Proofreading vs. Copyediting
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grammar and usage:
- Check spelling, punctuation, word usage, basic grammar.
- Highlight sentences which are not clear in meaning.
- Check for consistent American or British English usage.
grammar and usage:
Proofreading duties above plus:
- Suggested rewording (for clarity, logic, consistency).
style and formatting:
- Apply consistent Chicago style to headlines, numbers, etc., unless
another style sheet is provided.
- Apply consistent formatting (fonts, subheadings, section breaks, etc.)
- Check for consistency of titles and subtitles against TOC as well as
consistency of names, places, treaties, organization names, etc.
- Define acronyms on first use (e.g., PRC - People's Republic of China).
references / bibliography:
- Apply consistent use of chosen citation system (e.g., author-date
system).
- Use Chicago style formatting for footnotes and bibliography /
endnotes unless one is requested.
maintenance:
- Maintain style sheet - saved for future client projects for consistency.
- Upon delivery, provide summary of open questions, conflicting
information or documentation for editor / client to be aware of.
- File conversion of MS Word documents (MS Word 2002 and before)
into Adobe PDF format.
- Editing and formatting of .doc / .rtf texts into searchable PDF format
for online eBook publication.
COMPUTER
- MS OFFICE (doc, rtf, txt , ppt, xls)
- ADOBE ACROBAT 7.0 (pdf)
- DSL
REFERENCE
Style Guides
- Chicago Manual of Style - 14th and 15th (also CD-ROM)
- Oxford Style Manual
- The Copyeditor's Handbook
- Economist Style Guide
Dictionaries / Usage
- Merriam-Webster's Collegiate (11th)
- MW's Dictionary of English Usage
- MW's Dictionary of Synonyms
- Random House Webster's Unabridged (3rd)
- Concise Oxford English Dictionary (11th)
- Collins German-English Dictionary (3rd)
English Editing and Writing Services
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Editorial Services Berlin
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