Publishing and Editing

Study on Book Edition

Release Date: 2017-09-22

1. Basic Course Information

Course Code: 123063
Course Name: Study on Book Edition
Course Type: Specialty course
Periods: 48
Credit: 3
Target Students: Undergraduates Majoring in Editing and Publishing
Assessment: Evaluation
Exemption Course: Conspectus of Redactology, Chinese History of Edition and Publication, Bibliology

2. Brief Course Introduction

Study on Book Edition teaches the application knowledge at book editing on the basis of edition knowledge corresponding with modern practical editing. It includes the work theory and method of the following aspects: topic selecting, contribution soliciting, draft review processing, and manuscript sending, proofreading, binding design, propaganda and reprinting. It introduces the characteristics of different kinds of books, such as social books, literary books, technical books and reference books, and also tells the specialty of the edition work besides the general theory and method.