Communication Patterns of Engineers (eBook)

CAROL TENOPIR, PhD, is a Professor in the School of Information Sciences at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. In addition to four books, Dr. Tenopir has published over 200 journal articles. Since 1983 she has been writing the "Online Databases" column for Library Journal. Dr. Tenopir is a frequent speaker at professional conferences and has earned numerous teaching and research awards. DONALD W. KING, a statistician, has researched science, engineering, and medical communication for over forty years. He has authored or edited sixteen books, two of them award winners, and in the late 1970s he was named as one of the ten most-cited authors in the information field. Among numerous awards, he was named Pioneer in Science Information (Chemical Heritage Foundation).

Acknowledgements.

Introduction.

Communication Models.

An Engineers' Communication Framework.

The Engineering Profession and Communication.

Information Seeking and Use.

Information Output by Engineers.

Engineering Education and Communication Skills.

The Engineering Scholarly Journal Channel.

Engineering Communication Patterns Compared with Science and
Medicine.

The NASA/DOD Aerospace Knowledge Diffusion Research Project.

Bibliography.

"...this book is highly recommended for library and information
science libraries and engineering special and academic libraries."
(E-STREAMS, July 2004)

"...a mountain of research. Virtually every paragraph
contains foods for thought. If you want a broad view of engineering
communication...I highly recommend this book." (Computing
Reviews.com, June 22, 2004)

"...looks at all aspects of engineering communication,
including how much time engineers spend reading for their jobs and
the kind of information they produce as a result of their
work." (The Institute, January 7, 2004)