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Minimalism Beyond the Nurnberg Funnel (MIT Press) Paperback – January 1, 2003

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Minimalism is an action- and task-oriented approach to instruction and documentation that emphasizes the importance of realistic activities and experiences for effective learning and information seeking. Since 1990, when the approach was defined in John Carroll's The Nurnberg Funnel, much work has been done to apply, refine, and broaden the minimalist approach to technical communication. This volume presents fourteen major contributions to the current theory and practice of minimalism.Contributors evaluate the development of minimalism up to now, analyze the acceptance of minimalism by the mainstream technical communications community, report on specific innovations and investigations, and discuss future challenges and directions. The book also includes an appendix containing a bibliography of published research and development work on minimalism since 1990.

ContributorsTricia Anson, R. John Brockmann, John M. Carroll, Steve Draper, David K. Farkas, JoAnn T. Hackos, Robert R. Johnson, Greg Kearsley, Barbara Mirel, Janice (Ginny) Redish, Stephanie Rosenbaum, Karl L. Smart, Hans van der Meij.

Published in association with the Society for Technical Communication.

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Series: MIT Press
Paperback: 428 pages
Publisher: The MIT Press (January 1, 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0262512955
ISBN-13: 978-0262512954
Product Dimensions: 6.2 x 1.2 x 9.1 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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By A reader on November 8, 1999

Format: Hardcover

This isn't a comprehensive manual of minimalism, so don't fall into that trap, as a coworker did. It does provide an overview of the principles of minimalism, but I didn't feel qualified as an expert (or even close) after studying it.
That said, I appreciated it because it's a collection of papers rather than the thoughts of one expert, and allowed me to explore differing opinions on some of the points of minimalism. Rather than laying out a formula for writers to follow, I thought it encouraged writers to think about the principles of minimalism and why or why not to adopt certain tenets.

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Wonderful reference

By Castal on November 8, 2009

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I used this book for a class on User Centered Documentation and it was great. Unfortunately it just became out of print as we started the class, so getting a hold of it was very difficult, but definitely worth it. It is a great reference book for any technical communicator or documentation specialist. It is a collection of essays on user centered documentation design, as well as user analysis. I would be very pleased if they started printing it again!