centers. http://tc.eserver.org/14167.html http://tc.eserver.org/14167.html Een content management systeem kan een prima middel zijn om informatie aan te bieden op een website of intranet. Het helpt namelijk bij het beheren van de inhoud, vormgeving en structuur van informatie. Advies Overheid.nl biedt ten behoeve van Nederlandse overheden hulpmiddelen aan om een geschikt content management systeem te selecteren. U vindt hier een onderzoeksverslag, een overzicht van systemen, een stappenplan en een aantal tools. http://tc.eserver.org/14177.html http://tc.eserver.org/14177.html I began this document in 1978, when I was teaching undergraduate classes in electrical engineering and found that my students needed some guidance on grammar and style. I enlarged this document frequently during my ten years as a professor. During 1990-95, I shared this document with my colleagues in Germany who wanted to know more about style in American English. The favorable reaction of my former students and my German colleagues has encouraged me to post this document on the Internet, in the hope that it might be useful to a wider audience. http://tc.eserver.org/14148.html http://tc.eserver.org/14148.html Risorse, trucchi e consigli per scrivere testi professionali corretti ed efficaci. http://tc.eserver.org/14122.html http://tc.eserver.org/14122.html In these days of Microsoft, Intel, IBM, and other Hi Tech Industries and the Internet, there's going to be a huge demand for people who can translate all the technical jargon into regular English for all us 'Dummies' in the real world. Here's some helpful sites. http://tc.eserver.org/14120.html http://tc.eserver.org/14120.html A news site with news about technical documentation issues. http://tc.eserver.org/14109.html http://tc.eserver.org/14109.html Die tekom Gesellschaft fï¿r technische Kommunikation e.V. ist ein europï¿ischer Fachverband fï¿r Technische Kommunikation. Sie versteht sich als Plattform fï¿r Informations- und Erfahrungsaustausch im Bereich der Technischen Kommunikation, und sie fï¿rdert die Aus- und Weiterbildung sowie die Professionalisierung ihrer Mitglieder. Im Mittelpunkt ihrer Bemï¿hungen stehen die Benutzer der Informationsprodukte, die von den Mitgliedern der tekom erstellt werden. http://tc.eserver.org/14106.html http://tc.eserver.org/14106.html The SIG bibliography includes all the resources listed in the Global Talk newsletter, Spring 2000 through Spring 2001, as well as additional resources. It was compiled in July, 2001. Items added since then are designated as 'added,' with the month and the year. http://tc.eserver.org/14080.html http://tc.eserver.org/14080.html &#12486;&#12463;&#12491;&#12459;&#12523;&#12539;&#12521;&#12452;&#12486;&#12451;&#12531;&#12464;&#12398;&#19990;&#30028;&#12395;&#12424;&#12358;&#12371;&#12381;&#65281;&#12486;&#12463;&#12491;&#12459;&#12523;&#12539;&#12521;&#12452;&#12486;&#12451;&#12531;&#12464;&#12392;&#12399;&#12289;&#12510;&#12491;&#12517;&#12450;&#12523;&#12539;&#12521;&#12452;&#12486;&#12451;&#12531;&#12464;&#12398;&#12371;&#12392;&#12384;&#12369;&#12391;&#12399;&#12354;&#12426;&#12414;&#12379;&#12435;&#12290;&#12499;&#12472;&#12493;&#12473;&#12539;&#12521;&#12452;&#12486;&#12451;&#12531;&#12464;&#12434;&#21547;&#12416;&#23455;&#21209;&#12391;&#20351;&#12358;&#12521;&#12452;&#12486;&#12451;&#12531;&#12464;&#20840;&#33324;&#12395;&#24441;&#31435;&#12385;&#12414;&#12377;&#12290;&#12371;&#12371;&#12395;&#12399;&#12289;&#23455;&#21209;&#12395;&#24441;&#31435;&#12388;&#33521;&#35486;&#12398;&#32722;&#24471;&#12398;&#12383;&#12417;&#12395;&#26377;&#21177;&#12394;&#24773;&#22577;&#12364;&#28288;&#36617;&#12391;&#12377;&#12290; http://tc.eserver.org/14059.html http://tc.eserver.org/14059.html What follows is a selected bibliography on document design. It is not exhaustive. Please feel free to add to it by contacting me. http://tc.eserver.org/14064.html http://tc.eserver.org/14064.html The complete listing of books on Technical Writing has been revamped and now lists almost 1000 books on the subject classified by year of publication and dating back to 1961. There is also a section listing books whose dates of publication are not known. http://tc.eserver.org/14046.html http://tc.eserver.org/14046.html Grâce à ce site, vous découvrirez peut-être le métier de rédacteur technique ainsi que ses multiples intérêts pour l'entreprise. On y parle de documentation papier bien sûr mais aussi de tous les nouveaux supports désormais utilisés pour aider les utilisateurs dans leur travail quotidien et leur formation (aide en ligne hlp, documents html, sites web...). http://tc.eserver.org/14066.html http://tc.eserver.org/14066.html This list is primarily intended for professional writers and prospective professional writers, but it may be of interest to anyone who enjoys putting pen to paper (or finger to keyboard). http://tc.eserver.org/14024.html http://tc.eserver.org/14024.html Instruction in writing beyond the freshman level takes a variety of forms, all of which may be thought of as 'advanced' composition. One of the best established forms and one that shows all signs of continuing growth is technical writing. Although some teachers of traditional advanced composition may blanche at the comparison, I believe it helpful to take the relationship seriously. Technical writing is a form of advanced composition that relies upon well defined audiences