• DocumentCode
    1271900
  • Title

    Writing for the online medium: a critical review

  • Author

    Johnson, Bob

  • Author_Institution
    Miami Univ., Oxford, OH, USA
  • Volume
    33
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1990
  • fDate
    12/1/1990 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    178
  • Lastpage
    181
  • Abstract
    Three books that attempt to define online documentation are studied and the important theoretical and practical issues that are being raised by this communication medium are discussed (E. Barratt, 1988; S. Doheney-Farina, 1988; W.K. Horton, 1990). The focus is on how the intersection of research and practice is helping to construct this new definition, and the works are analyzed critically through the lens of active writing practices. A caution is raised regarding future research that could tend to be unreflective in nature
  • Keywords
    software tools; system documentation; word processing; active writing practices; communication medium; definition; future research; online documentation; online medium; practical issues; Abstracts; Bridges; Computer graphics; Computer industry; Documentation; Employment; Human factors; Information processing; Professional communication; Writing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Professional Communication, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0361-1434
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/47.62812
  • Filename
    62812