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References are to paragraph numbers except where specified as table, figure, or page numbers. See also glossary of key terms, pp. 823–40.
- back matter
- acknowledgments, 1.52
- appendixes, 1.81–84
- bibliographies and reference lists, 1.88
- chronologies, 1.85
- colophons, 1.92
- contributors, lists of, 1.89–90
- editorial method, 1.57
- for electronic books, 1.132–34
- endnotes, 1.86
- function of, 1.58
- glossaries, 1.87
- indexable material, 18.109
- indexes, 1.91
- outline of, 1.4
- running heads, 1.97
- sources of illustrations, 12.42
- in table of contents, 1.41
- See also each of the elements above under its own heading
- bar codes
- example of, fig. 1.13
- on journal, 1.143
- battles, campaigns, wars, and such, 8.81, 8.121–22
- BC (“before Christ”), 9.38, 9.67, 15.41
- BCE (“before the common era”), 9.38, 9.67, 15.41
- Berne Convention, 4.2, 4.29, 4.38
- bias-free language, 5.205
- credibility of, 5.203
- editor’s responsibility for, 5.206
- Bible
- abbreviations, 15.48–54; Apocrypha, 15.52; appropriate use of, 15.48–50; Jewish Bible/Old Testament, 15.51; New Testament, 15.53; versions and sections, 15.54
- books of, 8.113
- bibliographic essays
- appropriate use of, 16.78
- example of, fig. 16.13
- bibliographies
- authors’ names in (see author’s name)
- cross-checking note citations with, 2.62
- editing, 2.64
- in electronic journals, 1.183
- function of, 16.71
- italic and roman type in, 16.16
- kinds of, 16.74–77; annotated, 16.77; definitions of, 16.74; essay, 16.78, 17.238, 17.240, 17.242, fig. 16.13; full, 16.75; of one person’s works, 16.79, 16.88, fig. 16.14; selected, 16.76, fig. 16.4
- omitted in indexing, 18.109
- placement of, 16.73
- preparation of, 2.29
- publication details in: basic components, 17.96; date, 16.12, 17.98, 17.118–19; forthcoming and such, 8.195, 16.103, 17.121–22, 17.167; publisher’s name, 17.103–14
- punctuation of, 16.15
- specific materials in: audiovisual, 17.265–73; chapter titles and other parts of books, 17.68–70, 17.73, 17.75; classical references, 17.250, 17.261; compiled works, 16.89; edited works, 16.89; editions other than first, 17.79; electronic versions of older works, 17.146–47; interviews, 17.207; journal articles, 16.13, 17.63–69, 17.156–58, 17.170–72, 17.174–78, 17.181; letter writers’ names, 17.76; magazine articles, 17.185, 17.187; manuscript collections, 17.223–32; multivolume works, 17.84, 17.86, 17.88–89; newspaper articles, 17.191–92, 17.198; online books, 17.143; online multimedia, 17.270; periodicals, 17.151–52; public documents, 17.293; public documents, Canada, 17.325–35; public documents, UK, 17.336–54; public documents, U.S., 17.295–324; reference works, 17.238, 17.240, 17.242; reprint or modern editions, 17.123; reviews, 17.200–202; series, 17.90, 17.93–95; sound recordings, 17.268; translated works, 16.89; unpublished, 17.214–15, 17.217; Web sites, 17.237
- titles of works (see titles of works)
- See also discographies; notes; notes-and-bibliography documentation system; reference lists
- UK, 17.344
- U.S., 17.309
- on cover or jacket, 1.111
- description of, 1.14
- in electronic books, 1.120
- example of, fig. 1.3
- location of, 1.14
- proofreading of, 3.38
- in unnumbered notes, 16.69
- basic format of, 11.11
- beginning in text, 11.26
- changing run-in quotation to, 11.35
- definition of, p. 824
- documentation following, 11.81–84
- note number placement and, 16.31
- in notes, 16.55
- permissible changes to, 11.17–18
- proofreading of, 3.8
- quotation marks in, 11.35
- text following, 11.27
- translation following, 11.87
- definition of, p. 825
- for dynamics in music writing, 7.75
- in manuscript preparation, 2.17
