Tisch Library Web Style Guide

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1 Tisch Library Web Style Guide Fall 2005/dlc (Kindly edited from MIT s web style guide, with permission.) A standardized style guide for use in print and on public web pages. Term/Issue Note Administrative/ Administration alumni/ae Archives ASK 24/7 audio cassette audiocassette barcode bar code break bathroom(s) can/may capitalization catalog catalogue CD ROM CDROM CDs CD's Christmas break Christmas vacation USE "Administrative Services USE "alumni" singular noun; e.g. Archives is open use for 24/7 ; capitalize; use for specific service; use online reference when describing service USE "audiocassette" USE "barcode" (single word) as noun or verb USE "restroom(s)" USE "can" unless actually giving permission (extremely rare); Users can obtain copy cards. capitalize Tisch Library and departments, but not desks; e.g., The Reference Department in Tisch Library ; the circulation desk. USE "catalog"; do NOT use web catalog, online catalog, or TULIPS; can use library catalog but do NOT use Tufts catalog USE "CD-ROM" USE "CDs" for plural Rev. 0905dlc 1

2 compact disc compact disk copy card copycard costs customers data data base data-base database dates desk top desk-top desktop, n. or adj. departments desks director Document Delivery Services download, n. or v. DVDs DVD's e- or electronic e-book USE "compact disc" but prefer CD USE "copy card" show costs less than $1 as follows: $.10, etc. USE "users" plural, e.g.: "the data prove " USE "database" Month should come first, followed by date and year. Do NOT use periods or hyphens between delineations USE slashes; year should be in full e.g. 01/30/2003 is correct. A date range should not have an apostrophe after it e.g., 1970s is correct. USE "desktop" see capitalization see capitalization Ex: "The Tisch Library director..."; the director. use for ILL or Interlibrary Loan ; singular in usage. e.g.: "Document Delivery Services is open one word, no hyphen USE "DVDs" for plural Make sure context is clear. Consider audience and whether the concept is familiar. When at start of sentence or in title: "E-book" (do not capitalize the "b") This is an arbitrary choice (Publisher's Weekly handles it this way most often). ebook e-format e-journal USE "e-book" when at start of sentence or in title: "E-format (do not capitalize the "f"); prefer e-version ; see note under versions when at start of sentence or in title: "E-journal" (do not capitalize the "j") Rev. 0905dlc 2

3 capitalize the "j") electronic version EndNote e-reserves e-resources e-version FAQ FAQs FAQ's fax USE " " with a hyphen see note under versions note capital "N" when at start of sentence or in title: "E-reserves" (do not capitalize the "r") when at start of sentence or in title: "E-resources" (do not capitalize the "r") when at start of sentence or in title: "E-version" (do not capitalize the "v"); prefer over e-format ; see note under versions USE "FAQ" for a single set of questions USE "FAQs" for more than one set of questions never use "FAQ's" do not capitalize (e.g., not "Fax" or "FAX") in midsentence fees see costs fiche full text/full-text film USE full text as a noun and full-text as an adjective Ex.: This database is full text. The full-text database. hard copy USE print copy hours see time ILL inter library, interlibrary interlibrary Interlibrary Loan internet USE "document delivery or Document Delivery Services USE "interlibrary" but if possible, use document delivery or Document Delivery Services USE "Document Delivery Services" do NOT capitalize Rev. 0905dlc 3

4 intersession laserdisc laser disc lend level Lexis-Nexis USE for Christmas vacation, winter vacation, summer vacation ; see notes under Thanksgiving break and Spring break USE "laserdisc" this is the correct verb to use--"loan" is a noun only do not capitalize when referring to a level in the library; use an Arabic number rather than a word, e.g.: level 1 note hyphen and capitalization libraries do NOT capitalize the word "libraries" in "Tufts libraries" or "the libraries" libraries' note correct position of the possessive plural apostrophe in constructions such as "Tufts libraries' catalog," etc. library/library library catalog loan log in login LPs LP's may/can media collections microfiche microfilm microform use lower-case "the library" even when referring to a particular library; DO capitalize when part of a specific Tufts library name; also see note under Tisch Library Ex: "Tisch Library is located on the Medford campus. The library is open ; Ginn Library is open " see note under catalog see note under lend as verb: two words as noun or adjective: one word. Ex: "the login screen" USE "LPs" see note under can includes video cassettes, DVDs, laser discs, films, etc. use for "fiche, microfiche, film, and microfilm when referring to the broader medium of content available on microform; use microfiche or microfilm when referring to the specific formats Rev. 0905dlc 4

5 1970s, etc. see note under dates numbers OCLC FirstSearch on line on-line online use Arabic numbers instead of words whenever possible note capital "S" USE "online" online reference use lower case when describing ASK 24/7 on site onsite USE "on site" online version USE "web version" patrons periodicals photo copy photo-copy photocopy plural/singular prices print copy ProQuest restroom(s) rollout serials Services Spring break Summer break Summer vacation USE "users" use for serials USE "photocopy" for noun or verb see Archives, Libraries, staff, data see costs use for hard copy note capital "Q" use for "bathroom(s) as noun, one word USE "periodicals" All units ending in "Services" are treated as singular within sentences: "Document Delivery Services provides materials from other libraries ; "See Access Services for copy cards." use for intersession (not a politically-correct issue; wellestablished terminology) (overlap of seasons so best to use intersession ) Rev. 0905dlc 5

6 telephone numbers telephone numbers, use of area codes with Thanksgiving break The/the TILT time Tisch Library Tufts/Tufts Tufts catalog TULIPS 24/7 URLs URL's use hyphens between each set of numbers Ex: " " include area codes in all situations use for "intersession" for the specific time period (not a politically-correct issue; well-established terminology) see note under Tisch Library use for Tufts Information Literacy Tutorial ; capitalize notate in full as: 9:00AM, 10:30PM, etc. do NOT use The or the before Tisch Library unless possessive, do not use apostrophe see note under catalog do NOT use; see note under catalog USE ASK 24/7 as name of specific service; use online reference when describing service USE URLs for plural; capitalize URL; include full URL so it will be clickable; e.g.: users VCRs VCR's versions: electronic, online, web VHS video cassette video-cassette videocassette videotape web use for customers or patrons USE VCRs for plural electronic version: describes resources such as CD-ROMs that are electronic but not online/web (networked) online version: USE web version web version: describes resources that can be accessed through a web browser USE videocassette USE videocassette USE videocassette use for world wide web when possible; always use lower case Rev. 0905dlc 6

7 case webpage web page web-page website web site web-site web version Winter break Winter vacation world wide web do not capitalize; do NOT use space between USE webpage do not capitalize; do NOT use space between USE website use for online version always use lower case; prefer web Rev. 0905dlc 7