Good style : writing for science and technology /
By: Kirkman, John (Alfred John).
Series: Routledge study guides.Publisher: London : Routledge, 2005, (2008)Edition: 2nd ed.Description: viii, 151 p. ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0415345022 (pbk.) :; 9780415345026:; 9780415345026 (pbk.); 0415345014 (cased) :; 9780415345019 (cased).Subject(s): Technical writing | Academic writing | Technology | ScienceDDC classification: 808.0665 Summary: Explains the tactics that should be used to write technical material - ranging from reports to manuals - in a coherent, readable style. It discusses in detail choice of vocabulary, phrasing and sentence structure; each piece of advice is supported by examples from a variety of technical contexts.Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Standard Loan | ATU Sligo Yeats Library Main Lending Collection | 808.0665 KIR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 0077853 |
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Includes bibliographical references, appendix and index.
Explains the tactics that should be used to write technical material - ranging from reports to manuals - in a coherent, readable style. It discusses in detail choice of vocabulary, phrasing and sentence structure; each piece of advice is supported by examples from a variety of technical contexts.