There is full pagination. We are now regularly setting full pages of type, with pasteup of art done in the composing room. Tryouts seem to be very uncommon. The time it takes to master the machine and the coding has made it impractical to try out candidates. Instread, we administer a test, taking from two to four hours, that is divided into sections on general knowledge and problems in editing.
Copy editors receive only the most minimal training for the duties they are asked to perform.
New employees on the desk get a week or so to find their way through these materials, gradually increasing the amount of live copy they handle. We also try to arrange for new employees to be paired with mentors. It is fair to say that our training is by no means as thorough as it might be, but it is more extensive than previously. In addition, the library staff offers training sessions and private tutorials on the electronic reference resources 16. Generally, the work day runs from 4 p.m. or 5 p.m. to midnight or 1 a.m., depending on which rim one works.