SIGDOC is the Association for Computing Machinery's Special Interest Group (SIG) on the Design of Communication (DOC). Until 2003, SIGDOC focused on documentation for hardware and software. With the shift in focus from documentation to the "design of communication," SIGDOC better positioned itself to emphasize the potentials, the practices, and the problems of multiple kinds of communication technologies, such as web applications, user interfaces, and on-line and print documentation.
SIGDOC focuses on the design of communication as it is taught, practiced, researched, and theorized in various fields, including technical communication, software engineering, information architecture, and usability, etc.
The traditional SIGDOC member was likely to be teacher, researcher, and/or practitioner of computer documentation. Today, a member of SIGDOC is likely to be a teacher, student, researcher, or practitioner of technical communication, computer science, user interface/interaction design, or a related field..
The following articles are from "ACM 14th International Conference on Systems Documentation":
Copp, Stephanie (1996): Working with Academe. In: ACM 14th International Conference on Systems Documentation 1996. pp. 1-2. Available online
Woof, Beth (1996): Navigational Issues and Strategies in Non-Linear Online Education. In: ACM 14th International Conference on Systems Documentation 1996. pp. 11-15. Available online
Cantando, Mary (1996): Vision 2000: Multimedia Electronic Support Systems. In: ACM 14th International Conference on Systems Documentation 1996. pp. 111-114. Available online
Chignell, Mark and Keevil, Benjamin (1996): Developing Usable Online Information for a Web Authoring Tool. In: ACM 14th International Conference on Systems Documentation 1996. pp. 115-123. Available online
Aikat, Shish and Aikat, Deb (1996): Shared Techniques between Print and Online Documentation. In: ACM 14th International Conference on Systems Documentation 1996. pp. 125-129. Available online
Brown, Betsy, Collier, Karen, Farr, Chuck, Littrell, Betty, Slagle, Sharon and Stratton, Deborah (1996): From Hardcopy to Online: Changes to the Editor's Role and Process. In: ACM 14th International Conference on Systems Documentation 1996. pp. 131-138. Available online
Pedell, Brian J. (1996): Examining the Role of Visual Discourse Analysis in Multimedia Instructional Design. In: ACM 14th International Conference on Systems Documentation 1996. pp. 139-148. Available online
Dowhal, Danny (1996): A Seven-Dimensional Approach to Graphics. In: ACM 14th International Conference on Systems Documentation 1996. pp. 149-160. Available online
Banfalvi, Tom, Sturgeon, Peter and Walsh, Christina L. K. (1996): Manufacturing Documents in a Visual Warehouse. In: ACM 14th International Conference on Systems Documentation 1996. pp. 161-166. Available online
Lang, Darice M. and Luketich, Monica (1996): Mining for Gems in an Information Overload. In: ACM 14th International Conference on Systems Documentation 1996. pp. 167-178. Available online
Pageau, Kern R. (1996): Learning from a Distance. In: ACM 14th International Conference on Systems Documentation 1996. pp. 17-22. Available online
Soderston, Candace, Kleid, Naomi and Crandell, Thomas (1996): Concept Mapping: A Job-Performance Aid for Hypertext Developers. In: ACM 14th International Conference on Systems Documentation 1996. pp. 179-186. Available online
McAllister, Nancy C. and McAllister, David F. (1996): Providing Education Electronically to Non-Institutional Sites: New Delivery to a New Audience. In: ACM 14th International Conference on Systems Documentation 1996. pp. 187-193. Available online
Kneece, Nancy S. (1996): An Electronic Publishing Spectrum: A Framework for Text Modules. In: ACM 14th International Conference on Systems Documentation 1996. pp. 195-203. Available online
Roposh, Cindy and Schoenrock, Hanna (1996): Developing Single-Source Documentation for Multiple Formats. In: ACM 14th International Conference on Systems Documentation 1996. pp. 205-212. Available online
Gillihan, Dana and Rauch, Thyra (1996): Information Access: Single Source, Multiple Use. In: ACM 14th International Conference on Systems Documentation 1996. pp. 213-220. Available online
