在過去並沒有相關研究探討文字編輯工作者需要哪些「專業職能」或「基本資格」以作為甄選或培訓之依據，因此本研究之目的如下： 一、瞭解出版業負責人及主管認為文字編輯應具備之專業職能。 二、瞭解文字編輯本身認為此職務應具備的專業職能。 三、分析出版業負責人及主管與文字編輯兩者間認為所需專業職能之差異。 四、建構書籍文字編輯所應具備專業職能之參考項目及其重要性之優先順序。 本研究採用文獻分析、深度訪談、問卷調查之質量並重的研究方法，首先彙整相關文獻，回顧學者的相關研究，並利用深度訪談找出文字編輯之專業職能項目。藉此發展出圖書出版業的專業職能應含專業能力、人際能力、管理能力、人格特質四大構面，而各構面又包含若干項目。再經專家學者意見調查，從中建構出文字編輯專業職能的五十個重要項目。本研究結合理論與實務，探討圖書出版業文字編輯的專業職能需求，提供出版業負責人、主管、文字編輯者做為人力資源規劃與運用，並進一步為出版界提供研究參考資料。 In the past, we have not found any research on the professional competency or qualifications about the book editors. The purposes of this paper are as follows: 1. to understand the professional competency of the book editors from the point of view of the publishing employers or editor-in-chiefs. 2. to understand the professional competence of the book editors from the point of view of book editors themselves. 3. to analyze the difference of the point of view between the publishing employers or editor-in-chiefs and the book editors. 4. to construct the priorities of the items of the professional competency of a book editor. This research adopts the methods of literature review, in-depth review, and questionnaire survey. Firstly, we summarize the related literatures and use in-depth review to find the items of the professional competency of a book editor. And then we develop the four dimensions of the professional competency of a book editor. Those are profession abilities, interpersonal relationship abilities, management abilities, and personality characteristics. Via investigating the opinions of the specialists and scholars, we construct 50 items of the professional competency of book editors. This research combines theories and practices to explore the need of the professional competency of book editors. It can provide the results for the publishing owner, the executives, and book editors to plan in human resource management.
