Intended primarily for use in writing and editing teaching materials, reference works, and nonfiction works in general, these guidelines have been compiled to alert authors and McGraw-Hill Book Company staff members both to the problems of sex discrimination and to various solutions. In addition, the guidelines reveal ways in which males and…

This report chronicles the first Society of Magazine Editors' educators seminar, which was held in New York from May 13-17, 1974, and was attended by ten journalism faculty. The industry's concerns, as expressed through editors, are paper, printing, postage, people, and profit. The Magazine Publishers Association (MPA) seems mostly concerned with…

This book explains the job of the yearbook editor and illustrates, in its own layout, how a yearbook should be designed, structured, and organized. By examining the design of this book, a yearbook editor can learn the basics of yearbook production and editing. The table of contents is divided into introduction, body, and appendixes to indicate how…

This practical booklet, intended for those who are transcribing oral interviews into manuscript form, provides transcribing and editing guidelines that are particularly pertinent to oral history interviews. The major factor involved in a transcription is its editing. Editing is defined as making the material suitable for use by researchers and the…

Managed texts are written and designed by a team of writers and researchers under the direction and control of a publishing house. How these books got started, what needs they meet, their advantages and disadvantages, and the consequences they are having on college text publishing are addressed. (JMD)

Describes the requirements of a course entitled "Technical Reporting," offered for seniors in the Civil Engineering Department, and covers a variety of techniques in report writing and editing. (GA)

Arthur J. Rosenthal, founder and proprietor of Basic Books until he sold it to Harper & Row, took over Harvard University Press in 1972. Then HUP was debt-ridden, now it is flourishing and moving in new directions. (Author/RK)

Argues that even with the proliferation of computers by newspapers, students still need to learn paper and pencil editing skills--which can be used in places other than newsrooms. (FL)

Recounts the processes involved in compiling folklore tales for a published collection. (MS)

Describes a copy editing course assignment which requires students to write and design four-page newsletters using desktop computers. Presents guidelines for the project and an evaluation of the student-produced newsletters. (MM)

Tough editoral decisions made by college editors and their consequences are described. (MLW)

The market availability of optical storage technology will radically change the nature of information distribution, especially by reducing the high cost of mass data storage. The three general classes of optical storage are: (1) mass-produced read-only storage, (2) write-once storage, and (3) erasable optical storage. (CDD)

Describes the Biblio-Link and Pro-Cite software packages, which can be used together to create local databases with downloaded records, or to reorganize and repackage downloaded records for client reports. (CLB)

This study examined effects of editing and cooperation on an instruction writing task performance on an individual transfer task. Results showed: (1) dyads significantly outperformed individuals on communication score; (2) noneditors outperformed editors; (3) completeness score with editors outperformed individuals on the first task; and (4) no…

Describes a course that recently integrated instruction in reporting and editing into a basic newsgathering and processing class. (HTH)