Resources For Science and Technical Writers

Index

• Associations, Publications, and Directories
• General
• Networking
• Newsgroups
• Programs
• Technical Writing
• Reference Works
• Textbooks and Workbooks
• Other Writing Centres

General

For tech-oriented news, see Technology News.

Advice to Technical Writers:
a special issue of Ray Tracing News with useful advice to technical writers.
Internet Resources about Technical Communication:
Maintained by Anne Munson. Resources, organizations, academic pages, other links.
Internet Resources for Technical Communicators
Electronic mailing lists, newsgroups, electronic journals, magazines, newsletters, online dictionary and other tools. Maintained by Cris Perez.
John December's Communication and Information Sources
Major communication collections, conferences, programs, related online resource collections.
John December's Technical Communication Information Sources
Organizations, resource collections, teaching, topics, programs more related information.
NIVA Technical Document Center:
founded in 1978, NIVA has planned, written, and produced user documentation for govt and technology developers throughout Canada and United States. Publishes a quarterly newsletter called Writer's Block. List of writing resources on the net, focusses on technical writing.
PRC Home Page:
Dedicated to the further development of user friendly manuals and quality aspects around user friendly manuals. Contains links to useful webpages and a number of "Tip of the month" for technical writers.
Resources for Teachers of English in Science and Technology:
maintained by Roy Bowers. Has info on mailing lists, courses, bibliographies, software, other technical and scientific links. Summaries of courses "Writing About Technology" and "Leheigh Science and Environmental Writing Program".
Scientific Writing
Help for writers and editors, classes on scientific writing. Courtesy William H. Welch Medical Library.
Scientific and Technical Writing: An Overview
Definition of scientific and technical writing, what scientific and technical writers do, where they work, necessary skills. By Kim Tresselt Wharton. Part of the University of Minnesota's Dept of Rhetoric.
Society for Technical Communication:
Maintained by the students of Clarkson University. About the STC, Journal of the STC, notice board, related links.
SK Writers Home Page:
search firm that offers companies in the Silicon Valley a ready source of technical publications professionals for consultant or staff positions.
Steve's Rhetoric and Writing Page:
General materials, conference materials and calls for papers, online/WWW publications, writing program WWW pages, online lab & writing centres, online writing classes.
Technical Communication Resources:
organized and maintained by Stephen Schiller, who also maintains a page called Software Resources for Technical Communicators. Writing resources, job opportunities, competitions, books, academic programs, useful software, related links, other topics.
Word-Medex:
For medical and scientifical reseacher involved in medical and bioscience research. Includes tips on how to format your manuscript for technical journals.
Writer's Block:
NIVA's newsletter for technical writers
Yahoo Technical Writing Page

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Associations, Publications, and Directories

Association of Teachers of Technical Writing (ATTW)
Electronic journals, magazines, and newsletters:
by Cris Perez.
Institue of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Organizations related to technical communication:
compiled by Eric Ray.
Professional Communication Society
Society for Technical Communication:
leading scholarly and professional organization in technical writing and allied fields.

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Networking

Online Word Biz Directory:
Wordbiz.Net is launching a directory of freelance content developers and new media writers & editors. "This is a forum for those of us in the online word biz who specialize in creating content for Web sites and in writing about Internet and new media issues." The directory will be both a networking resource and a marketplace for Web editors looking to hire writers.
Working Writers, Inc.:
Registers writers in three categories: content provider, business, technical. Companies pays a referral fee to get Registered Writer info from database (writers themselves pay no fee). Also offers workshops. Working Writers, Inc. "intends to become a full support community for writers."

Newsgroups

Also see Newsgroups for Writers.

Newgroups for Technical Communicators:
by Cris Perez.
Computers and Composition:
usenet news version of the C&C mailing list.
Tech writing newsgroups:
usenet news version of the TECHWR-L mailing list.

Programs

Clarkson University:
Web Projects -- Clarkson Technical Communications.
Miami University Master's Degree:
in Technical and Scientific Communication.
Michigan Technological University:
Scientific and Technical Communication.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute:
Graduate programs in technical communication and Communication and rhetoric.
Technical and Business Writing course (graduate):
course will be taught using the Web/Internet and will put a heavy emphasis on faculty/student and student/student interaction.
University of Minnesota:
Rhetoric/Technical Communication. Graduate programs in technical communication and communication and rhetoric.
University of Washington:
College of Engineering, Dept of Technical Communication.

Technical Writing Links

• Technical Writing and Project Preparation
• Technical Resume Writing Tips
• Communications and Technical Writing Services
• COMDEX Writer
• Strunk and White's Elements of Style
• Monster Board for Job Hunters

Reference Works

• Webster's Dictionary at Carnegie Mellon University
• Roget's Thesaurus at the University of Chicago.
• Strunk's Elements of Style at Columbia University.
• Bartlett's Familiar Quotations at Columbia University.
• How to Cite Electronic Sources (MLA-Style), from the University of South Florida.
• The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing at the Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine (London).
• (Voir la liste française.)

Textbooks and Workbooks

• The HyperGrammar at the University of Ottawa.
• The Hypertext Writer's Guide at the University of Victoria.
• The Technical Writing Online Textbook at MIT.
• An Online English Grammar Reference from EduNet.
• The Writers' Workshop On-Line Handbook at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (gopher interface).
• Information on common writing errors.
• Chapters on punctuation and capitalisation from NASA.
• Handouts on writing from the the Online Writing Lab at Purdue University.
• A tutorial on ``power revision''.
• (Voir la liste française.)

Writing Centres

• The Writing Centre at the University of Ottawa.
• The Writing Clinic at the University of Victoria.
• The Writing Centre and the Writing-Across-the-Curriculum site at Malaspina University College (British Columbia).
• The Writing Centre at Wilfred Laurier University (text file).
• The Medical Writing Centre at the Canadian Medical Association Online.
• The Online Writing Lab at Purdue University.
• The Online Writing Support Center of the DeVry Institute of Technology.
• The Networked Writing Environment at the University of Florida.
• The Allan K. Smith Writing Center at Trinity College (Connecticut).
• The Online Writing Lab at Dakota State University.
• The Center for Talented Youth at The John Hopkins University.
• The Writing Center at the University of Delaware (gopher display).
• The Writing Labs at Iowa State University.
• The OnLine Writery at the University of Missouri.
• The RPI Writing Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
• The Writing Center at Texas Tech University.
• The Cyberspace Writing Center Consultation Project.
• The Community College On-line Writing Lab at Roane State Community College.
• The Undergraduate Writing Center at the University of Texas at Austin.
• Online Writing and Learning at the University of Michigan.
• The Writing Centre at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
• (Voir la liste française.)