Designing Tools to Aid Technical Editors: A Needs Analysis.

Abstract

The goal of this research was to identify the needs of technical editors that could be supported through the development of computer tools. Additionally, our goal was to understand the technical editing context as it is relevant to the design of those tools. Expert technical editors were surveyed to study three issues relevant to the design of computer-aided tools: the editing context, editing tasks and problems, and opportunities for designing computer-based tools. Potential design capabilities were identified. These include a networked document management system along with a 'comment' capability that supported accurate text analysis support tools.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA315858

Entities

People

  • Carol A. Robinson
  • Thomas M. Duffy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerospace Industry
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Consistency
  • Department Of Defense
  • Detection
  • Dictionaries
  • Education
  • Employment
  • Engineering
  • Hard Copy
  • Language
  • Materials
  • Technical Writing
  • Training
  • Word Processors

Fields of Study

  • Computer science
  • Engineering

Readers

  • Library and Information Science
  • Software Engineering.