Axelson is the president of Friends of Cherokee Marsh
She writes and publishes technical writing and documentation under the pen name Jan Axelson
Janet Louise Axelson (born 1949) is an American author and conservationist. She writes and publishes technical literature and documentation under the pen name Jan Axelson. Much of her work relates to computer interfaces and protocols, including USB, Ethernet, serial, and parallel ports. Her books are published by her company Lakeview Research, LLC, which is based in Madison, Wisconsin. She has also written articles for Nuts and Volts, and the Wisconsin State Journal.
Axelson is the president of Friends of Cherokee Marsh, a volunteer conservation organization based in Madison, Wisconsin that protects and restores the Cherokee Marsh wetland area, an ecologically significant part of the Yahara Riverwatershed.
Selected publications
Axelson, Jan (2015). USB Complete Fifth Edition: The Developer's Guide. Madison, Wisconsin: Lakeview Research. ISBN978-1-931448-28-4. OCLC993763298.
Axelson, Jan (2011). USB Embedded Hosts: The Developer's Guide. Madison, Wisconsin: Lakeview Research. ISBN978-1-931448-24-6. OCLC742514334.
Axelson, Jan (2007). Serial Port Complete: COM Ports, USB Virtual COM Ports, and Ports for Embedded Systems. Madison, Wisconsin: Lakeview Research. ISBN978-1-931448-07-9. OCLC154714830.
Axelson, Jan (2003). Embedded Ethernet and Internet Complete: Designing and Programming Small Devices for Networking. Madison, Wisconsin: Lakeview Research. ISBN978-1-931448-00-0. OCLC474716245.