Chicago Guide to Preparing Electronic Manuscripts (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing) [Hardcover]

The University of Chicago Press (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0226103927 | ISBN-13: 978-0226103921 | Publication Date: June 10, 1988 | Edition: Revised

This guide to preparing manuscripts on computer offers authors and publishers practical assistance on how to use authors' disks or tapes for typesetting. When the thirteenth edition of The Chicago Manual of Style was published in 1982, the impact of personal computers on the publishing process had just begun to be felt. This new book supplements information in the Chicago Manual by covering the rapidly changing subject of electronic manuscripts. Since the early 1980s more and more authors have been producing manuscripts on computers and expecting their publishers to make use of the electronic version. For a number of reasons, including the proliferation of incompatible machines and software, however, publishers have not always found it easy to work with electronic manuscripts. The University of Chicago Press has been doing so since 1981, and in this book passes on the results of six years' experience with preparing such manuscripts and converting them to type.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

Univ. of Chicago Pr. Apr. 1987. c.128p. bibliog. LC 86-19343. $25; pap. $9.95. publishing/ref Electronically prepared manuscripts have become increasingly important to publishers and typesetters because of the cost savings involved. However these benefits are possible only if the document is consistently coded and carefully prepared according to publishers' requirements. This unique and useful reference supplements the 13th edition of the Chicago Manual of Style (1982). Based on five years of successful experience at the University of Chicago Press, it offers practical guidelines for preparing authors' disks and tapes for typesetting, helping authors as well as helping publishers take advantage of the new technology. Appendixes include forms, checklists, and codes. Robin Kaplan, M.L.S., The Information Group, Los Angeles
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Plastic Comb edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 151 pages
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press; Revised edition (June 10, 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0226103927
• ISBN-13: 978-0226103921
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
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