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Last updated 1 November 2007
Editing
- Edit Yourself, by Bruce Ross-Larson
- W.W. Norton & Co., 1996, ISBN 0393313263. Order from Amazon.com
- How to Edit Technical Documents, by Donald W. Bush
- Oryx, 1995, ISBN 0897748700. Order from Amazon.com
- Levels of Technical Editing, by David E. Nadziejka
- Council of Biology Editors, 1999, ISBN 0914340158, 24 pages. A change in the levels of edit concept: “…the primary editorial focus must be to help ensure that the technical content is complete, accurate, and understandable to the intended audience.” Available from the Council of Science Editors’ website
- Technical Editing, by Carolyn D. Rude
- 4th edition, Longman, 2005, ISBN 032133082X. Order from Amazon.com
- Technical Editing, by Judith A. Tarutz
- “The practical guide for editors and writers,” Hewlett Packard Press, Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1992, ISBN 0201563568. Order from Amazon.com
- Woe is I, by Patricia T. O’Conner
- “The grammarphobe’s guide to better English in plain English,” expanded edition, Riverhead Books, 2004, ISBN 1594480060. Order from Amazon.com
Style guides
- Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition
- University of Chicago Press, 2003, ISBN 0226104036. Order from Amazon.com
- E-what? A guide to the quirks of new media style and usage, by Editors of EEI Press
- EEI Press, 2000, ISBN 0935012257. Order from Amazon.com
- Microsoft Manual of Style for Technical Publications
- Third edition, Microsoft Press, 2003, ISBN 0735617465. Order from Amazon.com
- Read Me First! A Style Guide for the Computer Industry
- Sun Technical Publications, 2nd edition, Prentice Hall, 2003, ISBN 0131428993. Review Order from Amazon.com
- Science and Technical Writing: A Manual of Style
- Edited by Philip Rubens, 2nd edition, Routledge, 2000, ISBN 0415925517, Review by Lori Lathrop. Order from Amazon.com
- Scientific Style and Format
- The CSE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers, Seventh Edition, Style Manual Committee, Council of Science Editors, 2006, ISBN 0-9779665-0-X. More information here. Can be ordered through a link on the book’s information page.
- Style Manual: for Authors, Editors and Printers
- 6th edition, Australia, 2001, ISBN 0701636483. More information here. Can be ordered from Australian retailers such as Angus & Robertson or Booktopia.
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