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Subject:Re: Online Help and Hypertext Books Needed From:Barry Campbell <barry -at- WEBVERANDA -dot- COM> Date:Wed, 1 Apr 1998 17:10:29 -0500
At 01:40 PM 4/1/98 -0800, Tony G. Rocco wrote:
>I am preparing to do my comprehensive exam for an MA in English with a
>technical writing focus, and I want to research the area of online help
>delivery systems and hypertext. Can anyone recommend some good books in
>these areas?
"Standards for Online Communication," Hackos and Stevens (John Wiley
and Sons, 1997) ISBN: 0-471-15695-7. It's a book/CD-ROM combo; the
CD-ROM contains the full text of the book, laid out according to the
principles articulated therein. :-)
Hope this helps.
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