Technical Communication Quarterly Sep 2000

Points of reference in technical communication scholarship

Elizabeth Overman Smith Auburn University

Abstract

Identified in this article are 163 texts selected from a database of over 25,000 citations collected from five technical communication journals between 1988 and 1997. The texts—points of reference—represent the research, theory, and practice of technical communication.

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Technical Communication Quarterly
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2000-09-01
DOI
10.1080/10572250009364708
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