Book contents
- The Cambridge Handbook of the Dictionary
- Cambridge Handbooks in Language and Linguistics
- The Cambridge Handbook of the Dictionary
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I Types of Dictionaries
- Part II Dictionaries as Books
- Part III Dictionaries and Ideology
- Part IV Dictionaries and Domains of Use
- Part V The Business of Dictionaries
- Chapter 27 Organizing Dictionary Projects
- Chapter 28 Editing Dictionaries
- Chapter 29 Publishing the Dictionary: The Business Side of the Business
- Chapter 30 Legal and Ethical Issues in Dictionary-Making
- Part VI The Future of Dictionaries
- References: Dictionaries
- References: Secondary Works
- Index
Chapter 27 - Organizing Dictionary Projects
from Part V - The Business of Dictionaries
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 19 October 2024
- The Cambridge Handbook of the Dictionary
- Cambridge Handbooks in Language and Linguistics
- The Cambridge Handbook of the Dictionary
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I Types of Dictionaries
- Part II Dictionaries as Books
- Part III Dictionaries and Ideology
- Part IV Dictionaries and Domains of Use
- Part V The Business of Dictionaries
- Chapter 27 Organizing Dictionary Projects
- Chapter 28 Editing Dictionaries
- Chapter 29 Publishing the Dictionary: The Business Side of the Business
- Chapter 30 Legal and Ethical Issues in Dictionary-Making
- Part VI The Future of Dictionaries
- References: Dictionaries
- References: Secondary Works
- Index
Summary
This chapter examines how to manage a dictionary project, beginning with the vital preparatory tasks needed before the project proper can commence: budget approval, headword selection, entry structure and style guide preparation, staff recruitment and more. It then looks at the main phases in a typical dictionary project – entry compilation, translation if applicable, editing and publication – and at how these phases can be translated into a work plan. The latter involves categorizing and grouping the entries, creating work batches, accurately estimating the work effort involved, setting target dates and building the team. The chapter then looks at how the project progress can be monitored, in terms of both quantitative output and quality. An important aspect of this is maximizing efficiency through the use of software tools, statistical analysis, and entry layouts. Finally the chapter looks at select other tasks in a dictionary project: testing the apps, adapting to changing technologies and user behavior, and planning dictionary maintenance.
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- The Cambridge Handbook of the Dictionary , pp. 535 - 561Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024