MARC details
| 000 -LEADER |
|---|
| fixed length control field |
02135cam a2200301 a 4500 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER |
|---|
| control field |
CUTN |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
|---|
| control field |
20181205144345.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
|---|
| fixed length control field |
040622s2005 enk b 000 0 eng |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
|---|
| International Standard Book Number |
0415345014 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
|---|
| International Standard Book Number |
0415345022 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
|---|
| International Standard Book Number |
9780415345026 |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE |
|---|
| Language |
English |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
|---|
| Classification number |
808.066 |
| Edition number |
22 |
| Item number |
KIR |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
|---|
| Personal name |
Kirkman, John |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
|---|
| Title |
Good style : |
| Remainder of title |
writing for science and technology / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
John Kirkman. |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT |
|---|
| Edition statement |
2nd ed. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
|---|
| Place of publication, distribution, etc |
London : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
Routledge, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc |
2005. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
|---|
| Extent |
viii, 151 p. ; |
| Dimensions |
24 cm. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
|---|
| Title |
1. Style as choice |
| -- |
2. Sentence length and complexity |
| -- |
3. Weight and familiarity of vocabulary |
| -- |
4. Specialist vocabulary: jargon |
| -- |
5. 'Fashionable' words |
| -- |
6. 'Roundabout' and unusual phrasing |
| -- |
7. Excessive pre-modifiers |
| -- |
8. Use of nouns as pre-modifiers |
| -- |
9. Abstraction |
| -- |
10. Excessive 'nominalization' |
| -- |
11. Verbs: tense and voice |
| -- |
12. Verbs: impersonal vs first-person constructions |
| -- |
13. Verbs: impersonal vs second-person constructions |
| -- |
14. Punctuation |
| -- |
15. Tone: in hard copy and in on-screen text |
| -- |
16. Avoiding 'distorted' English in computer-related texts |
| -- |
17. Style for instructions |
| -- |
18. Style for descriptive and explanatory writing |
| -- |
19. Specifications |
| -- |
20. Style for correspondence |
| -- |
21. Writing for international audiences: general policy |
| -- |
22. Writing for international audiences: writing for 'expert' readers |
| -- |
23. Writing for international audiences: writing for students |
| -- |
24. Writing for readers who do not understand English |
| -- |
25. On avoiding ambiguity |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
|---|
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Technical writing. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
|---|
| Source of classification or shelving scheme |
Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Koha item type |
General Books |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
|---|
| Summary, etc |
This book explains the tactics you can use to write technical material - ranging from reports to manuals - in a coherent, readable style. The author discusses in detail choices of vocabulary, phrasing and sentence structure; each piece of advice is. |
| 856 41 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS |
|---|
| Uniform Resource Identifier |
<a href="http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0419/2004014652.html">http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0419/2004014652.html</a> |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
|---|
| Fuller form of name |
(Alfred John) |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
|---|
| Bibliography, etc |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 856 41 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS |
|---|
| Materials specified |
Table of contents |
