Guest editor's introduction: Technical communication in the age of distributed work

Technical Communication Quarterly

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 265-277

  Spinuzzi, Clay ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 42149140915     PISSN: 10572252     EISSN: 15427625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10572250701290998     Document Type: Article

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