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>I have a friend who has just acquired a permanent position as a >technical writer. Among other things, she's writing online manuals >and help menus for new computer programs. She's interested in finding >resources on the Internet or the Web that will help her do her job -- >not directed so much at teaching and scholarship _about_ technical >writing, but at the practice _of_ it. I'm at a loss for suggestions, >but it occurred to me there might be lots of people on the CASLL list >with connections in that area. Hi Russ, You might suggest to your friend that she try the Society of Technical Communication's (STC) web site: <http://www.clark.net/pub/stc/www> . STC is the main professional organization in North America for technical writers. Also, there is the California Polytecnic's Resources for Technical Communicators (<http://www.calpoly.edu/~techcomm/>) as well as the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's Resources for Technical Communicators (<http://www.rpi.edu/~perezc2/tc/>). Finally, she might also try some of the training and development web sites and listservs. A good place to start would be the Training and Development page (<http://www.iconode.ca/trdev/>) or the homepage for the Training and Development listserv (<http://milkman.cac.psu.edu./~dlp/TRDEV/trdev-l.html>). Hope this helps, Patrick English, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC