In order to share my experience as an editor, I prepare a ppt on scientific writing (especially in the preparation of figures, tables, references) and submission, and how to respond to the comments from reviewers, edtiors. If it can be of any help to some people, I'll be very happy. 科学写作与投稿.pdf
再谈《红楼梦、红学词条》的撰写 黄安年文 黄安年的博客 /2010 年 9 月 4 日发布 在笔者看来 , 以大百科全书的评价作为《红楼梦》评价依据,其份量是远不够的,原因在于大百科全书在很大程度的是相关学者撰写的学术评价,仅仅是一家之言,词条评价和撰写人关系很大。以中国大百科全书中《红楼梦》词条为例,这第二版上并没有署名人 , 实际上是 吕启祥撰写的。 笔者 2010 年 5 月 28 日的博文发布了《 红楼梦、红学词条(中国大百科全书第二版)》( 黄安年受权发吕启祥文)文中提到:笔者《从中国大百科全书(第二版)编纂出版荣誉证书说开去》(黄安年的博客 2010 年 3 月 5 日)说到 : 日前接获中国大百科全书出版社打来电话找老吕,说中国大百科全书(第二版)出版社,要颁发荣誉证书特快专递送到家 , 希望提供详细地址和电话。隔了一天特快专递送到,显得相当的重视,上面写着 : 您在编纂出版《中国大百科全书(第二版)》工作中作出重要贡献 , 特授予荣誉证书,以示表彰。中央宣传部、新闻出版署 2009 年八月。接到证书,老吕打电话给出版社问及撰写词条 ( 红楼梦 , 红学 ) 时,出版社根本没有提及要将中国大百科全书中她撰写的词条哪怕是复印一份给她 , 而是强调为防止盗版,词条是打乱编排的 , 言下之意,不可能一一找出复印给作者。没看到作者撰写的词条出版后的词条是什么样子?( http://www.sciencenet.cn/m/user_content.aspx?id=299859 ) 前两天 , 中国艺术研究院石中琪先生受老吕之托 , 在图书馆里复印了 中国大百科全书第二版中红楼梦( 9-525-527 页)、红学词条,现在照相复制共 21 幅如下,以飨读者。 http://www.sciencenet.cn/m/user_content.aspx?id=329691 最近 , 北京电视台播出 50 集《红楼梦》电视连续剧的节目中,不仅涉及到中国大百科全书对于《红楼梦》的评价, 《中国大百科全书》评价说,《红楼梦》的价值怎么估计都不为过。 ( http://baike.baidu.com/view/2571.htm#6 )不过第二版撰写时并没有这一提法,倒是写有古代小说颠峰之作和中华文化的优秀代表之一、 《红楼梦》不愧为中华文化的结晶。 电视媒体还特别宣传大英百科全书对于《红楼梦》的评价: 大英百科》评价说,《红楼梦》的价值等于一整个的欧洲。 但是这个说法出自何处,是在哪一版,它的前言后语是什么还不清楚。何况词条是由人来撰写的 , 说她代表了整个英国学术界的评价恐怕是一厢情愿的事。下面所附的大英百科全书 2009 年版中并没有提到这一评价。其实严格说来 , 我们的《红楼梦》真正走上世界还任重而道远,这不仅有赖于于振兴中华的大环境 , 还有赖于有个更好的英译本。 ******************** from the Encyclopdia Britannica Pinyin romanization Hongloumeng , Wade-Giles romanization Hung-lou-meng novel written by Cao Zhan in the 18th century; it is generally considered to be the greatest of all Chinese novels. The work, published in English as Dream of the Red Chamber (1929), first appeared in manuscript form in Beijing during Cao Zhans lifetime. In 1791, almost 30 years after his death, the novel was published in a complete version of 120 chapters prepared by Cheng Weiyuan and Gao E . Uncertainty remains about the final 40 chapters of the book; they may have been forged by Gao, substantially written by Cao Zhan and simply discovered and put into final form by Cheng and Gao, or perhaps composed by an unknown author. The Story of the Stone (197386) is a complete five-volume English translation. The novel is a blend of realism and romance, psychological motivation and fate, daily life and supernatural occurrences. A series of episodes rather than a strongly plotted work, it details the decline of the Jia family, composed of two main branches, with a proliferation of kinsmen and servants. There are 30 main characters and more than 400 minor ones. The major focus, however, is on young Baoyu, the gifted but obstinate heir of the clan. Spoiled by his mother and grandmother, he is continually reprimanded by his strict Confucian father, who especially abhors Baoyus intimacy with his numerous female cousins and maidservants. Most notable among these relations are the melancholy Daiyu (Black Jade), Baoyus ill-fated love, and the vivacious Baochai (Precious Clasp), his eventual wife. The work and the character of Baoyu in particular are generally thought to be semiautobiographical creations of Cao Zhan. His portrait of the extended family reflects a faithful image of upper-class life in the early Qing dynasty (16441911/12), while the variety of individual character portraits reveals a psychological depth not previously approached in Chinese literature . http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/171232/Dream-of-the-Red-Chamber
王 应 宽 2009-11-08 UTC-6 CST UMN, St Paul 写好研究论文的十步法 博主按: 本人最近在明尼苏达大学图书馆借阅学习了一本关于科技论文写作的书籍由 Meriwether W. Nell 编著的 12 Easy Steps to Successful Research Papers 。当时去图书馆借书时我还与图书馆员调侃,说这个书名有些不妥。作者声称写作成功研究论文只需要 12 个容易的步骤。我看并不简单和容易。既然容易,为何还写了这么一大本书(大 16 开 133 页)?图书馆员笑称我说的有道理。读完该书,仍然坚持认为,写好研究论文并非易事。为简便起见,将其中的 12 个步骤精简融合为十个,摘录和总结归纳出十个步骤,即 写好研究论文的十步法 ,主要内容包括:选题、搜集素材、文献准备、做笔记、写提纲、写初稿、修改论文、著录文献、准备标题页和内容表以及最后的检查。转贴于此,希望有助于作者如何进行有效的科技论文写作。 内容出处: Meriwether W. Nell. 12 Easy Steps to Successful Research Papers. NTC Publishing Group, a division of NTC/Contemporary Publishing Group, Inc. Lincolnwood(Chicago), Illinois, USA, 1996. P170. 12 Easy Steps to Successful Research Papers 1 Choose a subject 2 Narrow the subject into a manageable topic 3 Research your material 4 Get information for your bibliography 5 Take notes on note cards 6 Form a thesis 7 Make an outline 8 Write the first draft 9 Add the references to your paper 10 Compile the Works Cited page 11 Revise your paper 12 Write the final copy Ten Steps to Good Research Paper To write a good research paper, you must be specific about your topic, know what you want to say, and say it effectively. Following these ten steps will help you write a good research paper. Step 1. Choose Your Topic. When choosing a topic, choose one in which you are interested, and for which there is enough information. If your topic is too broad, you will have difficulty completing your paper. The Effects of Pollution is too broad because there are so many effects of pollution. The Effects of Pollution on Geese in the Northeast Section of Duluth, Minnesota is too narrow. You are not likely to find much information that is this specific. The Effects of Pollution in Yosemite National Park is just about right as a topic. Step 2. Locate Information. Use information from a variety of reference sources. These sources include encyclopedias, almanacs, scholarly journals, books, magazines, and newspapers. Find these sources in print form, on CD-ROMS, and on the Internet. Step 3. Prepare Bibliography Cards. Prepare bibliography cards to document the sources of information you use when writing your paper. Your library will have style manuals to illustrate how to prepare bibliography cards for various sources of information. Step 4. Prepare Note Cards. Use note cards to record notes from each source you use when writing your paper. Number your note cards to keep track of them. Step 5. Prepare an Outline. Write an outline for your paper by organizing your notes from the note cards into topics, subtopics, details, and subdetails. Use an organization such as: I. (topic) A. (subtopic) 1. (detail) a. (sub-detail) Step 6. Write A Rough Draft. Use your note cards and outline to write a rough draft of your paper. As you write your draft, use numbered footnotes to credit sources from which you take quotations or major ideas. Step 7. Revise Your Rough Draft. Make any changes needed to be sure your ideas are clearly expressed and your writing has accurate spelling and grammar. Step 8. Prepare Your Bibliography. At the end of your paper, provide a list of all the sources you used to gather information for the paper. Your bibliography cards will provide this information. List your sources in alphabetical order by the first word on each of your bibliography cards. Step 9. Prepare a Title Page and Table of Contents. The title page is the first page of the paper. It should include the title of your paper, your name, and the date on which the paper is due. The table of contents is the second page. It should list the main topics, important subtopics, and the page on which each is introduced in your paper. Step 10. Final Checklist. Before handing in or submitting your paper, be sure you can answer Yes to each of the following questions. Did I include a title page? Did I include a table of contents? Did I number all pages correctly? Did I provide footnotes for quotations and major sources of information? Did I include a bibliography? Did I keep a second copy for my files ? Following these ten steps will help you write a good research paper.