TechWhirl (TECHWR-L) is a resource for technical writing and technical communications professionals of all experience levels and in all industries to share their experiences and acquire information.
For two decades, technical communicators have turned to TechWhirl to ask and answer questions about the always-changing world of technical communications, such as tools, skills, career paths, methodologies, and emerging industries. The TechWhirl Archives and magazine, created for, by and about technical writers, offer a wealth of knowledge to everyone with an interest in any aspect of technical communications.
Subject:Re: minimal manuals From:"Michael F. Steehouder" <M -dot- F -dot- Steehouder -at- WMW -dot- UTWENTE -dot- NL> Date:Tue, 18 May 1993 14:10:38 WET
Some literature on minimal manuals:
Carroll, J.M. (1984) Minimalist training Datamation 30/18, p. 125-136
Carroll, John M. (1984) The minimal manual Human-Computer Interaction 3
(1987-88), 123-153
Carroll, J.M. (1985) Minimalist design for active users In: Shackle, B. (ed.):
Interact '84. First International Federation for Information Processing Conferen
ce on Human-computer Interaction. North-Holland, Amsterdam, p. 39-44
Carroll, J. (1986) The adventure of getting to know a computer Computer,
15/11, p.49-58
Carroll, J.M. (1990) The Nurgberg funnel: designing minimalist instruction for
practical computer skill. Cambridge MA: MIT Press
Carroll, J.M. & Mack, R.L. (1983) Actively learning to use a word processor
In: Cooper, W. (ed.): Cognitive aspects of skilled typewriting. New York, p.
259-281
Carroll, J.M. & Mack, R.L. (1984) Learning to use a wordt processor: by doing,
by thinking, and by knowing In: J.C. Thomas & M. Schneider (eds): Human
factors in computing systems. Norwood NJ, 1984, p. 13-51
Carroll, J.M., Mack, R.L., Lewis, C.H., Grischowsky, N.L. & Robertson, S.R.
(1985) Exploring exploring a word processor. Human computer interaction 1,
p.283-307
Carroll, J.M., Smith-Kerker, P.L., Ford, J.R. & Mazur, S.A. (1986) The minimal
manual. Yorktown Heights NY: IBM Research Center, Research Report no. RC
11637, #52295 (88 pag)
Carroll, J.M., Smith-Kerker, P.L., Ford, J.R. & Mazur-Rimetz, S.A. (1987)
The minimal manual Human computer interaction 3, p. 123-153. [=Carroll e.a.
1988 in Doheny-Farina]
Ard Lanzonder & Hans van der Meij (1992): Towards an operational definition
of the minimal manual. Techn. Rep. IST-MEMO-92-02. Enschede: University of
Twente
Ard Lanzonder & Hans van der Meij (1992): The minimal manual: Is less really
more? Techn. Rep. IST-MEMO-92-03. Enschede: University of Twente
Hans van der Meij (1992) A critical assessment of the minimalist approach to
documentation. SIGDOC'92 Conference proceedings, p. 7-17.
[Papers of Lazonder / Van der Meij to be ordered from the authors: University of
Twente / PO Box 217 / 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands.
Email: Lazonder -at- EdTe -dot- UTwente -dot- NL]
Hope for more from others!
Michael F. Steehouder
University of Twente
PO Box 217
7500 AE Enschede
M -dot- F -dot- Steehouder -at- WMW -dot- UTwente -dot- NL
