atw: Re: New Subscriber Saying Hello
- From: "McCALMAN,Tony" <tony.mccalman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "'austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 14:06:34 +1030
Hello John - yes I would agree with Bill's comments. I've been monitoring
this discussion group for several years, but this is the first time I've
actually provided any input. Tech authors in the defence industry are quite
numerous, but are a unique breed with a unique skill set. We are moving
away from the older paper-based systems as new projects come along, but
paper-based is still the delivery of choice in many cases.
Cheers
Tony McCalman
Lead Technical Author & Training Provider
BAE Systems
M&D Victoria
677 Victoria Street
Abbotsford
Melbourne 3067
Australia
-----Original Message-----
From: HALL Bill [mailto:bill.hall@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, 29 October 2003 14:26
To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: atw: Re: New Subscriber Saying Hello
John
There are a reasonable number of techwriters associated with the defence
industry where we certainly document physical systems and equipment,
although if my company is any indication, our Defence clients are
increasingly interested in having the documentation delivered
electronically to the end users.
That is certainly the case with ships and submarines, and even the Army
may go down that path for its armoured vehicles. However, even though
our products are delivered electronically, in most cases we still follow
the structure of paper documents as a model, but requirements
interactive electronic technical manuals are definitely going to become
more common in the future.
As you would probably know, the heavy engineering industry (i.e., power
stations, chemical plants, etc. also have similar documentation
requirements.
However, for whatever reason, technical writers in the defence and heavy
engineering disciplines are not heavily represented in the forum -
perhaps because their jobs are more stable and inward focussed than the
jobs of those writing help systems for computer software. The latter are
frequently on the Web for all kinds of good reasons. In some cases the
former won't even have on-the-job access to the Web.
Anyway, welcome aboard.
Bill Hall
Documentation Systems Analyst
Head Office, Engineering
Tenix Defense
Williamstown, Vic. 3016
Phone: 03 9244 4820
Email:bill (dot) hall (at) tenix (dot) com
URL: http://www.tenix.com
Honorary Research Fellow
Knowledge Management Lab
School of Information Management & Systems
Monash University
Caulfield East, Vic. 3145
Phone: 03 9903 1883
Email: william (dot) hall (at) sims (dot) monash (dot) edu (dot) au
URL: http://www.sims.monash.edu.au/research/km/
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-----Original Message-----
From: John Bennett [mailto:john@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, 29 October 2003 1:56 PM
To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: atw: New Subscriber Saying Hello
Are there any other writers out there who are still involved in mostly
paper based operating, maintenance, and training style documentation for
mechanical, electrical, or electronic systems and equipment? Surely
there is still a need for this type of documentation and writers with
the technical knowledge and background!
John
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