Addresses the issue of possible savings of time and money for authors and publishers resulting from author word processing and automation of scholarly book publishing industry. Automation and taxes, newspaper publishing, editing, routine expenses in the copy editing of word-processed works, and the effect on costs for libraries are covered. (EJS)

Explores the relationship between technical writers and their editors, suggesting ways to defuse defensive attitudes. Recommends providing students opportunities to edit other students' works to learn first hand the sensitivities inherent to the author/editor relationship. (HTH)

This report presents the findings from a 2-stage, multi-method study conducted in 2000 and 2001 on the editing skills and processes which students at two schools in New Zealand used when working with word processors and with pencils. The study's main aim was to examine the influence of the use of a word processor on students' editing processes and…

Presents guidelines for the feature writer, suggestions for finding ideas to write about, and a step-by-step approach for writing entertaining features. (TO)

Describes a method used by Stephens College student reporters to obtain feedback from their sources after a story is printed. (TO)

Part of Lexicography and Dialect Geography, Festgabe for Hans Kurath''. Comments are based on the compiling of A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue''. Paper presented at the Table Ronde de Lexicographie Historique, Florence, Italy, May 4, 1971. (DD)

Praises improved standards of high school publications but suggests there is room for further improvement. (RB)

This, the first of a two-part series concerning children's book publishing, begins with the 1950s and describes the career development of Dolphin Publishing Company's children's book editor Bunky Bannister and her reactions to social changes over the years. (AEA)

Argues against the proliferation of translation theories and theoretical courses for translators, stating a preference for an approach that focuses on practical principles. Also discusses issues such as the relationship between lexicology and terminology, the editor's role, and translator's qualifications and responsibilities towards the receptor.…

Tells how college journalism students can use video display terminals to learn how to typeset and edit their news stories electronically. (GT)

Describes a technique for editing and formatting online database searches which provides the requestor/user with a clean finished and more readily understandable product. (CWM)

An alumni periodical is seen as a house organ that should represent its school to the public. The most important priority should be in finding a first-rate editor. Six key aspects of a periodical are good writing and illustration, honesty, clear organization and design, content, freshness, and style. (MLW)

Suggestions for the preparation and development of manuscripts for scholarly journals are presented. Included are suggestions for generating ideas and a list of common reasons for rejection of articles. (JMF)

The issue of freedom of the alumni press is explored in terms of the nature of freedom of the press, the institution's use of and need for alumni publications, pressures on alumni editors, and the future responsibilities of the alumni press. (JMF)