- marking manuscript for, 2.100
- marking proofs for, 3.35
- proofreading of, 3.8
- punctuation following, 6.4
- back matter: abbreviations, lists of, 1.55, 2.28, 11.77; acknowledgments, 1.52; appendixes, 1.81–84; bibliographies and reference lists, 1.88; chronologies, 1.85; colophons, 1.92; contributors, lists of, 1.67, 1.89–90, 2.39; editorial method, 1.57; endnotes, 1.86; glossaries, 1.87; indexes, 1.91; pagination of, 1.4, 1.104, 1.106; running heads, 1.97; sources of illustrations, 12.42; in table of contents, 1.41
- electronic vs. print, 1.117
- errata, 1.107–8
- front matter: abbreviations, lists of, 1.55, 2.28, 11.77; acknowledgments, 1.52; author’s signature, 1.50; copyright pages, 1.14–37; editing and preparation of, 2.67; editorial method, 1.57; epigraphs, 1.38–39; forewords, 1.48, 1.50–51; frontispieces, 1.8, 1.45; half titles, 1.5–8; illustrations and tables, lists of, 1.44–47; introduction, 1.53; prefaces, 1.48–52; publisher’s or translator’s notes, 1.56; tables of contents, 1.40–43; title pages, 1.9–13
- ISBN: on copyright page, 1.28–29; on cover or jacket, 1.114; for electronic books, 1.125, 4.60; examples of, figs. 1.1, 1.4, 1.13; hyphens in, 6.82; proofreading of, 3.38; for serial publications, 1.29
- length of, pp. 806–7, figs. A.4–6
- outline of, 1.4
- page numbers, 1.100–106
- parts of: abbreviations for, 17.132; description of, 1.61–64; generic terms for, 8.189–90; introductions to, 1.41; numbers for, 9.30–32; outline of, 1.4
- publishing process for, p. 858–59
- text: chapters, 1.65–68; concluding elements, 1.80; introduction, 1.60; letters and diaries, 1.70; organization, 1.4, 1.58; parts, 1.61–64; poetry, 1.69; second half title, 1.59; subheads, 1.71–79
- See also books, electronic; documentation; publications available in multiple formats; and each of the elements above under its own heading (e.g., chapters)
- authors’ biographies in, 1.120
- back matter, 1.133–34
- CIP data, 1.124; citation of, 17.142–47; multiple formats, 17.145; older works, 17.146–47; online version, 17.143; simultaneously published as print, 17.144; type of medium, 17.142, 17.145
- documentation and technical help in, 1.137
- editing and preparation of, 2.67
- errata, 1.123
- illustrations and tables listed in, 1.127
- ISBN of, 1.125
- notes, 1.131
- production details of, 1.122
- publication details of, 1.121
- revision information on, 1.123
- running heads, 1.135
- tables of contents, 1.126
- scientific, 8.127–35
- vernacular, 8.136–38
- angle, 6.110
- braces (curly), 6.109
- Dirac, 14.54
- font of, 6.6–7
- other punctuation with: colon, 6.69; comma, 6.56; exclamation point, 6.79; parentheses within parentheses, 6.102, 6.106; period, 6.14; question mark, 6.75; semicolon, 6.62
- square: for anonymous and known author’s name, 17.34; in foreign languages, 10.36, 10.55, 10.79; for interpolations in quotations, 6.104, 11.66–68; for missing or illegible words, 11.66–67; within parentheses, 6.102, 6.106; in phonetics, 6.107; for translations, 6.105, 11.87, 17.65, 17.177
- See also parentheses
- abbreviations/contractions, 15.5
- currency, 9.26
- date form, 17.339
- measurement units, 15.74
- punctuation, 6.10
- spelling, 7.5, 18.29
- See also United Kingdom
- foreign, 10.29
- numbers in names of, 9.53
- numbers of, in street address, 9.57
- with periodical’s name, 8.182
- abbreviations used in, 15.76
- in computer writing, 7.81
- names of: abbreviations, 15.23–24, 15.26; alphabetizing, 18.46, 18.86–87; as author, 17.47; capitalization, 8.73–74, 8.163; foreign, 10.8; Inc., Ltd., and the like, 6.50, 17.104, 17.108; indexing, 18.46, 18.86–87; possessives, 7.18
- publications of, 17.241
- titles of persons in, 8.30
- See also organizations, names of