1st Edition

New Perspectives on Technical Editing

207 Pages

by Routledge

208 Pages

by Routledge

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Description

New Perspectives on Technical Editing provides readers with a rich picture of a thriving discipline. Its 10 chapters are written by various experts in the field, each of whom looks at technical editing from a distinct vantage point, setting challenging questions and offering authoritative recommendations based on experience and research. Contributors examine significant approaches to the practice... Read more

Chapter 1
Introduction Avon J. Murphy

Chapter 2
Conducting Research in Technical Editing Angela Eaton

Chapter 3
History and Trends in Technical Editing Thomas L. Warren

Chapter 4
The Teaching of Technical Editing Carolyn D. Rude

Chapter 5
The Editor Within the Modern Organization Michelle Corbin

Chapter 6
Copyediting and Beyond Jean Hollis Weber

Chapter 7
The Editor and the Electronic Word: Onscreen Editing as a Tool for Efficiency and Communication with Authors Geoffrey J. S. Hart

Chapter 8
Editing Within the Pure Sciences Barbara Gastel

Chapter 9
Editing a Technical Journal George F. Hayhoe

Chapter 10
Annotated Bibliography Avon J. Murphy and Thomas L. Warren

Meet the Contributors

Index