Index
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
B
References are to paragraph numbers except where specified as table, figure (fig.), or page number (p.). Page numbers in the online edition link directly to terms in the glossary (appendix B).
- back margin, defined, p. 891
- back matter, 1.4, 1.57–65
- acknowledgments, 1.41
- added later in production process, 1.8
- appendixes, 1.53
- bibliographies or reference lists, 1.61
- colophons, 1.64
- editor’s notes, 1.44
- electronic publications, 1.117
- endnotes, 1.59
- glossaries, 1.60
- illustration credits, 3.29
- indexable material in, 16.109
- indexes, 1.63
- recto vs. verso for elements, 1.4
- running heads for, 1.13–14
- in table of contents, 1.37
- in web-based publications, 1.117
- See also many of the above elements under their own headings
- backup copies
- See also archival practices
- bar codes, 1.66, 1.71, 1.78
- baseline, defined, p. 891
- battles, campaigns, wars, and such, 8.112–13
- BC, AD, and such, 9.35, 9.63, 10.39
- because, 5.201
- Berne Convention, 4.2, 4.29, 4.38
- beta testing, defined, p. 891
- between . . . and, 6.78, 9.59
- be-verbs (be, is, are, was, etc.)
- contractions with, 5.103
- noun or pronoun following, 5.17
- bi-, 5.220
- bias-free language, 5.221–30
- advice for achieving, 5.225
- Bible
- abbreviations, 10.47; of Bible and biblical, 10.43; books of Bible, 10.46, 10.48–50; chapter and verse, 14.253; resources on, 10.45, 14.252; versions and sections of Bible, 10.51, 14.254
- capitalization of, 8.102
- in Hebrew language, 11.116–17
- named parts of (e.g., Sermon on the Mount), 8.106
- See also biblical citations
- biblical citations
- abbreviations in, 10.45–51
- chapter and verse, 14.253
- resources on, 14.252
- versions of Bible in, 14.254
- See also Bible
- bibliographic essays, 14.59, fig. 14.11
- bibliographies, 14.56–67
- alphabetical arrangement of entries: authors with different coauthors, 14.62, 14.65; authors with multiple works, 14.64, 14.67; example of, fig. 14.8; letter-by-letter vs. word-by-word, 14.60; readability of, 14.57; single vs. several authors, 14.61
- authors’ names (see authors’ names)
- format: flush-and-hang style (hanging indention), 1.61, 2.11, 2.22, fig. 14.8; headnotes, 14.58, fig. 14.9; placement and example, 14.57, fig. 14.8; 3-em dashes and, 2.13, 6.91, 14.63–67, 14.79
- hyperlinks in, 1.102
- notes in relation to, 14.56
- and indexing, 16.109
- references to, 8.177
- special types: annotated, 14.59, fig. 14.10; bibliographic essays, 14.59, fig. 14.11; discographies, 14.275, fig. 14.12; single-author, 14.67
- styling of entries, 14.16–18
- as work made for hire, 4.10
- works appropriate for inclusion, 2.60
- See also documentation; note numbers; notes; notes and bibliography system; reference lists; titles of works in documentation; and specific types of sources
- billion, 5.220
- bills, legislative, 14.295. See also laws and statutes; legislation
- binary systems, 9.11
- binding, A.50
- definition, p. 891
- biographical notes
- on covers or jackets, 1.67–68
- of editors, compilers, and such, 1.20
- proofreading of, 2.105
- in unnumbered notes, 14.50
- bitmap, defined, A.32, p. 891
- blind (unexpressed) folios, 1.5–7, 1.45, 1.48, 3.6
- block quotations
- capitalization in, 13.13–16
- coding of, example, 2.71
- definition, p. 892
- generic markup of, 2.78
- manuscript preparation guidelines for, 2.18–19
- note references or notes within, 13.7
- in notes, 14.33
- of poetry: format, 13.23; generic markup, 2.78; indention, 13.24; long lines and runovers, 13.25; manuscript preparation guidelines for, 2.19; parenthetical citations in, 13.69–70; quotation marks in poems, 13.26; vs. run-in, 13.10
- proofreading of, 2.110
- punctuation in: brackets, 13.12, 13.16; colons, 6.61, 6.63, 13.17; commas, 6.50, 13.18; ellipsis points, 13.54; periods, 13.19; quotation marks, 13.26
- quotation beginning or continued in text, 13.21–22
- run-in: vs. block quotations, 13.9–10; of more than one stanza, 13.32; slashes for line breaks, 6.109
- text citations for, 13.68–70
- See also documentation; text citations
- blogs and blog entries
- documentation of, 14.243–46
- treatment in text, 8.187
- Bluebook, The (Harvard Law Review Association), 14.3, 14.281–87
- bluelines, defined, p. 892
- blurb, author’s. See biographical notes
- boats. See vehicles and vessels
- body text, defined, p. 892
- boldface
- definition, p. 892
- in manuscript, 2.14
- marking manuscript for, 2.94
- in relation to surrounding text, 6.3
- book-club rights, 4.60
- book notes section, 1.92. See also reviews
- books
- back matter: acknowledgments, 1.41; appendixes, 1.57; bibliographies and reference lists, 1.61; chronologies, 1.58, fig. 1.9; colophons, 1.64; endnotes, 1.59; glossaries, 1.60; indexes, 1.63; list of contributors, 1.49, 1.62, 1.94, 2.38, 14.50, fig. 1.10
- determining length of, A.18
