| Term/Issue | Note | |
| 1 | alumni/ae | Try to use this form in prose. "Alumni" approved for special short text uses (such as link names). |
| 2 | Archives |
singular noun |
| 3 | Ask A Librarian | USE italics whenever possible and no hyphens; capitalize each word. |
| 4 |
Audio cassette, Audio cassette |
USE sound cassette, USE sound recordings when you want to refer to CDs, LPs, and sound cassettes in general. |
| 5 | *Barcode | |
| 6 | * Bar code | USE Barcode |
| 7 | ||
| 8 | Campus Police | USE instead of Campus Security |
| 9 |
Campus Security |
USE Campus Police; Security implies a hired, non-salaried s |
| 10 | ||
| 11 | Catalog | |
| 12 | Catalogue | USE catalog, NOT catalogue |
| 13 |
CD ROM, CDROM, CD-ROM |
USE CD-ROM |
| 14 | CD`s, CD`s | USE CDs for plural |
| 15 | Christmas vacation | USE winter recess |
| 16 | ||
| 17 | ||
| 18 | Compact disc | |
| 19 | Compact disk | USE compact disc |
| 20 | *C/W MARS | All caps, space between the W and the M |
| 21 | ||
| 22 | Data | Plural, ex: "the data prove..." |
| 23 | Data base, data-base | USE database |
| 24 | Desk top, desk-top | USE desktop |
| 25 | Download, n. or v. | one word, no hyphen |
| DVD`s | USE DVDs for plural |
