| media collections | ...include CD-ROMs, videotapes, films, DVDs |
| OCLC FirstSearch | Note capital " S " |
| Off Site | |
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Office of the Dean of Libraries |
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| online,on-line | USE online |
| online | |
| on site | |
| onsite | |
| *OverDrive | Note the capitol "D" |
| photo copy, photo- copy | USE photocopy |
| ProQuest | Note capital "Q" |
| proxy server | |
| remote access | |
| research guides | USE when referring to the Libguides that highlight and describe key resources (including encyclopedias, dictionaries, article databases,and more) available in the STCC Library. |
| semesters | fall,spring,summer-do not capitalize |
| services | All units ending in "Services" are treated as singular within sentences: "Public Services you |
| sound cassette | USE this terminology when reffering to a cassette tape rather than " audio cassette" because this is the ter, used in our catalog |
| sound recordings | USE this when referring to the generalategory of CDs, LPs, and sound cassettes. |
| staff,n. | This collective noun generally sounds better when it is used as a plural, e.g. "staff assist students who need lockers. |
| subject web page | USE to refer to those pages created by librarian subject specialists that provide links to information in a particular discipline, including: class websites, Internet resources, databases, electronic journals, professional websites and librarian- recommended resources. Subject web pages also include a link to research guides. Research guides list ley Bobst Library in a specific subject area. |
| telephone numbers |
USE hyphens between each set of numbers, e.g., EX: " 212-998-1234" (When set off on the pashe as in letterhead, masterheads etc.) |
| telephone numbers used of area codes with |
Include area codes in all publications which could be conceivably viewed by those not in NYC- that is, include the area code on the Web & in brochures & other widely distributed materials. N.B. area codes will be requiered even for local calls after february 1,2003. |
| Titles (for jobs) | ask Human Resources staff for official list of job titles when in doubt. |
| URLs | |
| URL`s | USE URLs for plural |
| URLs, how to represent |
Include the http:// (note that using http:/ in Eudora makes the URL clickable) Do not include a final slash after the last directory: Correct: http://www.stcc.edu/library If URL goes over a line in length, break after a slash--do not use hyphens to indicate continuation. |
| VCRs | |
| VCR`s | USE VCR`s for plural |
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versions: electronic, web |
electronic version: describes resources such as CD-ROMs that are electronic but not online (networked) Web version: describes resources that are in HTML & can be accessed through a web browser. This is most specific term. |
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video cassette, video-cassette |
USE videocassette |
| videocassette | |
| videotapes | may want to decide which to use: videotapes or videocassettes |
| Web, the, n. | capitalize Web as noun, but not as adjective (ex: "web site") |
| Web site, web-site, website, web site | USE web site |
| World Wide Web, the Web; nouns | Capitalize as nouns |
| WWW | USE all capitals and no periods |