This page provides links to a variety of web resources for communication researchers. I use the term communication to include professional and technical communication, writing in the disciplines, technology in the disciplines, composition, and rhetoric. This page will continue grow as I have time to devote attention to it.
The entries are presented in five categories: general; publications; professional, technical and scientific communication; hypertext; and rhetoric and composition.
Note. All links are external, and will open sites in a new window. If you find any broken links, please email me.
EServer.org. This scholarly discourse web-host provides a rich and diverse collections of link sites, information sites, and publications for scholars and students.
Wikipedia. This free, online encyclopedia provides a wide range of entries, including many related to communication. For example, see rhetoric, technical communication, and hypertext.
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Kairos. Online journal. The site describes Kairos as a "refereed online journal exploring the intersections of rhetoric, technology, and pedagogy." Its web texts include "scholarly examinations of large-scale issues related to special topics, individual and collaborative reviews of books and media, news and announcements of interest, interactive exchanges about previous Kairos publications, and extended interviews with leading scholars. "
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TC Library. The TC Library folks describe it as a "free, nonprofit library for professional, scientific and technical communicators (such as technical writers). Our goal is to provide tech comm practitioners, students, teachers and managers a comprehensive single location from which to access the best resources currently available online." This site has a comprehensive category listing that includes careers, design, education, publications, web design, and much more.
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The Electronic Labyrinth. An extensive discussion of many issues related to the design and experience of hypertextual documents. Topics include hypertext terminology, and discussion of the impact hypertext has had and continues to have on how we think of books, writing and reading, literary formats, and more. The site is hosted by eserver.org.
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Rhetoric and Composition. An excellent resource for scholars and students of rhetoric and composition. The site is well organized, with several useful categories of content (e.g., about rhetoric, bibliographies, journals, organizations). The site is hosted by eserver.org.
Visual Rhetoric Portal. This site is a link portal for exploring visual rhetoric.
Silva Rhetoricae. The Forest of Rhetoric. This site provides a detailed introduction to classical rhetoric. The site is provided by Dr. Giddeon Burton of Brigham Young University.
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