What follows is the beginning of an annotated bibliography I began as I research a paper I am writing for an Honors class at BYU. The topic for the paper is a research paper that addresses some aspect of writing within your discipline. I have chosen engineering/technical fields in general, and am focusing on visuals. Any thoughts, comments, or resources are greatly appreciated.
IEEE: Ex) J. K. Author, “Title of chapter in the book,” in Title of His Published Book, xth ed. City of Publisher, Country if not USA: Abbrev. of Publisher, year, ch. x, sec. x, pp. xxx–xxx.
[1] T.E. Pearsall, "Think Visually," The Elements of Technical Writing, 2nd ed. Needham Heights: Allyn & Bacon, 2001, ch.6, pp. 49-65.
- "Graphics of various kinds play a major role in technical writing, often presenting data and ideas more efficiently and precisely than words."(49) Consistent caption placement (49) Photos w/ rulers effectively show scales. (51) Site/annotate all photos. (51) Minimize extraneous detail. (53) Easier to focus and annotate drawings. (54) Flowcharts show process well. (57) Use both simple and complex charts, most of the interpretation will be done in the accompanying text. (60) Graphs summarize, show treands and relationships well. "Bar and pie graphs show well the relationships among data. Line graphs are superior to bar graphs for showing the shapes of data." Line graphs show trends well, best for technical audiances only. (62)
IEEE: Ex) J. K. Author, “Title of chapter in the book,” in Title of His Published Book, xth ed. City of Publisher, Country if not USA: Abbrev. of Publisher, year, ch. x, sec. x, pp. xxx–xxx.
[1] T.E. Pearsall, "Think Visually," The Elements of Technical Writing, 2nd ed. Needham Heights: Allyn & Bacon, 2001, ch.6, pp. 49-65.
- "Graphics of various kinds play a major role in technical writing, often presenting data and ideas more efficiently and precisely than words."(49) Consistent caption placement (49) Photos w/ rulers effectively show scales. (51) Site/annotate all photos. (51) Minimize extraneous detail. (53) Easier to focus and annotate drawings. (54) Flowcharts show process well. (57) Use both simple and complex charts, most of the interpretation will be done in the accompanying text. (60) Graphs summarize, show treands and relationships well. "Bar and pie graphs show well the relationships among data. Line graphs are superior to bar graphs for showing the shapes of data." Line graphs show trends well, best for technical audiances only. (62)
