职能,是指某项工作所具有的功能和作用,也就是它对社会起什么效应的问题。书籍编辑有哪几项职能?探讨这个问题,对于做好编辑工作是有重要意义的。本文试图对书籍编辑工作的职能略作申述。一、媒介作用书籍编辑的首要职能,就是起媒介作用。从历史上来看,例如孔子,他把古代一些文献编辑成书,即后代所称《尚书》、《礼记》、《诗经》等政治的、社会的、文学的文献加以编辑,用来传授给学生,这就起了媒介作用。所谓媒介,一面是著作,一面是读者,编辑居间为之结合。不过,编辑的媒介作用不是被动的。没有作者的著作,没有读者的需求,编辑的媒介作用自然无从说起, Function refers to the function and function of a job, that is, what effect it has on society. What are the functions of the book editor? To explore this issue is of great significance to the editing work. This article attempts to make a slight statement about the function of the book editor. First, the role of the media The chief function of the book editor is to play a medium role. Historically, Confucius, for example, compiled some of the ancient documents into books, that is, later generations called “Shangshu”, “Book of Rites,” and “Book of Poetry” and other political, social and literary documents to be edited for the purpose of being passed on to students This played a medium role. The so-called media, one side is the book, one side is the reader, editor of the middle of the combination. However, the editorial role of the media is not passive. No author’s work, no reader’s needs, editor’s role in the media naturally can not afford to talk about,