Technical Writing

Allyn & Bacon's TechCommunity
Resources for teachers as well as information about the publisher's line of books.
http://www.abacon.com/techcommunity/

Bedford St. Martin's Business and Technical Writing
Publisher of textbooks. Provides book companion sites as well as student and instructor resources.
http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/bustech/

Biomedical Writing
Learn about biomedical writers and biomedical writing with articles, links and resources.
http://www.home.earthlink.net/~rhetrx/bmw/

Building Enhanced HTML Help with DHTML and CSS
Companion site to book by Jeannine M. E. Klien contains overview of HTML, HTML Help, DHTML, and CSS along with links to help authoring resources and demo versions of help authoring tools.
http://www.jmek.net/

David A. McMurrey Technical Writing Resources
Online text book and web sources, includes links to listings of resources of Purdue, UCLA, and University of Michigan.
http://www.io.com/~hcexres/

Docsymmetry.com
Resources for people who want to become technical writers and for people who want or need to hire them. Includes detailed articles.
http://www.docsymmetry.com/

EServer Technical Communication Library
Offers links to articles, online resources, journals, professional organizations and materials of importance to the field.
http://tc.eserver.org/

Exploring Technical Communication
A 30-minute streaming documentary about the field of technical communication, including documentation writing, usability testing, project management, user interface design and rhetorical theory.
http://tc.eserver.org/exploring_tc/

Functional Spec Tutorial
Learn what a functional specification is, why they're used, and how to write one.
http://www.mojofat.com/tutorial

HyperTexas
Devoted to online help and hypertext development. Offers tutorials and articles, primarily about RoboHelp and Captivate.
http://www.hypertexas.com/

Klariti.com - Technical Writing
Articles, tutorials, and recommended readings.
http://www.klariti.com/technical-writing/index.shtml

Man, Machine and Technical Communication
A study the needs that companies have in organizing their technical communication, what type of equipment is needed and how this equipment can be developed to optimize human-computer interaction
http://www.uta.fi/~trtysu/mmtc/

Newbie Tech Writer
Site for people who want to break in to technical writing. Includes job links, tool information and advice.
http://www.cloudnet.com/~pdunham/newbietechwriterhome.html

Occupational Outlook - Writers, Editors, Including Technical Writers
U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Outlook Handbook entry for writers, including significant points, nature of work, working conditions, employment outlook, training and additional resources.
http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos089.htm

Quotations for Technical Writers
Quotes for writers of software manuals and articles.
http://www.sysprog.net/quotwrit.html

Russian State Archive of Scientific and Technical Documentation
Keeps scientific and technical, patent, administrative documentation on Russian territory.
http://www.rgantd.saminfo.ru/main_eng.phtml

Suite101.com - Technical Writing
This column focuses on technical writing by providing helpful tips and suggestions for being a successful technical writer.
http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/technical_writing

Tech-Writer.net
Articles on getting started, skills, standards, templates, techniques, graphics, and education. Site also has articles about fountain pens, calligraphy, and imagery intelligence.
http://www.tech-writer.net/

Webster TechWriters Inc.
Learn more about technical writing. Contribute to an online community of technical writers. Staffing services and placement agency for technical writers provided.
http://www.techwriters.com/

Writer River
Social bookmarking site for technical communicators.
http://www.writerriver.com

Writing Advice for Students
Advice on citation style, document presentation, common mistakes, and useful software tools.
http://www.ics.mq.edu.au/~rdale/resources/writingnotes/

Writing Technical Articles
Notes which apply to technical papers in computer science and electrical engineering, with emphasis on papers in systems and networks.
http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~hgs/etc/writing-style.html