Documentation refers to the systematic collection, organization, storage, retrieval, and dissemination of information. It involves processes used for learning, sharing information, or recording intellectual property. The output of documentation can be written, visual, or audio information about objects, practices, products, or events. There are many types of documents, including books, reports, manuals, journals, newsletters, working papers, case studies, success stories, and more. Documentation plays an important role in agriculture by integrating farmers, researchers, and extension workers to harness and share knowledge from various sources for better farming and livelihoods.
HATS: A Design Procedure for Routine Business Documents, adapted from William H. Baker’s “HATS: A Design Procedure for Routine Business Documents,” B usiness Communication Quarterly V. 64, no. 2 June 2001. Composed for the Purdue Writing Lab by Allen Brizee, Ph.D. Student, Rhetoric and Composition, Purdue University Adapted from William H. Baker’s “HATS: A Design Procedure for Routine Business Documents,” Business Communication Quarterly V. 64, no. 2 June 2001.
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