Course: Editing and preparing text for publication

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Course title Editing and preparing text for publication
Course code KAPV/KV512
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Holub Pavel, PhDr. Bc. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Definition of terms (title, frontispiece, copyright, proofreading, editor, publisher, etc.) 2. Legal documents in relation to the author when publishing the text (license publishing agreement, etc.) 3. Financing options 4. Introduction to typography 5. Guidelines for authors and editors 6. Citations and their form 7. Visual accompaniment 8. Registers 9. Editorial text preparation 10. Typesetting software 11. Proofreading marks, ISBN, CIP 12. Book promotion

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified, unspecified, unspecified, unspecified, unspecified
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to acquaint students with editorial work in the preparation of the text of the publication (monographs, anthologies, issues of periodicals). The content of the lectures will be devoted mainly to theoretical issues in relation to the publication (funding opportunities, anchoring legal relations), while the seminars will focus on practical training in editing specific texts.

Prerequisites
None

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Students actively participate in the course. The practical part will focus on working with texts where students will try to apply the acquired knowledge. The course will end in the form of a colloquium where the knowledge gained through an oral interview will be verified.
Recommended literature
  • PECINA, M. Knihy a typografie. Brno, 2011.
  • Pistorius, V. Jak se dělá e-kniha. Příprava elektronických publikací ve formátech EPUB a MOBI. Příbram, 2015.
  • Pistorius, V. Jak se dělá kniha: příručka pro nakladatele. Praha, Litomyšl: Paseka, 2003..
  • Pokorný, M., Pokorná, D. Redakční práce. Jak připravit text k publikování. Praha, 2011.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Archival Science and Record Management (A13) Category: History courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): History (Single Subject) (A14) Category: History courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -