Technical Communication 2008: Vol 55 Index & Table of Contents

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INDEX TO TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION
Volume 55
A Exploring Human Factors in Virtual The Art of Digital Branding (am
annotated bibliography Worlds, Aug. pp 270-276 Cocoran), Aug. pp 303-304
What the Literature Says About Making and Acting: Ethnographic The Atomic Chef: And Other True
Using Game Worlds and Social Development of a Case Study Tales of Design, Technology,
Worlds in Cyberspace for Approach, Nov. pp 405-414 and Human Error (Steven
Communicating Technical and Planning a Taiwanese Technical Casey), Feb. pp 86-87
Educational Content, Aug. pp Communication Program, May Becoming a Writing Researcher
251-260 pp 167-175 (Ann Blakeslee and Cathy
applied research Rethinking Plagiarism for Technical Fleischer), Aug. pp: 287-288
A Call for New Courses to Train Communication, Feb. pp 61—67 Beginning CSS: Cascading Style
Scientists as Effective The Role for Technical Sheets for Web Design (Richard
Communicators in Communicators in Open-source York), May pp 201
Contemporary Government and Software Development, Feb. pp Better Than Bullet Poinis: Creating
Business Settings, Nov. pp 357 48-45 Engaging e-Learning with
369 ‘The Role of Rhetorical Invention PowerPoint (Jane Bozarth), Nov.
Comparing Cultural Perceptions of for Visuals: A Qualitative Study pp 420-427
Editing from the Author's Point of Technical Communicators in Beyond the Desktop Metaphor
of view, May pp 140-166 the Workplace, Nov. pp 333- Designing Integrated Digital
Examining Editing in the 342 Work Environments (Victor
Workplace from the Author's Using Web 2.0 to Conduct Kaptelinin and Mary Czerwinski,
Point of View: Results of an Qualitative Research: A eds.), Nov pp 134-435
Online Survey, May pp 111-139 Conceptual Model, Nov. pp Building a Web Site for Dummies
Heuristic Web Site Evaluation: 383-391 (David A. Crowder), Nov. pp
Exploring the Effects of Araki, Marci 124-425
Guidelines on Experts’ What the Literature Says About The Business Side of Creativity: A
Detection of Usability Problems, Using Game Worlds and Social Complete Guide to Running a
Nov. pp 392-404 Worlds in Cyberspace for Small Graphic Design or
How Do Users Search Web Home Communicating Technical and Communications Business
Pages? An Eye-Tracking Study of Educational Content, Aug. pp (Cameron S$. Foote), Feb. pp
Multiple Navigation Menus, May 251-260 71-72
pp 170-194 author's opinions, May pp 111-139 The Communicating Company
Proceeding with Caution: A Case Towards an Alternative Theory
Study of Engineering of Corporate Communication
Professionals Reading White B (Hartmut Hiibner), Nov. pp
Papers, Nov. pp 370-382 book reviews 119-420
A Study of Single-Source About Face 3: The Essentials of Communication and Cooperation
Documentation and Document Interaction Design (Alan in the Virtual Workplace
Review Processes of Cardiac Cooper, Robert Reimann and Teamwork in Computer
Devices, Nov. pp 343-356 David Cronin), May pp 199-200 mediated- communication
The Use of Playing Cards to The ACS Style-Guide: Effective (Gaby Sadowski-Rasters, Geert
Communicate Technical and Communication of Scientific Duysters, and Bert M
Scientific Information, Feb. pp Informations (Anne M. Coghill Sadowski), Feb. pp 73-74
19—O0 and Lorrin R. Garson, eds.), Feb Communication Technology and
applied theory pp 79-81 Social Change Theory and
Computer Gaming and Teehnical Always On: Language in an Online Implications (Carolyn A. Lin and
Communication: An Ecological] and Mobile World (Naomi S. David J. Atkin, eds.), Nov. pp
Framework, Aug. pp 242- Baron), Nov. pp 437-438 t30—431
250 The American Directory of Writer's Communicative Practices.in
Designing Virtual Worlds to Guidelines (Stephen Blake Workplaces and the Professions
Facilitate Meaningful Mette, Michelle Doland, and Cultural Perspectives on the
