Technical Communicator Wins Ig Nobel Prize for Literature 2007

[Stuart Burnfield <slb -at- westnet -dot- com -dot- au>]

Actually, she's a professional indexer, but isn't it great that we can 
use the inclusive term Technical Communicator to rope people in to our 
merry band when they do something cool.

"The Ig Nobels are presented at a ceremony at Sanders Theatre, Harvard 
University. They are a spoof on the true Nobel Prizes, and are awarded 
for research that makes people laugh, and then think. Ten awards are 
given each year from a pool of about 7000 nominations.

On 4 October 2007 Glenda was awarded the Ig Nobel Prize for Literature 
for an article she had written in 2001 on the problems encountered when 
alphabetising index entries that start with 'The'. The rules differ 
depending on the type of entry, and they don't always reflect the way 
people think about the terms being indexed."

Glenda Browne's site:
http://www.webindexing.biz/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=458&Itemid=69.

You can hear Glenda talking about the paper and the award:
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/scienceshow/stories/2008/2247416.htm

Stuart
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Create HTML or Microsoft Word content and convert to Help file formats or 
printed documentation. Features include support for Windows Vista & 2007 
Microsoft Office, team authoring, plus more.
http://www.DocToHelp.com/TechwrlList

True single source, conditional content, PDF export, modular help.
Help & Manual is the most powerful authoring tool for technical
documentation. Boost your productivity! http://www.helpandmanual.com

---
You are currently subscribed to TECHWR-L as archive -at- web -dot- techwr-l -dot- com -dot- 

To unsubscribe send a blank email to 
techwr-l-unsubscribe -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
or visit http://lists.techwr-l.com/mailman/options/techwr-l/archive%40web.techwr-l.com


To subscribe, send a blank email to techwr-l-join -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com

Send administrative questions to admin -at- techwr-l -dot- com -dot-  Visit
http://www.techwr-l.com/ for more resources and info.