Technical Communication for Information Managers / G. Devarajan.

The main aim of this book is to enable the information managers who face challenges in communication, especially in present-day information. Communication and Technology environment. The book focuses on varied aspects of communication, technical communication, language as a medium of communication, reader-writer relationship, readability of text, aberrations in technical writings, organization of information in various technical documents such as thesis, technical articles, project proposals, content development of the website, information consolidation and repackaging and editing editorial tools and proofreading. The author strongly believes that the book will be highly useful to students in library and information science and practicing professionals engaged in information management in particular and technical writers in scientific and technical fields in general. (jacket).

Contents: Preface. 1. Communication. 2. Technical communication. 3. Language as a medium of communication. 4. Reader, writer, and readability of text. 5. Aberrations in technical writing. 6. Organisation of data/information in various technical documents. 7. Information consolidation and repackaging. 8. Editor, editing editorial tools, and proofreading. Bibliography. Index.