Indiana STC Society for Technical Communication - Indiana Chapter

Dynamics In Document Design

Subject: Writing, Visual Design, Contextual Dynamics, Audience Analysis, Typography, Space, Spacial Cues, Document Design, Prose, Graphics, Audience Modeling
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Category: Books
Type: Book
Description: The book is for the seasoned writer and designer. Author's goal is to offer a research-based view of document design, focusing on how the reader thinks and feels about a document.

Source/URI: http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0471306363.html

Indexing Books

Subject: Indexing, Main Heading, Subentry, Reference Locator, Cross-reference, Entry, BS 3700, ANSI Z39.4, ISO 999
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Category: Books
Type: Book
Description: Books pulls together various approaches to creating an index for a book. It is about practical guidelines, not theoretical rules.

Source/URI: http://www.press.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/hfs.cgi/00/162094.ctl

Information Architecture for the World Wide Web

Subject: Information Architecture, Metadata, Web, Enterprise Content, Taxonomy, Usability
Publisher: O'Reilly
Category: Books
Type: Book
Description: In this post-Ajaxian Web 2.0 world of wikis, folksonomies, and mashups, well-planned information architecture has never been more essential. This classic primer shows information architects, designers, and web site developers how to build large-scale and maintainable web sites that are easy to navigate and appealing to users. The third edition is updated to address emerging technologies while maintaining its focus on fundamentals.

Source/URI: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596527341/

Managing Enterprise Content: A Unified Content Strategy

Subject: Component Content Management, Content Resue, Single-Source Publishing, Enterprise Content, CMS
Publisher: New Riders
Category: Books
Type: Book
Description: Managing Enterprise Content: A Unified Content Strategy provides the concepts, strategies, guidelines, processes, and technological options that will prepare enterprise content managers and authors to meet the increasing demands of creating, managing, and distributing content. The book provides the successful methodology The Rockley Group has developed to help organizations to reduce the cost and effort of complex information creation and management ranging from marketing materials, through customer support materials, and regulatory documents.

Source/URI: http://www.managingenterprisecontent.com

Microsoft Manual of Style for Technical Publications

Subject: Usage, Spelling, Style, Terminology, Jargon, Software Documentation
Publisher: Microsoft Press
Category: Books
Type: Book (and CD-ROM)
Description: Provides guidelines for helping writers and editors maintain consistency within and across software products.

Source/URI: http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/books/6074.aspx

Non-Designer’s Design Book

Subject: Design, Typographic Principles, Visual Page Design, Typography
Publisher: Peachpit Press
Category: Books
Type: Book
Description: Intended for non-professional designers who need to design and create newsletters, bulletins, advertising, papers, presentations, and statistics.

Source/URI: http://www.peachpit.com/bookstore/product.asp?isbn=0321193857&rl=1