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The Craft of Editing. A Guide for Managers, Scientists, and Engineers.
Michael Alley
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Description for The Craft of Editing. A Guide for Managers, Scientists, and Engineers.
Paperback. Accompanying "The Craft of Scientific Writing", this work discusses the common problems encountered by teachers, editors, reviewers, and managers who are called upon to improve, the writings of others. It describes the editing for content, style, and presentation; the problems that arise when manuscripts must be edited by management; and more. Num Pages: 160 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 4 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: CBW; CJB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 550.
You are a hired gun of sorts: a manager, scientist, or en gineer called upon to edit a document. Perhaps you are overseeing a long report or thesis, reviewing a journal article, or providing comments on a proposal. For the document before you, what changes do you suggest? How do you clearly and efficiently communicate those changes to the author? How do you convince the author and the other editors that those changes are needed? The answers to these questions define how you edit someone's writing. In business, engineering, and science, the process of editing causes much strife. In fact, ... Read more
You are a hired gun of sorts: a manager, scientist, or en gineer called upon to edit a document. Perhaps you are overseeing a long report or thesis, reviewing a journal article, or providing comments on a proposal. For the document before you, what changes do you suggest? How do you clearly and efficiently communicate those changes to the author? How do you convince the author and the other editors that those changes are needed? The answers to these questions define how you edit someone's writing. In business, engineering, and science, the process of editing causes much strife. In fact, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9780387989648
SKU
V9780387989648
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