Communication: Issues, Doris Hall), Feb. pp 76-77 Regulation of Discourse and
Considerations, and Lessons The American Heritage College Organizations (Mark Zachry and
Learned, Aug. pp 261-209 Dictionary, May pp 212-213 Charlotte Thralls), May pp 207-209
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Copyediting and Proofreadinfgo r Exemplars (Bryan B. Whaley Innovation in the Global
Dummies (Suzanne Gilad), Nov. and Wendy Samter, eds.), Feb. Economy (Alexander Manu),
pp 423-424 pp 92-94 Nov. pp 423
Creative Type { Sourcebook of The Extreme Searcher’s Internet Information architecturfeor the
Classic and Contemporary Handbook: A Guide for the World Wide Web (Peter Morville
Letterforms (Cees W. de Jong, Serious Searcher (Randolph and Louis Rosenfeld), Feb. pp
Alston W. Purvis, and Friedrich Hock), May pp 198 68-70
Friedl), Feb. pp 83-84 Eye Tracking Methodology: Theory Interaction Design: Beyond
Critical Power Tools; Technical and Practice (Andrew Human-Computer Interaction
Communication and Cultural Duchowski), Aug. pp 301-302 (Helen Sharp, Yvonne Rogers,
Studies (J. Blake Scott, Faint Praise: The Plight of Book and Jenny Preece), Aug. pp
Bernadette Longo, and Reviewing in America (Gail 289-290
Katherine V. Wills, eds.), Feb. Pool, Aug. pp 293-294 The Internet Imaginaire (Patrice
pp 81-82 The Fight for English: How Flichy, trans. Liz Carey-
CSS Instant Results (Richard York), Language Pundits Ate, Shot, Libbrecht), May pp 210-211
Feb pp 77 78 and Left, May pp 212 Internships: Theory and Practice: ¢
CSS Web Site Desien (Eric A. Finding Your Online Voice: Stories Guide for Corporations,
Meyer) pp 82-83 Told by Experienced Online Colleges, and College Students
Design of Industrial Information Educators (J. Michael Spector, (Charles H. Sides and Ann
Systems (Thomas O. Boucher ed.), Nov. pp 420 Mrvica), Nov. pp 417-418
and Ali Yalcin), Feb. pp 91-92 five books on Microsoft Office Landing Page Optimization: The
Design Studies: Theory and Word 2007, Nov. pp 443-445 Definitive Guide to Testing and
Research Graphic Design Fonts & Encodings (Yannis Tuning for Conversions (Tim
(Audrey Bent ett, ed.), Nov. pp Haralambous), Aug. pp 302-303 Ash), Nov. pp 434
140-441 The Frugal Editor: Put Your Best The Language of Success: Business
Designing Web Navigation, Aug. Book Forward to Avoid Writing That Informs,
pp 288 —28' Humiliation and Ensure Success Persuddes, and Gets Results
Digital Copyri ht (Jessica Litman), (Howard-Johnson, Carolyn), (Tom Sant), Nov. pp 433-434
Feb. pp Nov. pp 415-417 Letting Go of the Words: Writing
Document Design for Writers Graphic Design: The New Basics Web Content That Works (Janice
(Martha ( Sammons), Aug. pp (Ellen Lupton and Jennifer Cole Redish), May pp 195-197
402 Phillips), Nov. pp 435-4306 Linguistic and Cultural Online
The Educational Potential of Handbook of Distance Education Communication Issues in the
e-Portfolios: Supporting Personal (Michael Grahame Moore, ed.), Global Age (Kirk St.Amant, ed.),
Devel pment and Reflective Nov. pp 441 Feb. pp 70-71
Learning (Lorraine Stefani, Handbook of Research on Writing Managing Virtual Teams: Getting
Robin Masor and Chris Pegler), History, Society, School, the Most from Wikis, Blogs, and
Aug. pp 295 Individual, Text (Charles Other Collaborative Tools (M.
Effective Project Management: Bazerman, ed.), Nov. pp 422- Katherine Brown, Brenda
Traditional Adaptive, Extreme +23 Huettner, and Char James-
(Robert K. Wysocki), May pp High Definition: An A to Z Guide * Tanney), Feb. pp 89-90
205—206 to Personal Technology (Editors, Meggs’ History of Graphic Design
eLearning and Digital Publishing American Heritage Dictionary), (Philip B. Meggs and Alston W.
(Hsianghoo Steve Ching, Paul Feb. pp 90-91 Purvis), May pp 198-199
W. T. Poon, and Carmel How to Write for a General Microsoft Word for Medical and
McNaught, eds.), May pp 217- Audience: A Guide for Technical Writers (Peter G.
