Dear Colleagues, KnowGenesis International Journal for Technical Communication (IJTC) has just published its latest issue at http://knowgenesis.net/journal/index.php?journal=IJTC. We invite you to review the Table of Contents here and then visit our web site to review articles and items of interest. For your convenience, the issue is also available at KnowGenesis Online Library (www.knowgenesis.org/tc) as single PDF file. To access the journal online, you'll need your login ID and password. Please note that your credentials for accessing the journal is different from that required for KnowGenesis library. You can register yourself with KnowGenesis Library by visiting http://knowgenesis.org/tc/index.php?option=com_registration&task=register Thanks for the continuing interest in our work. We are looking forward for your visit to our website. -- Saurabh Kudesia Editor-in-chief KnowGenesis IJTC editorinchief@... www.knowgenesis.net/journal *************************** TABLE OF CONTENTS - Vol 1 Issue 3, Sept 2006 Editorial --------- Winning the Cross-Cultural Marathon By Saurabh Kudesia pp 4-5 Rendezvous with KnowGenesis --------------------------- Dr. Carol Barnum Professor, Information Design Director, Usability Center, Southern Polytechnic State University, Marietta, GA pp 6-9 Book Review ----------- The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation pp 10 Managing Your Documentation Project pp 10 Guest Column ------------ Quality Criteria for Indexes, Website Navigation and Search By Fred Brown pp 11- 19 Research -------- Contribution of the Indian Medical Service to the Documentation of Materia Medica, Medicinal Plants and Medical Topography of India, 1750-1925 By Prof. A. Neelameghan pp 20-30 Fluctuations in Document Accessibility: A Study of Five Search Engines By Prof. S.M.Shafi and Rafiq A. Rather pp 31-35 Regular ------- Perception at work By Prema Lawrence pp 36-39 *************************** ABOUT KNOWGENESIS JOURNAL ------------------------- KnowGenesis International Journal for Technical Communication (IJTC) is a freely available, international, scholarly journal, dedicated to making accessible the results of research across a wide range of information-related disciplines under Technical Communication. KnowGenesis IJTC is a volunteer effort that brought some of the finest International minds at one place. Thanks to their dedication and support,KnowGenesis IJTC became the first Indian Journal listed by American Education Research Association (AERA) SIG Communication of Research. AERA SIG list is a prestigious list of electronic journals consisting of scholarly and peer-reviewed journals, which are accessible without cost. 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