Advances the theory that technical writing functions as a replacement for memory--an information storage receptacle. Lists the formal and stylistic features implied by such a theory. Considers the future development of technical writing within the context of this theory. (RL)

Describes one set of standards developed to evaluate student reports in a technical writing course. (HOD)

Discusses five steps which constitute a logical procedure, assure avoidance of oversight, and promote the most efficient use of time and resources in writing a research paper. (TA)

Pinpoints Cola Rienzi as an important figure in the history of professional writing. States that he combined a passion for classical rhetoric and literature with extensive training in legal documentation to create and sustain a messianic regime in 14th-century Italy by imitating ancient Roman memos and reports in his written edicts. (PA)

Focuses on the botanical publications of two 18th-century English women writers, Elizabeth Blackwell and Priscilla Bell Wakefield. Analyzes their books. Indicates that they contribute new perspectives and techniques to the historical tradition of botanical writing and illustrating and exhibit modern techniques for effective technical…

Finds that the feminist approaches to technical communication that have lately emerged are largely oriented toward liberal feminist (emphasizing equality and rights) or radical feminist (emphasizing differences between men and women, the limitations of patriarchal culture, and the characteristics of women's ways of communicating and knowing).…

Argues that technical communicators are in the position to foster users' commonsense understanding of products. Discusses different definitions of common sense and suggests that including scenarios, common metaphors, and language that promotes procedural knowledge in product information can strengthen users' commonsense understanding of the…

Points out that formalization of cognitive grammar is difficult to achieve within the present formulation of the grammar. Introduces a modification that will allow modeling the process of similarity. Suggests using analogical modeling. Indicates some consequences of the proposition for the practice of communication. (PA)

Draws on classical rhetoric to develop a philosophical justification for stressing the social and ethical dimensions of business and technical writing. Focuses not on how classical rhetoric can be applied to professional writing, but on how classical rhetoric's general emphasis on ethical and political values can be revitalized. (RS)

Provides a comprehensive listing of all the known and available publications of Jay R. Gould, a pioneer in the field of technical writing and communication. Includes listings of Gould's books, plays, short stories, articles, essays, and papers, as well as unpublished items and items written about Gould. (MM)

Identifies and summarizes 16 current articles portraying technical writers--the skills they value, products they produce, roles they play, or industries they serve. (KEH)

Relates how hypertext/hypermedia computer-based training and online help was designed for the General Estimates System (GES). Describes how this hypermedia application accomplishes the goal of improving the quality of the data entered in the GES database. (SR)

Argues that most levels-of-editing systems focus on issues important to the technical editor at the expense of the issue most important to author and audience: technical content. Redesigns the lowest level of editing in order to better serve the author in the limited time available to produce a document. (SR)

Offers a brief discussion on how to organize the writing for a technical manual. (SR)

Examines the functions necessary to take a technical writer's project from script to screen. Discusses the roles of the producer, writer, director, production crew, and videotape editor in the context of a production of a videotape on managing colic in infants. (RS)