LMKB_a309 Editorial Work

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Luisa Nováková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Zbyněk Fišer, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Zbyněk Fišer, Ph.D.
Department of Czech Literature – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Veronika Bromová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Czech Literature – Faculty of Arts
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 35 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/35, only registered: 0/35
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course will aim to give students the main knowledge and skills, which the editor needs to prepare a book title - from the handwriting to the book introduced on a fair.
At the end of the course student should be able to:
- understand book market;
- understand operation of publishing house;
- make proofreading;
- make other basic works of an editor.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course student should be able to:
- understand the book market,
- understand the operation of a publishing house,
- proofread texts,
- do other basic tasks of an editor.
Syllabus
  • - book
  • - book market
  • - operation of publishing house
  • - co-operation with the author
  • - publishing agreements
  • - co-operation with the technical editor, the graphic designer and other designers
  • - proofreading
  • - technical and editor's data
  • - accompanying texts (book cover, bookmarks and etc.)
  • - typographic minimum
  • - editor's plan
Literature
    required literature
  • MAGINCOVÁ, Dagmar. Příručka nakladatelského redaktora. Červený Kostelec: Pavel Mervart, 2008, 139 s. ISBN 9788086818832. info
    recommended literature
  • ČSN 88 0410 Korekturní znaménka pro sazbu : pravidla používání (Variant.) : Korekturní znaménka pro sazbu : pravidla používání. info
  • PISTORIUS, Vladimír. Jak se dělá kniha : příručka pro nakladatele. Čtvrté, aktualizované vyd. Příbram: Pistorius & Olšanská, 2019, 272 stran. ISBN 9788075790590. info
  • PISTORIUS, Vladimír and Pavel KOČIČKA. Jak se dělá e-kniha : příprava elektronických publikací ve formátech EPUB a MOBI. Příbram: Pistorius & Olšanská, 2015, 270 s. ISBN 9788087855157. info
  • Editor a text : úvod do praktické textologie. Edited by Rudolf Havel - Břetislav Štorek - Jiří Flaišman - Michal Kosák. Vyd. 2. Praha: Paseka, 2006, 182 s. ISBN 8071856533. info
  • KOČIČKA, Pavel and Filip BLAŽEK. Praktická typografie. Vyd. 1. Praha: Computer Press, 2000, xiv, 288. ISBN 8072263854. info
  • VAŠÁK, Pavel. Textologie :teorie a ediční praxe. Vyd. 1. Praha: Karolinum, 1993, 235 s. ISBN 80-7066-638-2. info
Teaching methods
lectures, drills, class discussion
Assessment methods
Written seminar work aimed at testing basic notions and methodologies of the discipline.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 0.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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