Bibliography

[Kim Ferri 415-428-2710 <kim -at- ASPECTDV -dot- COM>]

Here's a partial list of what I collected when I asked for recommended reading.
There are a few other notes in my inbox that I haven't added yet.  Apologies
for boo-boos; the list is still under construction.


Technical Communication Bibliography
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DOCUMENTATION MANAGEMENT

Managing Your Documentation Projects
        by JoAnn T. Hackos, John Wiley and Sons, 1994.


DOCUMENT DESIGN

Designing Instructional Text
        by James Hartley, 2nd edition, Kogan Page, 1987.

"Design That Delivers," in Techniques for Techincal Communicators, ed. Barnum
        and Carliner, MacMillan, 1993.

Documentation Development Methodology
        by Sandra Pakin & Associates, Inc., Publications Division, 6007 N.
        Sheridan Rd. Chicago IL, 60660.

Editing by Design
        by Jan V. White, 2nd edition, R. R. Bowker Co., 1982.

Graphic Design for the Electronic Age
        by Jan V. White, Watson-Guptill, 1988.

Guidelinees for Document Designers
        by Document Design Center/American Institutes for Research, 3333 K
        Street, NW, Washington, DC 20007.

How to Produce Creative Publications: Traditional Techniques and Computer
Applications
        by Thomas Bivins and William E. Ryan, NTC Business Books, 1991.

How to Write Usable User Documentation
        by Edmond Weiss, The Oryx Press, 1991.

Illustrating Computer Documentation: The Art of Presenting Information
Graphically on Paper and Online
        by William Horton, Wiley and Sons, 1991.

Looking Good in Print
        by Roger Parker

Writing Better User Documentation
        by John Brockman, 2nd edition, Wiley, 1990.



INSTRUCTION/TRAINING

Computer-Based Instruction
        by Stephen Alessi and Stanley Trollip

Computer As Theatre
        by Brenda Laurel

Design Instructional Systems:  Decision Making in Course Planning and
Curriculum Design
        by A. J. Romiszowski, Kogan Page, 1981.

Exercises is Instructional Design
        by Barbara Seels and Zita Glasgow, Merrill, 1990.

Figuring Things Out - A Trainer's Guide to Needs and Tasks Analysis
        by Ron Zemke and Thomas Krmlinger

Graphic Communication Today
        by Theodore E. Conover, West Publishing, 1985.

Instructional Design - Principles and Applications
        by Leslie Briggs

Making Instruction Work
        by Robert F. Mager

The Training Wheel
        by Rosaling L. Rogoff



ONLINE HELP/DOC

Designing and Writing Online Documents
        by William Horton

Online Help:  Design and Evaluation
        by T. M. Duffy, J. E. Palmer, B. Mehlenbacher, Ablex, 1992.



WRITING/EDITING

How to Explain Technical Information (title approximate)
        by Jonathan Price and Herny Kormans

Technical Writing: Principles, Strategies, & Readings
        by Diana Reep