218 Academics Who Want to Share Aitken and Maxine M. Okazaki),
The Elements of Visual Style: The Their Knowledge with the World May pp 217
Basics of Print Design for Every and Have Fun Doing it (KT The Myths of Innovation (Scott
PC and Mac User (Robert W. Kendall-Tackett), Aug. pp 290- Berkun), Aug. pp 304-305
Harris), Aug. pp 299-300 291 The Official Adobe Print Publishing
Explaining Communications: The Imagination Challenge Guide (Brian P. Lawler), Feb. pp
Contemporary Theories and Strategic Foresight and 94
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Outsourcing Technical for Office and Home (David ~ nderstanding Knowledge as a
Communication: Issues, Policies Shipley and Will Schwalbe); Commons: From Theory to
and Practices (Barry Thatcher May pp 201-202 Practice (Charlotte Hess and
and Carlos Evia, eds.), Aug. pp Sister Bernadette’s Barking Dogs: Elinor Ostrom), Aug. pp 295-
305-306 Ihe Quirky History and Lost Art 297
The Persona Lifecycle: Keeping of Diagramming Sentences ~ nlocking Language: The Classic
People in Mind Throughout (Kitty Burns Florey), May pp Readability Studies (William H.
Product Design (John S. Pruitt 211-212 DuBay), Nov. pp 438-439
and Tamara Adlin), Feb. pp 88 six books on Adobe InDesign CS3, ~ sability Success Stories: How
59 \ug pp 307-310 Organizations Improve by
Pocket Book of Technical Writing six books on Microsoft Office Viaking Easier-to-Use Software
for Engineers and Scientists PowerPoint 2007, May pp 219- and Web Sites (Paul Sherman,
(Leo Finkelstein, Jr.), Aug. pp 221 ed.), Aug. pp 294-295
297-298 Smart Language: Readers, ~ ser-centered Design Stories: Real
Podcasting Bible (Steve Mack and Readability, and the Grading of World UCD Case Studies (Carol
Mitch Ratcliffe), May pp 203-204 Text (William H. DuBay), Nov. Righi and Janice James), Feb. pp
Power Points!; How to Design and pp 138 87-88
Deliver Presentations That Sizzle Speak to Win: How to Present with ~ ser Interface Design for Mere
and Sell (Harry Mills), Aug. pp Power in Any Situation (Brian Vortals (Eric Butow), May pp
298-299 lracy), Nov. pp 432-433 206-207
The Practical Guide to Information { Strategic Guide to Technical The User is Always Right: A
Design (Robbie Lipton), May pp Communication (Heather Practical Guide to Creating and
209-210 Graves and Roger Graves), Nov. Using Personafso r the Web
A Practical Guide to Need pp t29—430 (Steve Mulder, with Ziv Yaar),
Assessment (Kavita Gupta, Strategies and Tools for Corporate Feb. pp 74-706
Catherine M. Sleezer and Blogging (John Cass), May pp Victorian Popularizes of Science
Darlene F. Russ-Eft), Feb. pp 92 215-216 Designing Nature for New
Preparinfgo r Blended e-Learning Strategies for Business and Audiences (Bernard Lightman),
(Allison Litthkejohn and Chris lechnical Writing (Kevin J. Nov pp +3 1—432
Pegler), Aug. pp 285-287 Harty), Aug. pp 292-293 Videogames and Art (Andy Clarke
Professional XML (Bill Evjen, Kent Stylin’ with CSS A Designer's Guide and Grethe Mitchell, eds.), Aug
Sharkey, Thiru Thangarathinam, (Charles Wyke-Smith), Feb. pp pp 291-292
Michael Kay, Alessandro Vernet, 78-79 Visual Communication: Integrating
and Sam Ferguson), May pp lechnical Communication in the Viedia, Art, and Science (Rick
204-205 Twenty-First Century (Sidney I. Williams and Julianne Newton)
Punctuation Matters: Advice on Dobrin, Christopher J. Keller, Aug. pp 300-301
Punctuatiofno r Scientific and and Christian. R. Weisser), May Whoever Tells the Best Story Wins
Technical Writing (John pp 216-217 How to Use Your Own Stories to
Kirkman), Feb. pp 72-73 That or Which, and Why; A Usage Communicate with Power and
Recent Trends in Discourse and Guide for Thoughtful Writers Impact (Annette Simons), Feb.
