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Practical Computer Literacy integrates Computer Concepts, Office Applications, and Internet Concepts all in one book that will meet IC3 and other computer literacy exam standards.
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A Practical Guide to Localization was written for translators, localization engineers, testing engineers, desktop publishers, project managers, and anyone else who may be involved in the release of multilingual products. In this second edition, translators can learn more on localizing software, online help, and documentation files, and on the latest translation technology tools. Localization engineers will learn all about developing, engineering and testing software and online help projects. For project managers, there is all the information needed in planning translation or localization projects, finding resources, and ensuring the quality of deliverables. New to this second, fully updated and revised edition are chapters on internationalization, desktop publishing, and software quality assurance.
The book has been designed as both a reference work and a teaching tool.
Bert Esselink has been active in localization for over a decade. After graduating in technical translation and taking university classes in programming and computational linguistics, he worked for several years as software localizer, localization engineer, and technical project manager at International Software Products. In 1996 he joined ALPNET in Amsterdam as localization manager, before taking on the role of globalization manager, developing internal production quality standards. In January 2000 Bert joined Lionbridge to head up their globalization consulting services.
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The definitive work on internationalization.......2007-01-31
I read the first edition of Bert Esselink's excellent book when I was still a novice to the localization market in 2004. Later, while working for a localization company I bought a copy of this new edition for the company. Now I have my own to read at my leisure. The author has expanded into internationalization and globalization, and covers not just software but web sites and documentation in general. This is an excellent tool for anyone involved in international marketing, easy to read and to find information. The definitive reference work.
Excellent book for translators and localization editors.......2005-09-05
I bought this book as on overall introduction on localization, for I'm about to do an internship for a localization agency.
It really covers anything you should know if you are new to localization, both for Windows OS and Mac OS, and goes deep into detail for people who are already inside the business.
A must have.
Mandatory Primer for any Localization Newcomer.......2001-12-17
This book is invaluable to any newcomer in the localization industry, whether you aspire to become a wiz engineer preparing RC-files for translation left and right, or a project manager with the need to understand every step of a project's planning process and actual execution. Industry standard methods, techniques and tools are discussed. Tips and warnings are conveyed. Hard to beat this book as a general yet comprehensive introduction. Any drawbacks? All I can think of is the fact that there is no separate chapter devoted to web site globalization - well, Bert, maybe you could add another 100 pages to the next edition to address this issue? I'll be the first in line...
Not as complete as the description implied.......2001-02-21
If you are a translator localizing software under Windows, this book is for you! Buy it first before other books you might get later. However, Esselink views the computing world as if only Windows is worth discussing. A few pages are devoted to the Mac crowd and the only other OS mentioned at all was SunOS, and only in passing. Given Windows' large market share in the desktop market, it deserves substantial coverage. However, it is only one competitor among many in the server and embedded systems markets. With the growth in the markets for wireless access (web enabled cellphones) and PDAs, ignoring other OSs is a serious oversight.
Esselink discusses the tools that will be used in the Windows environment and how to use them effectively. He deserves a great deal of praise for his thoroughness in that respect. I want to reiterate, if you are a translator localizing software under Windows, buy this book!
Programmers will find that the main value Esselink provides is a discussion of deliverables. He stresses some points that are independent of the tools used, such as glossaries and hints to guide the translators. For a programmer, this isn't the first book you should buy on internationalization and localization, but if you are the expert on it in your organization or you are a project manager responsible for scheduling it, buy this book! It won't show you how to write internationalized code. It will tell you what needs internationalization, what to deliver to your translators and when to deliver it.
This is a good book. For the audiences it addresses, it deserves 5 stars. Other audiences simply need to be aware that it may not be the book for them.
Excellent Practical Guide.......2001-01-03
This is an excellent and practical guide. I found all the chapters very useful. The guide is an excellent resource for translation project managers, localization specialists or anyone else that wants to learn more about the localization process. Easy to read and with information that is current and USEFUL (unlike other authors which go into long and theoretical dissertations about Localization). A much better and updated guide than "Software Internationalization and Localization" by Emmanuel Uren.
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- Could have been the best, but...
