Information industry gloom in 2009 In the last Initiatives column in the June 2009 issue we wrote: 'Market studies based on 2008 data only gives a part of the picture. However much information vendors whistle in the dark and make

This article addresses the role played by gesture in theorizing embodiment in drawing practice. The gesture here is cast simultaneously as the material trace left on the drawing surface as well as an intentional act geared toward enabling participatory spectatorship.

This autobiographical essay examines my inclination towards the use of the long take in documentary film and video. I discuss how my documentary practice is dominated by the take in duration; the ways in which I use the time of

The graphic novel provides an attractive medium to communicate business concepts with a number of characteristics that may aid student learning in a more effective manner than traditional textbooks. The authors provide an overview of the graphic novel format and

We advocate for problem-based learning (PBL) as a rhetorical pedagogy for business communication. Briefly put, classic PBL inverts the typical instructional sequence; rather than presenting concepts first and then asking students to apply them, PBL creates situations in which students

At the 2008 Association for Business Communication (ABC) annual convention inLake Tahoe, Nevada, many attendees stood at the back of a crowded room tohear over a dozen teachers describe "My Favorite Assignment."As is customary in these lively sessions, the chair,

This study examines the current status of the introductory business communication course at colleges and universities across the United States. Using data collected during the spring of 2008 from a national sample of 505 instructors, this study reveals a number

The need for business professionals to have effective communication skills inorder to be successful has become conventional wisdom within both the academy(Gibson, 2002; Graduate Management Admission Council, 2007; Schultz, 2006;Thill & Bovée, 2005) and wider public discourse (Florida, 2003;Friedman, 2007).

Putting advertising in user guides may seem rather flaky at first, but it could work. Here's why.

I just spent considerable time over at the Book Trends Blog trying to figure out who writes it so I could give credit where credit is due. Unless I've just missed it, there is no contact information there. I finally

Part one in a series exploring the state of e-book publishing today. Today's installment is one of several by New York editor Roger Sperberg about the publishing's failure to use XML markup as the base for creating an electronic future

Writing is a combination of art and craft. The art comes from lots of reading, talking, thinking, dreaming, and writing. The craft is primarily technique. Some techniques are complex, but a few are very simple and will instantly strengthen your

For over a decade, Extensible Markup Language (XML) authoring has offered benefits to publishing organizations, including content reuse, multichannel publishing, and standards-based information exchange. Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA) offers a specific form of XML authoring that has the potential

As DITA diversifies to occupy moreroles within an organization, single-application solutions can no longerprovide the specialized support eachauthor or product may require. Instead,a cross-application, cross-silo strategythat shares DITA as a common semanticcurrency lets groups use the toolset most appropriate for

The DITA Open Toolkit is an open source implementation of the OASIS DITA Technical Committee's specification for Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA) DTDs and schemas. The toolkit is a major upgrade from its predecessor, the developerWorks version known as "dita132."

xml:tm (XML-based Text Memory) is the vendor-neutral open XML standard for embedding text memory directly within an XML document using XML namespace syntax. xml:tm leverages the namespace syntax of XML to embed text memory information within the XML document itself.

XML is now acknowledged as the best format for authoring technical documentation. Its wide support, extensible nature, separation of form and content, and ability to publish in a wide variety of output formats such as PDF, HTML, and RTF make

Last week I wrote about getting started as a blogger. Now I'd like to tell you how I go about writing a blog post, in the hope that this will give you some tips on getting those blog posts written.

I think the idea of providing a site template from WordPress is ingenious. It made me think about exactly what a chapter WordPress template would look like. I wish I could say our Intermountain-STC site is a perfect example, but

Google's operating system for mobile phones, Android, includes barcode scanning capabilities. There's free, open source software available, which means it's easy to create your own barcodes that link to your support text, contact information, images, videos or specific Web pages