NDLI: Meeting the changing demand placed on engineers as writers

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Kulik, A.B. Brownell, T.
Copyright Year	1990
Description	Author affiliation: HDR Eng. Inc., Omaha, NE, USA (Kulik, A.B.)
Abstract	It is pointed out that engineers must be able to communicate with a wider range of audiences, such as professionals from other disciplines, government officials, citizens' advisory committees, and the general public. For readers with such diverse backgrounds, the one-size-fits-all approach no longer suffices; engineers now are required to generate, for example, proposals to win new projects, business correspondence, varied types of studies, journal articles, feasibility reports for bond financing, specifications, instruction manuals, and public relations materials, as well as a range of inhouse documents. At the same time, competition among engineering firms has grown and clients' expectations have risen. Effective written communication is essential. This is a goal that can be achieved with the help of the enlightened technical writer/editor. This individual not only possesses writing skills but has developed a strong foundation of knowledge in the company's field of specialization, thereby establishing credibility and a productive rapport with the engineering staff. The responsibilities and duties of the technical writer/editor are outlined.
Starting Page	126
Ending Page	129
File Size	342003
Page Count	4
File Format	PDF
DOI	10.1109/IPCC.1990.111170
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	1990-09-12
Publisher Place	UK
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Power engineering and energy Writing Educational institutions Government Business communication Knowledge engineering Solids Waste management Manufacturing Professional communication
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

Sl.	Authority	Responsibilities	Communication Details
1	Ministry of Education (GoI), Department of Higher Education	Sanctioning Authority	https://www.education.gov.in/ict-initiatives
2	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Host Institute of the Project: The host institute of the project is responsible for providing infrastructure support and hosting the project	https://www.iitkgp.ac.in
3	National Digital Library of India Office, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	The administrative and infrastructural headquarters of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in
4	Project PI / Joint PI	Principal Investigator and Joint Principal Investigators of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in Prof. Saswat Chakrabarti will be added soon
5	Website/Portal (Helpdesk)	Queries regarding NDLI and its services	support@ndl.gov.in
6	Contents and Copyright Issues	Queries related to content curation and copyright issues	content@ndl.gov.in
7	National Digital Library of India Club (NDLI Club)	Queries related to NDLI Club formation, support, user awareness program, seminar/symposium, collaboration, social media, promotion, and outreach	clubsupport@ndl.gov.in
8	Digital Preservation Centre (DPC)	Assistance with digitizing and archiving copyright-free printed books	dpc@ndl.gov.in
9	IDR Setup or Support	Queries related to establishment and support of Institutional Digital Repository (IDR) and IDR workshops	idr@ndl.gov.in

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