Journal of Technical Writing and Communication Jul 1988

Commentary: A New Role for Technical Communication

D. F. Treadwell

Abstract

Increasing public involvement in science and technology suggests a new role for technical communication in which conventional skills of adapting technical content to audience needs may be replaced by skills that facilitate audiences' own information search activities. This article outlines the reasons for the emergence of this new role, and some of the practical implications.

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Journal of Technical Writing and Communication
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1988-07-01
DOI
10.2190/44p5-1p1f-0agd-83a3
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Cited by in this index (1)

  1. Allen (1993)
    The role(s) of assessment in technical communication: A review of the literature
    Technical Communication Quarterly

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  2. Bagdikian B. H. (1971)
    The Information Machines
  3. U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Statistical Abstract of the United States, 103rd Edition,…
  4. A. D. Little Inc. (1978)
    Into the Information Age: A Perspective for Federal Action on Information
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