Technical editing / Carolyn D. Rude.
Series: The Allyn and Bacon series in technical communicationPublication details: Boston : Allyn and Bacon, c1998.Edition: 2nd editionDescription: xxv, 422 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:- 9780205200320
- 020520032X
- 808.02 21 RUD
Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Book Open Access | Engineering Library | 808.02 RUD 1 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | BUML24020515 |
Contents;
Part 1: Concepts and methods
1. Editing: The big picture
2. Readers, users, browsers, problem solvers
3. Copymarking: Hard copy
4. Electronic markup and online editing
Part 2: Basic copyediting
5. Basic copyediting: An introduction
6. Copyediting for consistency
7. Spelling, capitalization, and abbreviations
8. Grammar and use
9. Punctuation
10. Quantitative and technical material
11. Proofreading
Part 3: Comprehensive editing
12. Comprehensive editing: Definition and process
13. Style: Definition and sentence structures
14. Style: Verbs and other words
15. Style: The social and global contexts
16. Organization
17. Visual design
18. Illustrations
19. Editing online documents
Part 4: Management and production
20. Collaborating with writers
21. Legal and ethical issues in editing
22. Type and production
23. Management
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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