Resources
Writing Resources 
Web Resources for Technical Writers
- About.com and Suite 101: These are general-purpose information sites, but they have technical writing pages that can be a good source of information.
- BizTech Network: The Premier Business and Technology Portal and Global Community Network for E-Business, Information, Technology, and Knowledge Management.
- Docsymmetry.com - Tips For Technical Writers and Managers of Writers: Technical writing requires many skills, not just the ability to write. Free technical writing tutorial.
- e-Learning: If you are interested in computer or web based training applications, check out this site.
- FrameUsers: The online reference site for Adobe FrameMaker.
- HTML Goodies: Joe Burns’ provides FREE tutorials on technical skills such as HTML, JavaScript, Perl, CGI Scripts, etc. If you like these tutorials, he also has a series of books that you can purchase through your favorite book seller.
- Internet Resources for Technical Communicators and Other Technical Writing Resources: List of links to good resources.
- Manual Labour: Provides free survey results, white papers, and other useful planning resources.
- Techwhirl: Subscribe to the newsgroup to keep up with the latest topics in technical writing.
- The User-Friendly Manuals' Website: Tips, links, and much useful information for technical writers. Sponsored by Peter Ring Consultants (Denmark).
- WinWriters: Organization for online Help developers based in Seattle, WA. WinWriters holds a conference in February of each year.
- Write Thinking: For business and technical writers.
- UseIt.com: Jakob Nielsen's resource for usability.
Professional Groups and Organizations
- American Society for Training and Development - also visit the North Alabama Chapter of ASTD.
- HTML Writer's Guild
- Human Factors International
- National Writer's Union
- IEEE Professional Communication Society
- Society for Human Resource Management
Dictionaries/Grammar/Reference Guides
Articles
This section lists articles available from various sources that are of general interest to technical communicators. Please feel free to suggest any articles you think other chapter members might like to read. E-mail the STC-NA Webmaster with a link to the article and a brief description.
Note: Information on the world-wide web may become unavailable without notice. Save a personal copy of an article if you think you will need it again in the future.
What's Ripe, Hype, and Out-of-sight - an article by Paula Berger, Matthew Ellison, Char James-Tanny,
Tony Self, and Joe Welinske. Concise, but packed with predictions of what's around the corner for our
profession. (posted 05/30/2005)
Putting the "V" in Your Writing Projects - an article by Michael Knowles available from Write Thinking.
Excerpt: "Where's the "v" in your writing? I'm talking about value, the value you deliver in every writing project, to every client. The phrase "added value" has been around for a few years, and it's become something of a cliche to those who fail to consider the implications of adding value to what you deliver to your clients."
What Do Your Manuals Say About Your Company? - a white paper available at the Manual Labour site.
Excerpt: "According to the Consumer Electronics Association, product returns represent a $10 billion-dollar-a-year problem for the consumer electronics industry. Technical support costs are spiraling (even with the migration to off-shore providers) while consumer satisfaction with this support is plummeting. New technology and expanded offerings to a stabilized market are increasing competition. What can manufacturers do to help combat these problems? Better consumer manuals are a start."
Huntsville
Huntsville, also known as the Rocket City, is located in the Tennessee River Valley. The local economy is very high-tech, with many government contractors, due to the presence of Redstone Arsenal and NASA's George C. Marshall Space Flight Center. Explore some of the following links to learn more about the area:
Decatur-Morgan County Chamber of Commerce
Huntsville/Madison County Chamber of Commerce
Huntsville-Madison County Public Library
North Alabama Industrial Development Association
Tennessee Valley Industrial Development Association
University of Alabama in Huntsville
U.S. Space Camp/ U.S. Space and Rocket Center
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