From writers to information coordinators: Technology and the changing face of collaboration

Journal of Business and Technical Communication

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 449-467

  Jones, Scott L ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY KOKOMO   (United States)

Author keywords

Collaboration; Collaborative writing; Intranet; Professional writers; XML

Indexed keywords

EID: 27844603749     PISSN: 10506519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1050651905278318     Document Type: Article

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