Chicago guide to preparing electronic manuscripts for authors and publishers.

This first attempt to codify electronic manuscript preparation is the result of six years of experience at the University of Chicago Press. The Guide is divided into three parts: instructions to authors, generic coding of electronic manuscripts, and notes to publishers. All three sections are clearly written and provide a general overview of the typesetting and publishing process and specific guidelines for the preparation and submission of manuscripts. Authors and publishers will benefit from reading this guide in its entirety and will also find it a valuable reference tool. Instructions that are applicable in different situations are repeated in the text or are cross-referenced. The Guide includes detailed instructions on handling spacing and punctuation situations, use of right-margin justification, word wrap, global search and replace, and mathematical notation. A comprehensive list of standardized codes is included. The format of numbered paragraphs and an extensive index will be familiar to users of The Chicago Manual of Style. Where necessary, parallel advice is given to authors who already have a publisher and those who do not on such subjects as typesetting conventions, equipment incompatibility, and generic symbols. Although the Guide focuses on manuscript preparation, its value in journal and other publishing is also apparent. Not a beginner's guide to word processing or hardware and software selection. Recommended for graduate and general collections.-J. Smith, University of California, San Diego

This lucid, detailed reference source should be welcomed by book publishers and authors needing guidance in the vagaries of electronic publishing. For many reasons, including incompatible machinery and software, book publishers have found electronic systems more difficult to work with than newspaper and magazine publishers. A book slotted for electronic conversion often requires its author, usually unfamiliar with the publishing process, to act as typesetter and copy editor. To that end, this manual, which is divided into three parts, first provides step-by-step instructions to authors on preparing electronic manuscripts. Part 2 discusses ``generic coding,'' i.e., the labeling of chapter titles, subheads, italicized words, etc. This section also suggests appropriate codes to use and offers instructions for entering them. Part 3 is directed to publishers and presents information about how electronic manuscripts fit into the overall publishing process. It also details some of the particular responsibilities of the acquisitions editor, copy editor, designer, and production coordinator. Four appendixes contain checklists for authors and publishers as well as a list of generic codes. Bibliography; to be indexed. JW. 070.5'028 Electronic publishing Handbooks, manuals, etc. / Manuscript preparation (Authorship) Handbooks, manuals, etc. / Authorship Data processing Handbooks, manuals, etc. / Publishers and publishing Data processing Handbooks, manuals, etc. [CIP] 86-19343

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 (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.