• DocumentCode
    3335646
  • Title

    The once and future paradigm: alphabetic references return

  • Author

    Prekeges, James G.

  • Author_Institution
    Microsoft Corp., Redmond, WA, USA
  • fYear
    1988
  • fDate
    5-7 Oct 1988
  • Firstpage
    11
  • Lastpage
    13
  • Abstract
    The author shows how an alphabetically-arranged reference can solve the quick-lookup problem and still be task-oriented. The benefits and possible pitfalls of an alphabetic reference are described along with the issues that must be decided to prevent possible problems
  • Keywords
    indexing; system documentation; technical presentation; user manuals; alphabetically-arranged reference; quick-lookup problem; Books; Computer industry; Computer languages; Documentation; Pediatrics; Programming profession; Spreadsheet programs;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Professional Communication Conference, 1988. IPCC '88 Conference Record. On the Edge: A Pacific Rim Conference on Professional Technical Communication., International
  • Conference_Location
    Seattle, WA
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IPCC.1988.23986
  • Filename
    23986