I went into my internship with Fitness Information Technologies (F.I.T.) on Wednesday for the first time to do actual work. I'd gone once before for an interview and was given a few lines to edit as a sort of test so they could see what I actually knew. That time I found myself knowing there was a problem with some of the document, but forgetting exactly how to fix it.
This time around though, I have references at my disposal, so once I see a problem, if I don't know the right solution, I can look it up. What they use is primarily the Chicago Manual of Style rules, but as much of what they work with is journal articles, APA is also prevalent.
I worked on the computer in their offices for about an hour uploading exerpts of older books and tables of contents onto their website. Then I was handed a manuscript (I guess that's what its called at this stage) to work on throughout the week and have finished editing by this coming Wednesday when I will meet with them again. So far it's going well but is taking what seems like forever.
You make a good point here about working with the reference materials -- knowing where to look for answers and how to work with those reference materials is an important skill for an editor to possess.
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