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Subject:Re: Resources for New Writer / Department From:"Ellen L. Lidington" <elidington -at- ITSA -dot- NET> Date:Thu, 15 Apr 1999 18:24:50 -0400
Joanne Hackos does a good job both in her seminars and her books:
Managing Your Documentation Projects
User and Task Analysis for Interface Design
Standards for Online Communication
If you read them all you will see some overlap, but they are great
resources.
Ellen Lidington
On Thursday, April 15, 1999 5:46 PM, Sue Clark [SMTP:sue_clark -at- ALLEGIS -dot- COM] wrote:
> Hi -
>
> I'm fairly new to the list, and even newer to officially being a Tech
> Writer for a start-up. I'm the only writer and come from a product
> development background. I'm trying to find resources that will aid the
> entire documentation process.
>
> To this end, I'm looking for any suggestions of books/other tools that are
> valuable when establishing a department. I know there's a list of books, as
> well as other resource links, on the TECHWR-L website. but I don't think I
> can justify buying every title.
>
> As a bonus question, I'm looking for a good title for the business card.
>
> Thanks much,
>
> Sue
>
