LEADER 03695nam 22006733u 450 001 9910791078003321 005 20230124184054.0 010 $a1-4522-4894-X 035 $a(CKB)2550000001194189 035 $a(EBL)1598437 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001113170 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12491974 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001113170 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11166487 035 $a(PQKB)11400924 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1598437 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001194189 100 $a20140127d1996|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aScientific and Technical Communication$b[electronic resource] $eTheory, Practice, and Policy 210 $aThousand Oaks $cSAGE Publications$d1996 215 $a1 online resource (432 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-322-42342-3 311 $a0-7619-0320-8 327 $aCover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part I - The Rhetoric; Chapter 1 - Scientific and Technical Communication in Context; Chapter 2 - Reading Scientific and Technical Texts; Chapter 3 - Writing Scientific and Technical Texts; Chapter 4 - Understanding Audiences; Chapter 5 - Language, Persuasion, and Argument; Chapter 6 - Participation and Policy; Part II - The Reader; Introduction to Chapter 7; Chapter 7 - Putting People Back into the Business of Science: Constituting a National Forum for Setting the Research Agenda; Introduction to Chapter 8 327 $aChapter 8 - Textual Technologies: New Literary Forms and ReflexivityIntroduction to Chapter 9; Chapter 9 - Science and Communication: Beyond Form and Content; Introduction to Chapter 10; Chapter 10 - Migrating across Disciplinary Boundaries: The Case of David Raup's and John Sepkoski's Periodicity Papers; Introduction to Chapter 11; Chapter 11 - Challenging High-Tech War: Surgical Strike or Collateral Damage?; Introduction to Chapter 12; Chapter 12 - Restructuring Demand for Scientific Expertise; Index; About the Authors 330 $a Integrating multidisciplinary perspectives on the relation of rhetoric, science, technology and public policy-making to the process and product of technical communication, this textbook reformulates the issues raised by science and technology studies (STS) within the context of technical communication. The first part of the book provides a summary, critique and alternative to recent theoretical perspectives developed in the rhetoric of science and the sociology of scientific knowledge. Part Two applies these critical alternatives to the traditional practices of scientific and technic 517 $aScientific and Technical Communication 606 $aCommunication of technical information 606 $aMetaphor 606 $aTechnical writing 606 $aCommunication in science 606 $aCommunication of technical information 606 $aPhysical Sciences & Mathematics$2HILCC 606 $aSciences - General$2HILCC 615 4$aCommunication of technical information. 615 4$aMetaphor. 615 4$aTechnical writing. 615 0$aCommunication in science 615 0$aCommunication of technical information 615 7$aPhysical Sciences & Mathematics 615 7$aSciences - General 676 $a601./4 676 $a601.4 700 $aCollier$b James H$01493196 702 $aToomey$b David M 702 $aCollier$b James H 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910791078003321 996 $aScientific and Technical Communication$93716063 997 $aUNINA