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Does "Structuring Information" Exist? Was Re: What Are Writing Skills?
Subject:Does "Structuring Information" Exist? Was Re: What Are Writing Skills? From:Tony Markos <ajmarkos -at- yahoo -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Sun, 27 Feb 2005 12:02:56 -0800 (PST)
Bruce:
I started the thread "What Are Writing Skills?" and
have been following posts closely. I was told by
several listserv members that the big thing is skills
in "structuring information". However, the only
definitions of "structuring information" that I have
been given sound like definitions of analysis.
I know what analysis is, and I can define specific,
concrete techniques used and steps taken in it. In
order to differentiate between analysis and
"structuring information", I seek to identify the
specific, concrete steps taken and techniques used in
"structuring information".
I have also checked this listserv's archives, googled
and yahooed. I only got hits on structuring
information for XML and on the need to sometimes
create list and graphs.
Surely, the listserv members who told me that
structuring information is "were it's at" were not
speaking of periferal things like XML and creating
lists! This "structuring information" must not have
more meat to it than that!
If "structuring information" is such a basic and
essential thing to TW, as David Neely states it is,
why does it not seem to exist?
Tony Markos
--- Bruce Byfield <bbyfield -at- axionet -dot- com> wrote:
Tony Markos wrote:
Bruce:
When I query on "structure information", I get 57
hits. All of them appear to be periferial. Can
you ID the ones you refer to?
Check back in this thread. David Neely has made some
suggestions, too.
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