and writer-roles, and that addresses itself to specific purposes found in industrial, manufacturing, research and development, and other bureaucratic and technological contexts. It is its specificity that makes technical writing distinct, but, like all advanced composition, its general function is to help students muster their linguistic and rhetorical resources to have effects on readers. http://tc.eserver.org/14015.html http://tc.eserver.org/14015.html A collection of Portuguese technical and professional writing resources. http://tc.eserver.org/14016.html http://tc.eserver.org/14016.html Esta página foi elaborada no âmbito da avaliação para as disciplinas de CTP/SPE, Comunicação Técnica Profissional e Sociedade Profissão e Ética. Aqui poderá encontrar informações pessoais acerca de mim, bem como o meu curriculum vitae, downloads dos trabalhos por mim efectuados no âmbito das disciplinas e ligações tanto referentes a CTP/SPE como relativas à informática. http://tc.eserver.org/14011.html http://tc.eserver.org/14011.html A short bibliography of works in the field compiled by a librarian at SPSU in 1999. http://tc.eserver.org/14004.html http://tc.eserver.org/14004.html Welcome to our specialty section for technical writing! Here you'll find links to technical writing jobs, resources for technical writers, technical information and a technical writing message board. http://tc.eserver.org/13919.html http://tc.eserver.org/13919.html Identified in this article are 163 texts selected from a database of over 25,000 citations collected from five technical communication journals between 1988 and 1997. The texts—points of reference—represent the research, theory, and practice of technical communication. http://tc.eserver.org/13922.html http://tc.eserver.org/13922.html Many technical communication educators are exploring the potential of new and emerging information technology, specifically the World Wide Web, for delivery of their courses. This bibliography intends to help technical communicators explore the potential of virtual learning environments for their courses and to provide a point of entry into this burgeoning but rather unstructured field of inquiry. More specifically, the bibliography intends to provide a structured overview of approaches to conceptualizing, designing, developing, and evaluating virtual learning environments. http://tc.eserver.org/13890.html http://tc.eserver.org/13890.html Welcome to the resource site home page for technical communication. While these pages may be helpful to anyone interested in what technical communicators do or how to become one, they also reflect my own experience. http://tc.eserver.org/13645.html http://tc.eserver.org/13645.html This page provides links to files that people have provided to me to host for downloading. I am looking for files to add to this section, for example, collections of useful macros, templates, or useful utilities. Please email me if you have something you would like to see published here. http://tc.eserver.org/13364.html http://tc.eserver.org/13364.html While file naming may seem like an insignificant detail, developing an intuitive, descriptive file naming system can help minimize file access and management challenges. What's more, developing such a file naming system--especially when a consistent system is not in place--can have added benefits, such as improving access through better searchability and browseability, and improving access for everyone who may, now or later, need to access project files. In this article, you'll find several tips and examples for naming files, which used individually or in combination, can help ease file access and management. http://tc.eserver.org/13024.html http://tc.eserver.org/13024.html If you're interested in Technical Communication, stop in for a visit at the TComm WebRing. TComm links many informative and interesting websites for people interested in keeping up with this briskly-changing career. If you are a technical writer, technical editor, web page designer, proposal developer, technical illustrator, instructional developer, multimedia specialist, resume writer, or are just looking for information about technical communication, this ring is for you. http://tc.eserver.org/11920.html http://tc.eserver.org/11920.html This is a listing of works on quality that we in the Quality SIG feel can be of value to technical communicators. It is divided into several parts to help you find material on the topic that interests you. If the work has been reviewed in an STC publication, or if someone has a personal observation about it, we have annotated the entry. http://tc.eserver.org/10865.html http://tc.eserver.org/10865.html John Renish publishes by far the most complete booklist within technical writing. The booklist includes books, tools (incl. software), periodicals, and Internet references (newsgroups, mailing lists incl. TECHWR-L, and ftp/html netsites). The list is at present approx. 192 Letter landscape pages and a little more A4 pages, organised as tables. For A4 printout of the books.rtf you need to reformat it to A4 Landscape (Files/Page setup), and then update the list of Contents. http://tc.eserver.org/10196.html http://tc.eserver.org/10196.html This section of the site contains a listing of current ATTW members who have registered, including contact information. It is accessible to ATTW members only.