Bibliography |
Works recommended by Cheryl Stephens. |
General Writing Style: |
The
Plain English Guide: How to write clearly and communicate better Martin Cutts Oxford University Press, 1995 ISBN 0-19-860049-6 For an entertaining review: If Austen did it, you can too To order online from North America, OUP-USA The Plain English Approach to Business Writing Edward P. Bailey Jr. Oxford University Press, 1997 ISBN 0195115651 (plainword) a game to teach word choice skill National Literacy and Health Program Canadian Public Health Association 400 - 1565 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, ON K1Z 8R1 phone: 613-725-3769 fax: 613-725-9826 e-mail: hrc/cds@cpha.ca Writing in Plain English Robert Eagleson AGPS Press Australian Government Publishing Service GPO Box 84 Canberra, ACT 2601 Plain English at Work Edward P. Bailey Jr. OUP-USA Information from the publisher How to create forms that get the job done Carolyn Boccella Bagin and Rich Bagin Communications Briefings, 1993 700 Black Horse Pike, Suite 110, Blackwood, NJ 08012 |
Bias-Free Writing: |
The Nonsexist Word Finder: A Dictionary
of Gender-free Usage Rosalie Maggio Beacon Press and, in the second edition, The Bias-free Word Finder: A dictionary of non-discriminatory language The Handbook of Nonsexist Writings: For Writers, Editors and Speakers Casey Miller and Kate Swift from Harper & Row Gender-Free Legal Writing: Managing the Personal Pronouns Arthur L. Close, Q.C. British Columbia Law Institute An online resource: http://www.bcli.org/pages/projects/genderfree/genderfree.html |
Government Writing Style: |
Plain
Language: Clear and Simple Multiculturalism and Citizenship Minister of Supply and Services, Canada, 1991 15 Eddy Street, Room 2E2 Hull, QC K1A 1K5 for ordering information: Canada Communications Group Writing in Government? Make it plain language. Government of Alberta Alberta Consumer and Corporate Affairs, 1991 20th Floor, 10025 Jasper Avenue Edmonton, AB T5J 3Z5, Canada Communicating Without Bias: Guidelines for Government Government Services Ministry Province of B.C. A Writer's Toolkit: A Guide to Effective Writing and Communication Ministry of Forests Province of B.C. A Writer's Toolkit... U.S. government plain English site Plain Language Action & Information Network |
Useability Resources: |
A
Practical Guide to Useability Testing Janice Redish Ablex Publishing Corp. (1993) A Do-it-yourself Usability Kit a tutorial originally published in the Journal of Technical Writing. Jacob Nielsen's personal advice useit.com The Usability Methods Toolbox brief descriptions of methods in use. |
Other Plain Language Issues: |
The
Gains from Clarity: A research report on the effects of plain-language documents Gordon Mills, Mark Duckworth Centre for Microeconomic Policy Analysis and Centre for Plain Legal Language, University of Sydney Centre for Plain Legal Language Faculty of Law, University of Sydney Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia Plain English Writing Projects - Some Issues, Guidelines and Implications New South Wales Department of TAFE Library Catalog, Labor Council of NSW |