A Guide to Online Resources

 

There are literally thousands of Websites devoted to the various aspects of technical communication. The table below lists some of the more helpful sites, If you click on the Web address, your browser should take you directly to that site.

Site

URL

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Purdue University Online Writing Laboratory (OWL). OWL Handouts: Complete Index by Topic.

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/

 

 

 

This site offers a comprehensive set of handouts on topics such as basic grammar and punctuation, documentation styles and ESL exercises. The site also presents sample résumés and business letters.

 

 

 

Rennselaer Writing Center

www.RPI.edu/dept/llc/writecenter/web/handouts.html

This site has over a dozen handouts, from course-based materials to sample reports and employment communications (résumés, cover letters and personal statements). Many of these handouts are geared to engineering students.

 

 

 

Citing Electronic Information

www.lib.utexas.edu/subject/ss/style.html

 

Here you will find links to up-to-date guidance on how to cite sources from the Web.

 

 

 

The PRC-D User-Friendly Manuals Website

www.prc.dk/user-friendly-manuals/

This well-maintained site links to a host of technical writing resources on just about any topic you can imagine.

 

 

 

Presentations.Com

www.presentations.com

 

This free, commercial site is an online version of Presentations Magazine. The site covers all issues related to giving effective presentations, from conquering nervousness to using the latest presentation technology.