美国资深编辑柯蒂斯(RichardCur-tis)在自身的职业经验中得出了这样的结论:“面临今天出版业的种种变革,编辑有什么工作要做呢?答案是,几乎每一件事情都需要编辑。今天的编辑和老一辈编辑不同的是,他们必须什么都会,既要精通书籍制作、行销、谈判、促销、广告、新闻发布、会计、销售、心理学、政治、外交等等,还要有优秀的编辑技巧。”这就是说,除了传承老一辈编辑的优良传统和必备本领外,根据时代的要求,对当代编辑的职业素质必须有新的要求。当代编辑主体的职业素质,应该具有的基本内容体现在三个方面:思想素质、专业素质和商业素质。思想素质指 In his professional experience, Richard Curitis, the senior editor of the United States, came to this conclusion: “What work must editors do with the changes in today’s publishing industry? The answer is that in almost every case Today’s editors differ from the older editors in that they must know everything about bookmaking, marketing, negotiation, promotion, advertising, press releases, accounting, sales, psychology, politics, diplomacy, etc. But also excellent editing skills. ”That is to say, in addition to inheriting the fine traditions and necessary skills of the older editors, according to the requirements of the times, there must be new demands on the professional quality of contemporary editors. The professional quality of contemporary editors should have the basic content reflected in three aspects: ideological quality, professional quality and commercial quality. Mental quality means