Technical Communication for Information Managers

Contents: Preface. 1. Communication. 2. Technical communication. 3. Language as a medium of communication. 4. Reader, writer and readability of text. 5. Aberrations in technical writing. 6. Organisation of data/information in various technical documents. 7. Information consolidation and repackaging. 8. Editor, editing editorial tools and proof reading. Bibliography. Index. The main aim of this book is to enable the information managers who face the challenges in communication especially in the present day information. Communication and Technology environment. The book focuses on varied aspects of communication, technical communication, language as a medium of communication, reader-writer relationship, readability of text, aberrations in technical writings, organisation of information in various technical documents such as thesis, technical articles, project proposals, content development of website, information consolidation and repackaging and editing editorial tools and proof reading. The author strongly believes that the book will be highly useful to students in library and information science and practicing professionals engaged in information management in particular and technical writers in scientific and technical fields in general. (jacket).…