Philip Rubens

Science and Technical Writing

A Manual of Style

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Science And Technical Writing: A Manual of Style, 2nd Edition offers writers and editors guidance on the full range of communication tasks -- from audience analysis to indexing. This indispensable resource provides both professionals and would-be professionals with the latest style guide for the field, including information on the more complex issues facing the sci-tech writer: -- Designing on-screen information -- Working with linked and archived web sources -- Using specialized symbologies -- Referencing for both paper and electronic communication products -- Writing Global English -- And much more This authoritative guide covers the entire range of scientific and technical writing in virtually every medium. Science and Technical Writing is an essential tool for writers, editors, publishers, and anyone associated with the field.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• 2nd edition
• Seitenzahl: 464
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Dezember 2000
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 154mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 620g
• ISBN-13: 9780415925518
• ISBN-10: 0415925517
• Artikelnr.: 21766569

Autorenporträt

Philip Rubens is Professor of Technical Communications at East Carolina University.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Audience Analysis and Document Planning 2. Writing for Non-native
Audiences 3. Grammar, Usage, and Revising for Publication 4. Punctuating
Scientific and Technical Prose 5.Using Acceptable Spelling 6. Incorporating
Specialized Terminology 7. Using Numbers and Symbols 8. Using Quotations,
Citations and References 9. Creating Indexes 10. Creating Non-Textual
Information 11. Creating Useable Data Displays 12. Designing Useful
Documents.