This bibliography classifies the entire life (1971–1989) of The Journal of Technical Writing and Communication in terms of the following categories: The Profession, Education and Pedagogy, Preparation and Presentation of Technical Information, Research and Theory in Technical Communication, and Application of Technology to Technical Communication. The early bibliographies on which this material draws are the annotated bibliographies compiled by Karen A. Edlefsen (1971–1977), Richard Navarro (1978–1980), and Paul Reese (1981–1984), which were included in the 9:1, 12:1, and 15:4 issues of this journal, respectively. In addition to the materials cited above, this bibliography also includes articles from 1985 to 1989.