- Very helpful, despite errors
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Copyediting: A Practical Guide
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"Every item intended for reading should be copyedited," says Karen Judd: books and periodicals, of course, but also appliance instructions and menus. Strange, then, that Judd's Copyediting is one of the few resources on the subject, but no matter. It's a terrific guidebook. Judd takes on all aspects of copyediting with startling authority, from copyediting symbols to advice on getting work. Intervening chapters cover punctuation and grammar, spelling, style and word usage, numbers and abbreviations, specialized copyediting, proofreading, and more. "Copyeditors ... know that Massachusetts is a commonwealth, not a state," says Judd. "They would know exactly how to address the pope if they met him. They don't mind going back over 1,000 manuscript pages because they have just decided to spell out numbers up to 100 after all." While they need not be good spellers or trivia buffs, they need to know when to look up a word or fact. And, though copyeditors tend to be stringent about the uses and abuses of language, "Copyediting means doing what the publisher wants, whether you agree with it or not." --Jane Steinberg
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Filled with sound, practical advice, this book is a must if you wish to become an effective copyeditor. In addition to being a comprehensive guide to the “real world” of copyediting and publishing, sections on diction and style answer practical questions not addressed in other copyediting books.
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Review of Every Page perfect.......2007-04-01
I recently purchased Every Page Perfect by Mary Lynn. I find the book to be indispensable. I don't know what I did without this book. I have used the book and I find a huge difference in the way I present my writing to the public and to editors. I recommend this book to both seasoned writers and beginners out there. Every Page Perfect is 8 1/2 x 11 and shows how to set pages up exactly as an editor would want them for all genres etc. It should be on everyone's book shelf. It is clear, comprehensive and friendly. Don't write without it!
keelia
Nice Reference Guide.......2007-03-01
This book is simple yet in-depth. Recommended to anyone who works in copyediting. This may even be useful for people who work in more "creative" writing fields, since it talks about the importance of consistency vs. "correctness."
Copyediting: A Practical Guide.......2006-08-04
This is a comprehensive book; the author covers everything you need to know to copyedit, and more. She discusses the uses of the copyediting and proofreading symbols, and when they should be used as well as spelling, grammar, style; numbers and abbreviations; footnotes and bibliographies, typemarking, and handling artwork.
She also explains how (and when!) to write queries, and the differences between copyediting textbooks, fiction, nonfiction, poetry, medical, and science (etc.) texts.
She discusses what publishers are looking for in a copyeditor--what to emphasize in your resume, and what to leave out. The author is an experienced copyeditor, so the book tells you how things really work, not just how they are supposed to work.
The book is well written. It is not hard to understand or tedious to read; and it is very well organized.
Could have been the best, but..........2006-03-26
Karen Judd's "Copyediting: A Practical Guide" is one of the few books on this topic. Any help in this area is appreciated, and Judd's guide is extremely handy.
Pros:
1. Her examples are excellent, unlike some other grammar and punctuation guides. Got a strange sentence construction? Her examples will cover it. Not sure if that appositive needs commas or not? Judd gives the correct answer.
2. Methodical. The book delineates the technical aspects of copyediting well.
3. Covers proofreading techniques and notations not found in style and grammar manuals.
4. The trade paper size of the book makes it far less cumbersome than others that include workbook training. Judd's workbook questions are just as easily managed in the smaller format.
5. The price is right.
Cons:
1. This is an enormous con: There are enough errors in the book to confuse readers. Judd sometimes lays out a rule, but then the example is wrong. (A few other reviewers noted this, too.) In a book on copyediting, you'd expect perfect copy! Needs a revision badly.
2. While the copyediting and proofreading marks are extensive, there are not enough variants listed. Some publishing houses require marks that aren't here. I'm no expert like Judd is, but I've seen far more mark variants in my copyediting experience than she covers.
3. This book is "plain brown wrapper" and could use a layout freshening. Almost too dull to look at.
4. Some of the proofing marks are not crisply printed. As a suggestion, this book would benefit greatly from a two-color printing process that makes the marks stand out from the text more effectively.
5. The paper used in the book's construction is cheap, possibly leading to durability issues over the long run. For a true reference work, this is a shame.
Could have been the best value out there in a copyediting reference, but there are enough cons to relegate it to being merely good. A new edition would be excellent, but one doesn't appear to be on the horizon any time soon. Too bad for us.
Very helpful, despite errors.......2005-01-06
I'm just beginning to consider a career in copyediting; this book is one of several that I ordered so that I might gain an understanding of the discipline. Perhaps it's just the edition I have (after all, no one else has mentioned this), but there are several errors (copyediting errors or compositing errors) throughout the book. I'm not talking about stylistic errors--the writing is just fine. For example, in a few of the exercises, the text in the answers differs from the text in the exercise (the text should be identical in both, since the exercise only involves using copyediting symbols, etc.) I can imagine that it would be difficult keeping straight the 'example' edits and the actual edits, but I just found it a little ironic. Most of the errors were small (e.g., the first word of a title is missing an underline), but they stood out more than they would in a novel, due to the nature of the text.
