Butcher's copy-editing : the Cambridge handbook for editors, copy-editors and proofreaders / Judith Butcher, Caroline Drake and Maureen Leach.

Call Number	808/.027
Author	Butcher, Judith, author.
Title	Butcher's copy-editing : the Cambridge handbook for editors, copy-editors and proofreaders / Judith Butcher, Caroline Drake and Maureen Leach.
Edition	Fourth edition.
Physical Description	1 online resource (xiv, 543 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
Notes	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
Contents	1. Introduction -- 2. Preliminary copy-editing, design and specimen pages -- 3. Preparing the text for the typesetter -- 4. Illustrations -- 5. Proofs -- 6. House style -- 7. Preliminary pages -- 8. Indexes -- 9. Other parts of a book -- 10. Bibliographical references -- 11. Literary material -- 12. Multi-author and multi-volume works -- 13. Science and mathematics books -- 14. Other special subjects -- 15. Reprints and new editions -- 16. On-screen editing by Anne Waddingham.
Summary	Since its first publication in 1975, Judith Butcher's Copy-editing has become firmly established as a classic reference guide. This fourth edition has been comprehensively revised to provide an up-to-date and clearly presented source of information for all those involved in preparing typescripts and illustrations for publication. From the basics of how to prepare text and illustrations for the designer and typesetter, through the ground rules of house style, to how to read and correct proofs, Copy-editing covers all aspects of the editorial process. New and revised features: • up-to-date advice on indexes, inclusive language, reference systems and preliminary pages • a chapter devoted to on-screen copy-editing • guidance on digital coding and publishing in other media such as e-books • updated to take account of modern typesetting and printing technology • an expanded section on law books • an essential tool for new and experienced copy-editors, working freelance or in-house.
Added Author	Drake, Caroline, 1963- author. Leach, Maureen, 1945- author.
Subject	Copy editing Handbooks, manuals, etc. Proofreading Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Multimedia	https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511482106

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Summary	Since its first publication in 1975, Judith Butcher's Copy-editing has become firmly established as a classic reference guide. This fourth edition has been comprehensively revised to provide an up-to-date and clearly presented source of information for all those involved in preparing typescripts and illustrations for publication. From the basics of how to prepare text and illustrations for the designer and typesetter, through the ground rules of house style, to how to read and correct proofs, Copy-editing covers all aspects of the editorial process. New and revised features: • up-to-date advice on indexes, inclusive language, reference systems and preliminary pages • a chapter devoted to on-screen copy-editing • guidance on digital coding and publishing in other media such as e-books • updated to take account of modern typesetting and printing technology • an expanded section on law books • an essential tool for new and experienced copy-editors, working freelance or in-house.
Notes	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
Contents	1. Introduction -- 2. Preliminary copy-editing, design and specimen pages -- 3. Preparing the text for the typesetter -- 4. Illustrations -- 5. Proofs -- 6. House style -- 7. Preliminary pages -- 8. Indexes -- 9. Other parts of a book -- 10. Bibliographical references -- 11. Literary material -- 12. Multi-author and multi-volume works -- 13. Science and mathematics books -- 14. Other special subjects -- 15. Reprints and new editions -- 16. On-screen editing by Anne Waddingham.
Subject	Copy editing Handbooks, manuals, etc. Proofreading Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Multimedia	https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511482106