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Communications: Technical Writing

Technical writing is the art and science of communicating technical topics. Often technical writers develop documentation and/or training materials for software and other technical products. Here are some links that those interested in technical writing, or becoming a technical writer will find of interest:

• Common proofreading symbols
• Online Technical Writing: Online Textbook-Contents
• Guide to Grammar and Writing
• Technical Writing a short course (Ronald B. Standler)
• Rhetoric and Technical Communication Resources
• Purdue On-Line Writing Laboratory Business and Professional Writing

• Society for Technical Communication The major tech writers association, with 25,000 members
• ACM SIGDOC (Association for Computing Machinery) Special Interest Group on Documentation
• ACM Information Systems Group (Association for Computing Machinery) Special Interest Group on Adaptive Hypertext and Hypermedia
• American Society for Training and Development
• Association for Information Systems
• Association of Internet Professionals Organization of Web developers
• Computer Software Industry Association Major lobbying organizatio
• International Computer Consultants Association
• IEEE Professional Communication Society Documentation SIG (Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers)
• International Society for Performance Improvement
• OASIS (Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards) for SGML and XML
• OmicroNet Consortium of 100 major corporate information technology departments