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This book is a first-stop introduction to corpus-based language research. It takes the reader systematically through the practical problems and benefits including the points to be reviewed before using computers, obtaining corpus material, the main analytical tools and the most important applications of computerised natural language processing. Each chapter offers guidance on programming where appropriate at a level suitable for readers with no prior experience, and provides exercises to help the reader to apply the principles covered. Case studies are used to show how the techniques are used in genuine research situations.
* Provides and introduction to computer analysis, techniques, the practical problems involved in using them and their potential benefits
* The guidance on programming provides a basic tool kit for use and devleopment by readers with no previous experience.
* The exercises at the end of each chapter allow readers to test their understanding and to develop an effective approach to their own research problems.
* The case studies demonstrate the use of the techniques described in real research situations.
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unhurried pace, minimal jargon.......2005-09-05
Is there really a need for a computer book specifically addressed to people over 55 years old? Lowenstein thinks so, and has supplied this text, now in its third edition. I suppose this indicates that the first two editions were well received.
The first thing to note is the sparse nature of the cover. A decided contrast with most computer books these days. Perhaps the conservative, restrained nature of the cover is meant to reassure its putative audience.
The text is fine. Nothing to quarrel over its content. Unsurprisingly, Lowenstein deprecates jargon as much as possible. Maybe you too can gain something from this book. Its pace is unhurried. There is no sense of the proverbial drinking from a fire hose.
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Designed for the beginning or intermediate computer users over the age of 50, this large-print guide introduces the basics of Internet jargon, getting online, PCs, and personal-information security. Included is information on how to bank online and how to research the best prices for clothes, books, and prescription drugs. Seniors will gain an understanding of digital photography, shooting good pictures, placing them on a PC, and printing and sharing them on the Internet. Also covered is information on making a soundtrack with digital music, creating play lists with music already owned, and searching for new music with online services. Additionally, complete instructions on how to make a movie with digital video are provided. Included is a computer-based learning CD-ROM that extends the book by providing audio, video, and animated highlights of important concepts. Activity-oriented learning games help to make content memorable and allow seniors to learn at their own pace.
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Digital Imaging: A Practical Handbook
Stuart D. Lee
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This guided tour of the digitization process takes the reader from selecting what to digitize right through the actual digitization process, incorporating project funding and management.
Lee addresses both the specifics of digitization technology and the decision-making factors facing libraries of every size and type.
Chapters include: assessing collections, digitization techniques, metadata, delivery, archiving, preservation, image and text, managing projects, a bibliography and further reading. The wealth of flowcharts, checklists, and matrixes will help librarians and other information professionals make informed decisions and achieve cost and time efficiencies. Anyone exploring the potential of digitization, investigating new ways to support learning on campus or in the community, or seeking new answers to preservation and access questions will appreciate this practical and comprehensive handbook.
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A Short Gem.......2001-07-18
I was assigned to provide an evaluation of digitizing a collection. Just by chance I picked up this book in our library. I thought it was about imagery, but it is realy about what most people call digitization. This book has an very high information to fluff ratio. It is filled with pracital advice ranging from technical advice (image formats, digitization engines) to project organization tips. Although aimed at the library/archival community is is invaluable to anyone who has to digitize a large body of documents.
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Weaving a Virtual Web: Practical Approaches to New Information Technologies
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A superlative collection of truly helpful information........2000-06-05
Weaving A Virtual Web: Practical Approaches To New Information Technologies is a superlative collection of twenty essays written by teachers who use the World Wide Web with their students and brings to the reader a fresh and informative perspective on teaching and texts in today's classroom curriculum. The issues surveyed include the pedagogical framework underling various uses of the Web; planning and preparation stages teachers need to consider before using the Web; how teachers and students can effective engage in Web-based research; the encouragement of teacher/student collaboration is Web usage; the implications for publishing on the Web; practical information and helpful hints on incorporating the Web into a classroom; and potential problems for using the Web in an educational setting where traditional texts are favored by administrators and faculty. Weaving A Virtual Web is an exceptionally helpful assessment and highly recommended reading for anyone aspiring to classroom teaching, or who is presently engaged in teaching at elementary, secondary, and collegiate levels
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Thought Provoking Challenge of Tradition.......1999-12-09
This book challenges conventional norms of classroom design such as the centuries-old tradition of teachers lecturing to passively engaged students, having total control over their students' learning. Instead, the contributing authors suggest approaches toward a more student-centered classroom design. I would recommend this book because it corraborates the experiences and feelings of teachers regarding classroom design and is informative and practical in its approach. It offers fresh insights especially for teachers who are looking for the most efficient way to use computer technology for writing instruction.
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