IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication Mar 1998

Editing a Web site: extending the levels of edit

S.L. Anderson ; C.P. Campbell New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology ; N. Hindle ; J. Price New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology ; R. Scasny

Abstract

For technical editors accustomed to preparing manuscripts for print, editing in the new medium of the World Wide Web can prove challenging. The article suggests how technical editors can prepare themselves by adapting the levels of edit concept, long used in the technical editing of books, articles, and reports, to deal with the different requirements of this new medium.

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IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication
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1998-03-01
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10.1109/47.661630
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