PTW Resources
The professional and technical writing community has a variety of resources available at the local, national, and international levels. Links to such resources are provided below along with a brief description.
Association of Teachers of Technical Writers (ATTW)
The ATTW website is designed to be a dynamic resource, allowing you to view and post job notices, calls for papers, news items, and materials for teaching and research. You will also find here detailed information on the association and its journal, book series, discussion list, and annual conference.
cms.english.ttu.edu/attw
Council for Programs in Technical and Scientific Communication (CPTSC)
Promotes programs and research in technical and scientific communication, develops opportunities for the exchange of ideas and information concerning programs, research, and career opportunities, and assists in the development and evaluation of new programs.
www.cptsc.org
Eserver Technical Communication Library
A comprehensive portal to online resources in professional, scientific, and technical communication.
www.tc.eserver.org
IEEE Professional Communication Special Interest Group (IEEE PCS)
The world’s largest professional association advancing innovation and technological excellence for the benefit of humanity. IEEE and its members inspire a global community to innovate for a better tomorrow through its highly cited publications, conferences, technology standards, and professional and educational activities.
ewh.ieee.org/soc/pcs/
The Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)
The Purdue OWL offers over 200 free resources including: writing and teaching writing, research, grammar and mechanics, style guides, ESL (English as a Second Language), and job search and professional writing resources.
owl.english.purdue.edu
Society for Technical Communication (STC)
A membership organization dedicated to advancing the arts and sciences of technical communication.
www.stc.org
Special Interest Group on Design of Communication (SIGDOC)
The Association for Computing Machinery's Special Interest Group emphasizes the potentials, practices, and problems of multiple kinds of communication technologies, such as Web applications, user interfaces, and online and print documentation.
www.sigdoc.org
TECHWR-L
TECHWR-L (that’s “tech-whirl”) is the Internet-based community and resource for technical communicators worldwide. The TECHWR-L site serves more than two million page views per month and provides a unique combination of articles, features, and services unrivaled by any other Internet-based technical writing resource.
www.techwr-l.com
Usability Professionals’ Association (UPA)
The Usability Professionals’ Association supports usability specialists, people from all aspects of human-centered design, and the broad family of disciplines that create the user experience in promoting the design and development of usable products.
www.upassoc.org
Professional Writing: Resources
Michigan State University's undergraduate Professional Writing program constructed a Resources Website. The sites are divided by topics, including: web authoring; design; formatting, citation styles, and punctuation; and writing across genres. The link to this website is included below.
www.msu.edu/~wrac/pw/resources/index.html
Silva Rhetoricae
Established and maintained by Dr. Gideon Burton at Brigham Young University, Silva Rhetoricae (the Forest of Rhetoric) provides an overview of rhetorical history, terminology and strategies.
rhetoric.byu.edu