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Internet Resources for Editors

Internet Resources for Editors

Internet Resources for Editors

• Bay Area Editors' Forum: What Do Editors Do?
  Descriptions of different types of editorial services. Also see an archive of articles on editing at the site.
  
  
• Working with a Technical Editor
  Distinguishes "rule-based editing" from "analysis-based editing." By Jean Hollis Weber
  
  
• Microsoft Word Legal User's Guide
  Tutorials on Microsoft Word, including styles, track changes, and headers and footers.
  
  
• Cascading Style Sheets
  Resources for learning CSS, including a brief tutorial, Chapter 2 of Lie and Bos, Cascading Style Sheets, and Dave Raggett's guide to using cascading style sheets.
  
  
• XML Cover Pages
  Reference guide for both XML and SGML.
  
  
• The Technical Editors' Eyrie
  Download Electronic Editing, by Jean Hollis Weber, for A$10, US$6
  
  
• Copyediting-L archives
  Archives of the email discussion list, Copyediting-L, from 1997; searchable by subject.
  
  
• Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
  Dictionary and thesaurus.
  
  
• multicultural glossary
  Guidelines for writing about different ethnic groups; a link from the Texas Association of Museums Web site.
  
  
• acronymfinder
  Definitions of acronyms, abbreviations, and initialisms.
  
  
• Law.com Dictionary
  Definitions of legal terms and links to other online resources in law.
  
  
• Chicago Manual of Style FAQ
  Questions and answers from the University of Chicago Press editors. (Select Q&A.)
  
  
• GPO Style Manual
  The complete style manual for the Government Printing Office is available in pdf format.
  
  
• Sentence Sense
  Online textbook from Capital Community College. Describes sentence patterns and major grammatical errors.
  
  
• The American Heritage® Book of English Usage
  Instruction on topics such as grammar, style, and gender; includes a search function.
  
  
• The NIST Reference
  Definitions, explanation, and symbols for the International System of Units (SI)
  
  
• Statistics Every Writer Should Know
  Basic concepts of statistics defined in plain English.
  
  
• ISO 9000 2000
  Quality management principles and requirements of ISO 9000-2000.
  
  
• Plain English Network
  Guidelines for writing "user-friendly" documents plus before-after examples.
  
  
• Free Translation Service
  Converts typed text from one language to another.
  
  
• Babel Fish
  Converts typed text from one language to another.
  
  
• Usable information technology
  Information about web usability plus books, conferences, and other resources. By Jakob Nielsen.
  
  
• World Wide Web Consortium
  Comprehensive orientation to WWW technologies.
  
  
• Accessibility Initiative
  Guidelines for making web content accessible to people with disabilities. Includes links to evaluation tools.
  
  
• InfoDesign
  Portal to resources for information design of websites.
  
  
• Copyright Office, United States
  Copyright basics, forms, legislation, and other information.
  
  
• Desktop Publishing
  Introduction to halftones with examples.
  
  General Resources for Editors
  
  
• EServer TC Library
  Comprehensive portal to online resources in professional, scientific and technical communication.
  
  
• The Library Spot
  Resource for research on topics including grammar, calendars, countries, time, science, and many more.
  
  
• Statistical Abstract of the United States
  Data on technical, environmental, education, health, and population issues and more.
  
  
• Techwr-L site
  Archives of the email discussion list, Techwr-L plus a directory of resources, job information, and more.
  
  

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