Dialogue (Laila Dybkjaer and and Editors (Evan Jenkins), pp 54-55 ‘
Wolfgang Minker, eds.), Noy Nov. pp 418-419 Why Software Sucks... and What
pp 120 Theories and Practice in You Can Do About It (David $
Resources in Technical Interaction Design (Sebastiano Platt), Nov. pp 425-426
Communication: Outcomes and Bagnara and Gillian Crampton Wikis for Dummies (Dan Woods
Approaches (Cynthia L. Selfe, Smith, eds.), Nov. pp 439-440 and Peter Theony), Nov. pp
ed.), May pp 202-203 Treasure-House of the Language 127-425
Revising Prose (Richard A The Living OED (Charlotte Wired Shut: Copyright and the
Lanham), Nov. pp 436-437 Brewer), Nov. pp 428-429 Shape of Digital Culture
Self, Peer, and Group Assessment int Trends and Issues in Instructional (Tarleton Gillespie), Feb. pp 74
Learning (Tim S. Roberts, ed.), Design and Technology (Robert Writing for the Government (Libby
May pp 213-214 \. Reiser and John V. Allison and Miriam F. Williams),
Send: The Essential Guide to Email Dempsey), Feb. pp 85-86 Nov. pp 420-422
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Writing the NIH Grant Proposal: A content management systems, Nov editing process
Step-by-Step Guide (William pp 383-391 author’s point of view, May pp
Gerin), \ pp 214-215 Cooke, Lynne 111-139
Breuch, Lee-Antnn Kastman How Do Users Search Web Home cultural perceptions, May pp 140-
A Study of Siin ngle-Source Pages? An Eye-Tracking Study of 166
Documentation and Document Multiple Navigation Menus, ‘May editorials
Review Processes of Cardiac pp 176-194 An Editor's Debts, Feb. pp 7-8
Devices, Ni pp 3> 43> -352 6 cultural influences education, scientific communication,
Brewer, Pamela Estes Taiwanese technical Nov. pp 357-369
Comparing Cultural Perceptions of communications program, May environmentally responsible printing,
Editing from the Author's Point pp 167-175 Feb. pp 9-22
of view, May pp 140-166 cultural perceptions of editing, May ethnographic development, Nov. pp
Examining Editing in the pp 111-139 105-414
Workplace from the Author's EverQuest, Aug. pp 242-250, Aug. pp
Point of View Results of an 251-260
Online Survey, May pp 111-139 D Eyman, Douglas
Bronack; Stephen ¢ Davidson, Cynthia R. Computer Gaming and Technical
Designing Virtual Worlds to Comparing Cultural Perceptions of Communication: An Ecological
Facilitate Meaningful Editing from the Author's Point Framework, Aug. pp 242-
Communication: Issues, of view, May pp 140-1066 250
Considerations, and Lessons Examining Editing in the
Learned, A pp 261-209 Workplace from the Author's
Point of View: Results of an G
Online Survey, May pp 111-139 global industry
Cc Dayton, David Taiwanese technical
~ arliner, Saul Using Web 2.0 to Conduct Qualitative communications program, May
What the Liter ture Says About Research: A Conceptual Model, pp 167-175
Using Game Worlds and Social Nov. pp 383-391 going green, Feb. pp 9-22
Worlds In Cyberspace for De Jong, Menno Golemon, Patricia
Communi ing Technical and Heuristic Web Site Evaluation: Planning a Taiwanese Technical
Educational Content, Aug. pp Exploring the Effects of Communication Program, May
5 1-261 Guidelines on Experts pp 167-175
ase Nistory Detection of Usability Problems, green printing, Feb. pp 9-22
Real Text in Virtual Worlds, Aug. Nov. pp 392-404
pp 277-28 documentation, single-source, Nov.
case study approach, Nov pp 1O5- pp 343-350 H
114 Donker-Kuijer, Marieke Welle heuristics, Nov. pp 392-404
Cheney, Amy Heuristic Web Site Evaluation home page design, May pp 176-194
Designing Virtual Worlds to Exploring the Effects of human factors in virtual worlds, Aug.
Facilitate M« aningful Guidelines on Experts’ pp 270-276
Communication Issues, Detection of Usability Problems,
Considerat . and Lessons Nov. pp 392-404
Learned, Aug. pp 261-269 I
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457-309 E
computer gaming, Aug. pp 239-241, Eaton, Angela L
50, 25 60, 201-269, 270- Comparing Cultural Perceptions of language issues
Editing from the Author's Point Taiwanese TC program, May
Conklin, James of view, May pp 140-166 pp167-175
Introduction t Special Issue on Examining Editing in the Lentz, Leo
Qualitative Research in Workplace from the Author's Heuristic Web Site Evaluation:
echnical Communication, Nov. Point of View: Results of an Exploring the Effects of
pp 429 —332 Online Survey, May pp 111-139 Guidelines on Experts’
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Nov. pp 392-404 qualitative research Tashner, John H.