Yeh, Lin-Ju, Yao, Hsiu-Hsen and Chen, Yuan-Kuo (1996): SSQL: A Semi-Structured Query Language for SGML Document Retrievals. In: ACM 14th International Conference on Systems Documentation 1996. pp. 221-228. Available online
Korgen, Susan (1996): Object-Oriented, Single-Source, On-Line Documents that Update Themselves. In: ACM 14th International Conference on Systems Documentation 1996. pp. 229-237. Available online
Priestley, Michael, Chamberland, Luc and Jones, Julian (1996): Rethinking the Reference Manual: Using Database Technology on the WWW to Provide Complete, High-Volume Reference Information Without Overwhelming Your Readers. In: ACM 14th International Conference on Systems Documentation 1996. pp. 23-28. Available online
Turk, Kathryn L. and Nichols, Michelle Corbin (1996): Online Help Systems: Technological Evolution or Revolution. In: ACM 14th International Conference on Systems Documentation 1996. pp. 239-242. Available online
Bergeron, Bryan P. (1996): Academia, Privacy and Modern Information Technology: Partnering with Industry to the Modern Economy. In: ACM 14th International Conference on Systems Documentation 1996. pp. 243-245. Available online
Glasscock, Naomi F. (1996): Producing a Graduate of Advanced Studies in the Area of Online Information Design. In: ACM 14th International Conference on Systems Documentation 1996. pp. 247-256. Available online
Hill, Charles A. and Mehlenbacher, Brad (1996): Readers' Expectations and Writers' Goals in the Late Age of Print. In: ACM 14th International Conference on Systems Documentation 1996. pp. 257-266. Available online
Dicks, R. Stanley (1996): Customer Analysis in the Wired Age. In: ACM 14th International Conference on Systems Documentation 1996. pp. 267-270. Available online
Stieren, Carl and Rachniowski, Zbigniew (Paul) (1996): Designing Two Nonprofit Web Sites on Less Than $350 US per Year Each. In: ACM 14th International Conference on Systems Documentation 1996. pp. 271-280. Available online
Jackson, Mary Anne (1996): Designing a Leading-Edge World Wide Web Site. In: ACM 14th International Conference on Systems Documentation 1996. pp. 281-283. Available online
Carlton, Darren and Harmsen, Margaret E. (1996): Customizing Tools to Manage Complex Online Help Development. In: ACM 14th International Conference on Systems Documentation 1996. pp. 29-34. Available online
Prescod, Paul (1996): Multiple Media Publishing in SGML. In: ACM 14th International Conference on Systems Documentation 1996. pp. 3-9. Available online
Beam, Paul and Goldsworthy, Peter (1996): Technical Writing on the Web -- Distributed SGML-Based Learning. In: ACM 14th International Conference on Systems Documentation 1996. pp. 35-41. Available online
Tilley, Scott R. and Smith, Dennis B. (1996): Documenting Virtual Communities. In: ACM 14th International Conference on Systems Documentation 1996. pp. 43-49. Available online
McKellar, Jr. Elwin N., Dwyer, Ginga K., Walli, Gaylin J. and Calomeni, Patricia L. (1996): Like Topsy, It Just Grew: Students and Staff Make a Collaborative Documentation Project Work. In: ACM 14th International Conference on Systems Documentation 1996. pp. 51-56. Available online
Albers, Michael J. (1996): Decision Making: A Missing Facet of Effective Documentation. In: ACM 14th International Conference on Systems Documentation 1996. pp. 57-65. Available online
Albing, Bill (1996): Process Constraints in the Management of Technical Documentation. In: ACM 14th International Conference on Systems Documentation 1996. pp. 67-74. Available online
Stribling, Dee, Hunter, Tim, Olszewski, Len, Corrigan, Anne, Mullis, Randy and Allen, Lloyd (1996): A Real World Conversion to SGML. In: ACM 14th International Conference on Systems Documentation 1996. pp. 75-86. Available online
Sleeter, Melissa E. (1996): OpenDoc -- Building Help for a Component-Oriented Architecture. In: ACM 14th International Conference on Systems Documentation 1996. pp. 87-94. Available online
Reece, Gloria A., Bol, Linda and Morrison, Gary R. (1996): A Formative Evaluation of a Computer-Based Instruction Tutorial with Application to Electronic Performance Support Systems. In: ACM 14th International Conference on Systems Documentation 1996. pp. 95-109. Available online
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