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Professional Writing

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English
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ENG 204

Selected Journals on Professional Writing

Selected Journals on Rhetoric and Writing

Useful Websites

Communication Design Quarterly (SIGDOC)

Publication from the SIGDOC, a membership group dedicated to advancing the state of knowledge, encourage research, and support the interdisciplinary practice of the design of communication.

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Present Tense: A Journal of Rhetoric in Society

"Present Tense: A Journal of Rhetoric in Society is a peer-reviewed, blind-refereed, online journal dedicated to exploring contemporary social, cultural, political and economic issues through a rhetorical lens."

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Nielsen Norman Group

A UX research and consulting firm trusted by leading organizations world-wide to provide reliable guidance on user experience.

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Plain Language.gov

"The Plain Language Action and Information Network (PLAIN) is a group of federal employees from different agencies and specialties who support the use of clear communication in government writing. Our goal is to promote the use of plain language for all government communications."

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Usability.gov

"Usability.gov is the leading resource for user experience (UX) best practices and guidelines, serving practitioners and students in the government and private sectors.  The site provides overviews of the user-centered design process  and various UX disciplines. It also covers the related information on methodology and tools for making digital content more usable and useful."

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Professional Writing in Practice

These resources are blogs and examples of professional writing online.

DITA Writer

Blog from Keith Schengili-Roberts, a technical writing professional. Resource provides information related to DITA, or Darwin Information Typing Architecture.

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Grow Marketing Blog

Blog from Mark Schaefer, a business consultant, speaker, educator, and author. Resource for information at the intersection of marketing, technology, and humanities.

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I'd Rather Be Writing

Technical writing blog from Tom Johnson. Resource provides information on technical communication, OpenAPI, Agile, and information usability.

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Scriptorium Blog

This blog is run by Scriptorium, a content strategy consulting services group.

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TechWhirl Magazine

TechWhirl is an online magazine and blog the has resources for "technical communicators and those interested in content management".

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Professional Writing Resources

Recommended Databases

JSTOR

Archive of selected scholarly journals in anthropology, art, art history, communication studies, criminology, ecology, economics, education, English, film studies, foreign languages and literatures, geography, geology, history, mathematics, music, philosophy, political science, public and international affairs, religion, social work, sociology, statistics, theatre, and other humanities and social sciences.

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Oxford Journals

Collections cover Life Sciences, Mathematics & Physical Sciences, Medicine, Social Sciences, Humanities, Social Work, Sociology, English, Creative Writing, Criminology, and Law, and include some of the most authoritative journals in their fields.

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Research Library

A multidisciplinary, general reference database covering covering over 150 academic disciplines. Consists of a diversified mix of over 6,000 titles - over 75% in full text - from 1971 forward, including scholarly journals, trade publications, and magazines. Part of ProQuest Central.

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ScienceDirect

Elsevier Journal collection covering the sciences, business, child development, computer science, clinical research, economics, history, hospitality, industrial technology, library and information science, physical education and health, psychology, social work, sociology, and tourism.

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Web of Science

This collection of databases offers an integrated, versatile research platform, it delivers easy access to high quality, diversified scholarly information in the sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities, as well as search and analysis tools that enhance this content. Includes Web of Science Core Collection, which consists of multidisciplinary content covers over 12,000 of the highest impact journals worldwide.

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Wiley Online Library

A multidisciplinary collection of academic areas of study including social sciences, humanities, education, social work, sociology, English, computer sciences, creative writing, engineering, psychology, law and criminology, life sciences, and business. UNCW has access to 1,600+ journals (coverage dates vary) and 21,000+ online books. 

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Selected Books and eBooks

The Photographer's Eye: Composition and Design for Better Digital Photos

This is an eBook. Click on the title to access it in the catalog record.
Adrian Frutiger Typefaces: The Complete Works

This is an eBook. Click on the title to access it in the catalog record.
Alan Kitching's A-Z of Letterpress: Founts from the Typography Workshop

This is an eBook. Click on the title to access it in the catalog record.
Type on Screen: A Guide for Designers, Developers, Writers, and Students

This is an eBook. Click on the title to access it in the catalog record.

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Writing Help

Citation and Bibliography Help

Vetted & reliable tools collected by Randall Library.

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Writing Services

The Writing Center in the University Learning Center is located on the first floor of DePaolo Hall (DE 1003).

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Read&Write Gold

Free to UNCW faculty, staff, and students, Read&Write Gold is "a flexible literacy software solution that can help readers and writers...access support tools needed to reach their potential, build confidence and independence and succeed."

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