Editor: Alan Roberts
Tel: (02) 6251 2172; mobile 0405 525850 Email: alan.roberts@velocitynet.com.au
BA (Hons) and PhD in History, University of Sydney. Diploma of Information Management (Archives Administration), University of New South Wales
Services
- Editing—Substantive and copy editing on paper and on-screen, proofreading, writing in plain English, theses
- Other services—Production supervision, design and layout
- Subject fields—Humanities, non-fiction, government reports
- Media—Australian Public Service editing; books, conference proceedings and newsletters; newspaper articles
Specific projects
Apart from writing numerous articles and short monographs, I have edited books and conference proceedings for Sydney University Press, the Federation of Australian Historical Societies, Royal Australian Historical Society and Canberra & District Historical Society. I have edited newsletters for several historical societies and heritage organisations, heritage publications for an Australian Government Department (DCITA), given editorial advice on several Bachelor of Laws and History Honours theses and on autobiographical memoirs
The ability to put myself in the shoes of the reader; to write clearly and concisely in plain English; and to work under pressure to meet deadlines