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Title: The technical editing internship: What makes it work

Abstract

The following paper presents the experiences and perceptions of the three main participants of a technical editing internship at Argonne National Laboratory during the summer of 1986. Linda Caruthers, Clifford Caruthers, and Bryan Schmidt/emdash/teacher, supervisor, and intern, respectively/emdash/share what they received as their roles and responsibilities in guiding, managing, and becoming an entry-level technical editor. The following discussions demonstrate how the efforts of three people pursuing different objectives achieve the primary goal of all technical writers and editors: high-quality publications.

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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Argonne National Lab., IL (USA)
OSTI Identifier:
5118784
Report Number(s):
CONF-880528-6
ON: DE88010041
DOE Contract Number:  
W-31109-ENG-38
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: 35. annual international technical communication conference, Philadelphia, PA, USA, 10 May 1988
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY; PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL; TRAINING; ANL; SOCIAL IMPACT; NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; PERSONNEL; US AEC; US DOE; US ERDA; US ORGANIZATIONS; 290500* - Energy Planning & Policy- Research, Development, Demonstration, & Commercialization

Citation Formats

Caruthers, C M, Caruthers, L E, and Schmidt, B J. The technical editing internship: What makes it work. United States: N. p., 1988. Web.
Caruthers, C M, Caruthers, L E, & Schmidt, B J. The technical editing internship: What makes it work. United States.
Caruthers, C M, Caruthers, L E, and Schmidt, B J. 1988. "The technical editing internship: What makes it work". United States.
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abstractNote = {The following paper presents the experiences and perceptions of the three main participants of a technical editing internship at Argonne National Laboratory during the summer of 1986. Linda Caruthers, Clifford Caruthers, and Bryan Schmidt/emdash/teacher, supervisor, and intern, respectively/emdash/share what they received as their roles and responsibilities in guiding, managing, and becoming an entry-level technical editor. The following discussions demonstrate how the efforts of three people pursuing different objectives achieve the primary goal of all technical writers and editors: high-quality publications.},
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year = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1988},
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