heuristics, Nov. pp 329-332 Designing Virtual Worlds to
Web 2.0. Nov. pp 483-391 Facilitate Meaningful
M software developers, Nov. pp 405- Communication: Issues,
Malone, Edward A. t14 Considerations, and Lessons
The Use of Playing Cards to qualitative study, Nov. pp 333-342 Learned, Aug. pp 261-2609
Communicate Technical and technical communication
Scientific Information, Feb. pp computer gaming and, Aug. pp
19—60 R 242-250
Mogull, Scott A. Reyman, Jessica designing virtual worlds, Aug. pp
A Call for New Courses to Train Rethinking Plagiarism for 261-2069
Scientists as Effective rechnical Communication, editing, cultural perceptions, May
Communicators in Feb pp 61-—67 pp 140-166
Contemporary Government and thetorical invention, Nov. pp 333- editing from author's point of view,
Business Settings, Nov. pp 357 342 May pp 111-139
309 Riedl, Richard E. game worlds and social worlds,
Munger, Roger Designing Virtual Worlds to Aug. pp 251-260
Green Printing: A Guide to Facilitate Meaningful human factors in virtual worlds,
Environmentally Responsible Communication: Issues, Aug. pp 270-276
Printing, Feb. pp 9-22 Considerations, and Lessons
open-source software, Feb. pp 38—-
Learned, Aug. pp 261-269 tS
plagiarism, Feb. pp 61-67
N playing cards, Feb. pp 49-60
navigation menus, May pp 176-194 Ss qualitative research, Nov. pp 329-
Schmid, Ryan 332
Real Text in Virtual Worlds, Aug. real text in virtual worlds, Aug. pp
open-source software, Feb. pp 38 pp 277-284 277-284
1S scientific communication courses, single-source documentation, Nov.
Nov. pp 357-369 pp 343-350
scientists as effective communicators, Taiwanese technical
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Nov. pp 357-309 communications program, May
Padmanabhan, Poornima Second Life, Aug. pp 242-250, Aug. pp 167-175
Exploring Human Factors in Virtual pp 251-260 three-dimensional virtual worlds,
Worlds, Aug. pp 270-276 Seigel, Marika Aug. pp 239-241
paper, Feb. pp 9-22 Making and Acting: Ethnographic Thacker, Christopher
plagiarism, Feb. pp 61-67 Development of a Case Study Using Web 2.0 to Conduct
playing cards, Feb. pp 49-60 Approach, Nov. pp 405-414 Qualitative Research: A
Portewig, Tiffany Craft Shipman, John Conceptual Model, Nov. pp
Comparing Cultural Perceptions of Lightweight Literate Programming: 383-391
Editing from the Author’s Point A Documentation Practice, Feb. tools of the trade. see alse book
of view, May pp 140-1606 pp 23-37 reviews
Examining Editing in the single-source documentation, Nov. five books on Microsoft Office
Workplace from the Author's pp 343-356 Word 2007, Nov. pp 443-445
Point of View: Results. of an single sourcing, Nov. pp 383-391 six books on Adobe InDesign CS3
Online Survey, May pp 111-139 social networking Web site, Nov. pp Aug. pp 307-310
The Role of Rhetorical Invention 383-391 six books on Microsoft Office
for Visuals: A Qualitative Study software development, Feb. pp 38- PowerPoint 2007, May pp 219-
of Technical Communicators in 18, Nov. pp 405-414 221
the Workplace, Nov. pp 333 Stavely, Allan tutorials
342 Lightweight Literate Programming: Green Printing: A Guide to
printing, Feb. pp 9-22 A Documentation Practice, Feb. Environmentally Responsible
programming, Feb. pp 23-37 pp 23-3 >= Printing, Feb. pp 9-22
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Lightweight iterate Programming: Ww Professionals Reading White
A Docume ntation Practice, Feb Wallace, Charles Papers, Nov. pp 370-382
pp <9 Making and Acting: Ethnographic Williams, Sean D.
Development of a Case Study 3D Virtual Worlds and Technical
Approach, Nov. pp 405-414 Communication: One More
U Walsh, Lynda Tool in the Kit, Aug. pp 239-
Lightweight Literate Programming: 241
usability probk ms, Nov. pp 49 2—404
\ Documentation Practice, Feb writer/ programmer collaboration,
pp 23-37 Feb. pp 23-37
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heuristic, Nov. pp 392-404
home pages, May pp 176-194 Y
254 qualitative research, Nov. pp 383-391 Yeats, Dave
Vosecky, Thom white paper, Nov. pp 370-382 The Role for Technical
Making and :: Ethnographic Willerton, Russell Communicators in Open-source
Development of a Case Study Proceeding with Caution: A Case Software Development, Feb. pp
Approacl Nov pp 105-414 Study of Engineering 48-48
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