JoAnn Hackos
Encyclopedia
JoAnn T. Hackos, Ph.D., is a noted lecturer, consultant and author of a number of books about technical communication
. She is also a fellow and past president of the Society for Technical Communication
(STC). She was an early and vocal advocate of the Single source publishing
idea.
Her books include:
Technical communication
Technical communication is a method of researching and creating information about technical processes or products directed to an audience through media. The information must be relevant to the intended audience. Technical communicators often work collaboratively to create products for various...
. She is also a fellow and past president of the Society for Technical Communication
Society for Technical Communication
The Society for Technical Communication is a professional society for the advancement of the theory and practice of technical communication.-Overview:...
(STC). She was an early and vocal advocate of the Single source publishing
Single source publishing
Single source publishing, also known as single sourcing, allows the same content to be used in different documents or in various formats. The labour-intensive and expensive work of editing need only be carried out once, on one document. Further transformations are carried out mechanistically, by...
idea.
Her books include:
- Information Development, Managing your Documentation Projects, Portfolio, and People (Wiley 2006)
- Content Management for Dynamic Web Delivery (Wiley 2002)
- Managing Your Documentation Projects (Wiley 1994)
- Standards for Online Communication (Wiley 1997)
- User and Task Analysis for Interface Design (Wiley 1998)
- Introduction to DITA: Arbortext Edition'
Honors and awards
- Fellow, Society for Technical Communication
- 2003 - Rigo Award (Association for Computing MachineryAssociation for Computing MachineryThe Association for Computing Machinery is a learned society for computing. It was founded in 1947 as the world's first scientific and educational computing society. Its membership is more than 92,000 as of 2009...
's Special Interest Group on the Design of Communication) (ACM SIGDOC) - 2000 - Alfred N. Goldsmith Award for Distinguished Contributions to Engineering Communication (Institute of Electrical and Electronics EngineersInstitute of Electrical and Electronics EngineersThe Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers is a non-profit professional association headquartered in New York City that is dedicated to advancing technological innovation and excellence...
Professional Communication Society) (or IEEE PCS)