Title
This Is Your Brain on Editing: How Digital Tools Affect the Cognitive Processes Behind Copyediting
Sponsor
Portland State University. Department of English
Document Type
Paper
Publication Date
5-2016
Subjects
Copy editing -- Technological innovations -- Psychological aspects, Publishers and publishing
Abstract
Copyediting is an important mechanic in developing content, and it has many functions to do so, including mechanical editing, correlating parts, language editing, content editing, permissions, and typecoding. In recent years, copyediting has almost exclusively become a task that is done by digital means, using computers and software to complete via track changes, callout queries, and typing. Although publishing professionals in recent years have shown a trend toward younger age demographics, a significant portion of them are “digital immigrants” using digital technology to do their daily jobs. In order to study digital technology’s effects on copyediting, I analyzed the cognitive building blocks of the mental processes behind the functions of copyediting—such as attention and memory—and compared them to research done in the field of psychology that pertains to digital workspaces.
Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/18135
Recommended Citation
Doyle, Megan, "This Is Your Brain on Editing: How Digital Tools Affect the Cognitive Processes Behind Copyediting" (2016). Book Publishing Final Research Paper. 16.
https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/eng_bookpubpaper/16
Description
Paper submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of either the Master of Arts in Writing: Book Publishing, or the Master of Science in Writing: Book Publishing.