Commentary 2 Book Commentary: Computerized Workplace Writing Scott DeLoach AT&T Atlanta, GA Patricia Sullivan and Jennie Dautermann's Electronic Literacies in the Workplace: Technologiesof Writing (1996) offers fourteen thought-provoking examinations and discussions of the interaction between electronic literacy, workplace environments, computing technology, and writing. In their introduction, the editors "contend that technology, especially when it networks writers to other writers, is more than a mere scribal tool" (vii). This claim is definitely supported by the collected works, where numerous examples are provided of the power of technology to influence workplace culture and the writing process. The electronically literate continue to dominate the workplace because technology has proven valuable in furthering industry's pursuit of efficiency and productivity. Recognizing the role of technology in the workplace leads to two very important observations for academia: (1) developing students' electronic literacy is vital to their success in the workplace and (2) the only way that the workplace will adopt the academy's goals of a socially open and egalitarian environment is if researchers can frame their benefits within the efficiency and productivity goals of the workplace. In this review, I have attempted to present a representative response from the workplace to the academy. Given
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Book Commentary: Computerized Workplace Writing
DeLoach, Scott
Follow ACM SIGDOC Asterisk Journal of Computer Documentation
, Volume 21 (2)
Association for Computing Machinery – May 1, 1997
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