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)

Concludes that viewers of television news tend to focus on the audio and are not disturbed by discontinuity in the video. (FL)

Offers a plan for developing student editing skills in the beginning technical writing class. Suggests guidelines that parallel the revision-oriented heuristics of such scholars as Michael Flanigan and Linda Flower. (FL)

Describes computerized writing aids and how they can complement but never take the place of good writing skills. The drawbacks of utilizing microcomputer programs "Grammatik" and "Punctuation and Style," both style programs, are discussed, and ways in which such programs should be used are suggested. (MBR)

Concludes that managing editors depend primarily upon face-to-face communication to reach newsroom employees. (FL)

Advises faculty editors to have a written set of guidelines for all materials submitted to a literary magazine to avoid alienating contributors. (CRH)

Describes several classroom exercises designed to make film grammar and narrative structure clear to the student. (RBW)