Proofreading at the Computer, 10-Hour Series (with CD-ROM)
by Barbara Norstrom and Mary Cole
Learn the simple method of proofreading that saves time and produces error-free documents. PROOFREADING AT THE COMPUTER, 10-HOUR SERIES, and its accompanying CD-ROM teaches you how to proofread comparatively, check documents with numbers, brush up your grammar and get the most out of your spell check. You'll also discover tips for checking emails for misspellings and proofreading in teams. And because it's loaded with study tips, this is the proofreading textbook that helps you out during test t...
The Book Unbound (Studies in Book and Print Culture)
In The Book Unbound, scholars and editors examine how best to use new technological tools and new methodologies with artefacts of medieval literature and culture. Taking into consideration English, French, Anglo-Norman, and Latin texts from several periods, the contributors examine and re-evaluate traditional approaches to and conclusions about medieval books and the cultural texts they contain - literary, dramatic, legal, historical, and musical. The essays range from detailed examinations of s...
Straightforward and easy-to-use, this guide has been designed especially for the nonprofessional. However, it is equally valuable for professionals who wish to brush up on their skills. This uncomplicated resource explains the difference between ordinary reading and proofreading, and shows how to use an editorial style sheet. It also explains proofreader's marks, and addresses special rules to follow for different kinds of printed material, such as newsletters, catalogs, technical manuals, magaz...
The 10-Hour Series covers a variety of important technology-based business skills with short texts that can be completed in ten hours. The Internet and technology are used extensively in this series for research, instruction, and application. These books, many supported by data disks or CDs, are brief, uncomplicated, and activity-based, requiring minimal instructor intervention. Proofreading at the Computer teaches basic proofreading skills. In ten brief lessons and 64 activities, students will...
Editing for the Digital Age (20160101, 05 College/Higher Education)
by Thom Lieb
Whether working in a traditional newsroom or as a one-person blogging operation, every good writer needs to become his or her own best editor. Editing for the Digital Age provides editors and writers with the tools necessary to ensure that published material is accurate, readable, and complete. The book provides guidance in copy editing fundamentals, including correcting grammar, conforming the writing to a style guide, and revising material so that it is tightly written and clear. The text...
Book History
Book History is the annual journal of the Society for the History of Authorship, Reading and Publishing, Inc. (SHARP). Book History is devoted to every aspect of the history of the book, broadly defined as the history of the creation, dissemination, and the reception of script and print. Book History publishes research on the social, economic, and cultural history of authorship, editing, printing, the book arts, publishing, the book trade, periodicals, newspapers, ephemera, copyright, censorshi...
Guide for Grammar, Spelling, Voice, and Sentence Structure #1 New Release in Writing, Research & Publishing Guides, Composition and Language, Grammar Reference, and Semantics Comma Sense by Ellen Feld is a style guide for all things grammar. Learn the rules of adverbs, punctuation, abbreviations, prepositions, and much more. Feld shows you how to write technically, professionally, and personally. Grammar for Everyone. Master English grammar with Ellen Feld. Comma Sense goes above and beyond...
Contemporary Editing offers journalism students a forward-looking introduction to news editing, providing instruction on traditional newsroom conventions along with a focus on emerging news platforms. This comprehensive text provides students with a strong understanding of everything an editor does, addressing essential copy editing fundamentals such as grammar and style; editorial decision making; photo editing, information graphics, and page design; and new media approaches to storytelling. Th...
With essays, the key to success is in the planning. The third edition of this bestselling guide takes students through the complete essay writing process, from planning the task and analysing the question to structuring, drafting and editing their work. It provides practical guidance on how to reference, approach different types of essay and make the most of tutors’ feedback. The book also includes useful models for different types of essays from a range of disciplines and new content on synthes...
McGraw-Hill Handbook of English Grammar and Usage, 2nd Edition
by Professor Mark Lester and Professor Larry Beason
In this new edition, Brian Carroll explores writing and editing for digital media with information about voice, style, media formats, and content development, combining hands-on exercises with new sections on idea generation, multi-modal storytelling, podcasting, and information credibility. Carroll explains and demonstrates how to effectively write for digital spaces – whether crafting a story for a website, writing for an app, blogging, or using social media to expand the conversation. Each c...
Evidence-Based Writing, Grade 1 (Applying the Standards)
by Shirley Pearson
Teaching and learning MLA style is about to get easier. For nearly seventy years, the Modern Language Association has helped student writers choose trustworthy sources and use them to support their own ideas. Now, the authority on writing and research presents the clearest approach to MLA style yet with the ninth edition of the MLA Handbook. The ninth edition works as both a textbook and a reference guide. Focusing on source evaluation, it features a wealth of visual examples and updated advic...