Welcome to the American Association of Dental Editors Internet Education-Information Project.
The purpose of this content is to create a Web resource to guide and aid new editors. Veteran editors may also find the content helpful. This is the initial installment in what is envisioned as a series. Comments are welcome and may be sent to aade@dentaleditors.org .
This content is for editors of existing publications, although it may be helpful to those thinking about creating a new publication. It does not address Web site creation or management, although some of the topics covered can apply to Web sites.
The major sources used in creating this content are Everyone's Guide to Successful Publications, by Elizabeth Adler, Peachpit Press Berkeley, CA 1993;The Magazine (Fourth Edition), by Leonard Mogel, GATF (Graphic Arts Technical Foundation) Press, Sewickley, PA, 1998; and Starting and Running a Successful Newsletter or Magazine (Second Editon), by Cheryl Woodard, Nolo.com, Inc., Berkely, CA, 2000. These authors are cited throughout this content by last name initial and page number, in brackets [ ], for their ideas, organization, language and inspiration. Their respective books are strongly recommended in their entirety.
Check
your local library, bookstore or Amazon.com for these and other works on
publishing, editing and writing.
The content for the AADE Internet Education-Information Project was created
by Bob Saigh, former director of the ADA Department of Professional
Communications, which provided services to dental editors.
September 2002