Links

Organizations

• Society for Technical Communication (STC)
• SCT Alaska (local chapter of the Society for Technical Communication)

Useful Web Sites ON WRITING

• Writing Tips - Including Technical Writing and Using Microsoft Word
• 30 Tips for Writing Clearly

Articles

• Who needs a technical writer? Article by Weber
• Who needs a technical editor? Article by Weber
• Advising English Majors on Careers in Technical Writing
• Technical Writing Sites and Articles - a list of links
• Technical Writing FAQ - good tips for those considering technical writing for a career!

ONLINE TEXTBOOKS

• Online text for a Technical Writing Class with lots of good tips!

References

• Onelook Dictionary Search
• Your Dictionary.com - numerous free online dictionaries
• Merriam Webster's Online Dictionary
• Other Online Dictionaries and Roget's Thesaurus
• Grammar, Punctuation, and Spelling Links
• Proofreader's Marks
• Online dictionaries, encyclopedias, and acronyms/abbreviations lists
• 100 Most Commonly Misspelled Words
• 100 Most Commonly Mispronounced Words
• Definitions and Explanations of Grammatical Terms
• Index, with links, to handbook topics

Technical Writers and Editors - Home Pages

• A+ English

ONLINE HANDBOOKS

• Online Technical Writing: Common Grammar, Usage, and Spelling Problems
• Online Resources for Writers (a list of various links, including handbooks)

INSTRUCTOR'S SITES

• Wordsworth Home Page
• STOP the Overpopulation of Pets Home Page

UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA

• Mat-Su College Home Page
• Mat-Su College Library
• UAA Home Page
• Blackboard (UAA)
• UAA English Department
• UAA Reading/Writing Center

DESKTOP PUBLISHING

• Desktop Publishing Links (from another professor's web site)

WEB SITE WRITING TIPS

• http://www.users.cloud9.net/~kvivian/html/articles_master_index.html (lots of useful articles)

TYPING

• Learn 2 Type. Free online typing tests and training.

FYI AND MISCELLANEOUS

• Alaska Performance Standards for Writing from the Alaska Department of Public Education

JOBS

• Technical Writing as a Career: Advice for English Majors
• Copy Editing as a Career: From the Bay Area Writers Group
• Writer and Editor Jobs Overview (from a college)
• Job Board: Copy Editing
• http://www.technicalwriter.computerjobs.com/ - Technical Writing Jobs
• http://www.e-learningjobs.com/

spelling

• Click here to go to the Spelling Page of Dr. Oswald's class Web site.

AMERICAN ENGLISH RULES VS. BRITISH ENGLISH RULES

• http://www.scit.wlv.ac.uk/~jphb/american.html
• http://www.musicalenglishlessons.com/spelling-diffs.htm

 

OTHER VALUABLE LINKS

• Thor's Technical Writing Links - lots of good links here.
• Advise to Students: Successful UAF graduates (SALRM Alumni) speak about the courses that helped them, including technical writing, and offer advice.
• Engineering Report Templates

MECHANICS: GRAMMAR AND PUNCTUATION

• Red River College Site - lots of handouts and interactive learning exercises

Acronyms Dictionaries

• Best One - Acronym Finder.com
• http://www.ucc.ie/cgi-bin/acronym

 

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