- divisions of, 1.4, 1.47; for letters and diaries, 1.51; pagination of, 1.7; for poetry, 1.50; running heads in, 1.11; in table of contents, 1.37, fig. 1.5 (see also parts of, below)
- documentation of, notes and bibliography: author’s name, 14.72–92; chapters and other parts of, 14.111–17; edition, 14.118–20; electronic books, 14.166–69; elements to include, 14.69; flexibility and consistency, 14.70; foreign bibliographic terms and abbreviations, 14.71; as model for other materials, 14.68; multivolume works, 14.121–27; page, volume, and such, 14.154–65; series, 14.128–32; title, 14.93–110
- documentation of, author-date reference system, 15.32–41
- electronic and print compared, 1.2
- front matter: acknowledgments, 1.41; author’s signature, 1.40; copyright page, 1.19–34, figs. 1.1–4; epigraph, 1.36; foreword, 1.39; frontispiece, 1.17, 1.38; half title page, 1.116; introduction appropriate to, 1.42; list of illustrations and tables, 1.38, figs. 1.6–7; lists of abbreviations, 1.43, fig. 1.8; prefaces, 1.40; publisher’s, translator’s, and editor’s notes, 1.44; series title page, 1.116; table of contents, 1.37, fig. 1.5; title page, 1.16–18
- parts of, 1.4; appendixes, 1.57; back matter, 1.4, 1.7; chapter openings, 1.7, 1.48; chapters, 1.48; concluding elements, 1.52; dedication, 1.6, 1.35; epigraphs, 1.36; front matter, 1.4, 1.6; galleries, 1.5; generic terms for, 3.5, 8.177; illustrations and tables, 1.7, 1.38; introductions, 1.42, 1.46; recto and verso pages, 1.4, 1.48, 1.50; second half title, 1.7, 1.45; subheads, 1.53–56; table of contents, 1.37, fig. 1.5 (see also many of the above elements under their own headings)
- running heads in, 1.9–15
- books, electronic
- documentation of: CD-ROMs and fixed media, 14.166, 14.168; consulted online, 14.167, 14.169; downloaded from library or bookseller, 14.166
- electronic and print compared, 1.2
- ISBN of, 4.60
- options for publishing as, A.38
- readers, 14.166
- style sheets of, A.9
- Bosnian language, 11.18–19
- botanical terminology
- cultivated varieties (cultivars), 8.129
- domestic breeds, 8.128
- example of illustration, fig. 3.3
- scientific names: authorities on, 8.118; author names, 8.123; divisions higher than genus, 8.125; English derivatives from taxonomic system, 8.126; genus, species, and subspecies, 8.119–21; hybrids, 8.124; unspecified species and varieties, 8.122
- vernacular names, 8.127–29
- See also scientific and technical terminology
- both–and, 5.195, 5.214
- braces in mathematical expressions, 6.102, 12.26, 12.28. See also brackets
- brackets, 6.97–102
- angle brackets: for generic markup, 2.15, 2.27, 2.78; for less than and more than, 3.81; in mathematical expressions, 6.102, 12.26, 12.28, 12.31, 12.55, 12.58; for URLs, 6.8, 14.11; in XML, 6.102, fig. A.2
- Dirac bracket notation, 12.55
- in documentation: for author’s name, 14.73, 14.80; for foreign-language titles, 14.108, 14.110; within parentheses, 15.27, 15.38; for pseudonyms, 14.81–84, 15.34; for publication details, surmised, 14.138, 14.152
- generic markup within, 2.78
- italic vs. roman type, 6.5
- other punctuation with, 6.101; commas, 6.53; ellipsis points, 13.56; exclamation points, 6.73–74; parentheses, 6.95, 15.27, 15.38; periods, 6.13; question marks, 6.70; suspension points, 11.54
- other uses: glosses or translations, 6.93; interpolations and clarifications, 6.97, 13.57–59, 13.61; missing or illegible words, 13.57; within parentheses, 6.95, 6.99; phonetics, 6.100; quotations, 13.12, 13.16, 13.46; with sic, 13.59; in translated text, 6.93, 6.98; URLs, 6.8, 14.11
- in relation to surrounding text, 6.5
- See also parentheses; punctuation
- brand names
- in computer writing, 7.76
- drugs, 8.145
- generic terms for, 8.152
- See also trademarks
- breathing marks, 11.130, 11.132
- bridges and such, 8.55
- British style
- billion in, 5.220
- contractions, 10.4
- dates, 6.45
- decimal places, 9.20
- double consonants in past indicative, 5.138
- parentheses within parentheses, 6.95
- past tense and past participle, 5.98
- titles of nobility, 8.31
- which and that, 6.22
- See also European style; United Kingdom
- broadcast networks, channels, and such, 8.185, 10.5, 10.25
- broadside
- definition, p. 892
- brochures. See pamphlets, brochures, and reports
- buildings, 8.56
- apartment numbers and, 9.53
- schools, 8.67
- bullets, 2.32, 6.124–25
- Burmese names, 16.77
- burst binding, defined, p. 892
- business and commerce
- in documentation: corporate features omitted from names in, 14.140, 14.142; databases, 14.271–72; imprints, parent companies, and such, 14.144–48; news services, 14.212; private contracts and such, 14.231; reports, brochures, and such, 14.249
- generic terms vs. proper names, 7.76
- names: abbreviations of, 10.22–23, 10.25; alphabetizing of, 16.88–89; ampersands in, 10.23; articles in, 8.67, 16.88; capitalization of, 8.67–68; foreign-language, 11.8; Inc., Ltd., and such with, 6.48, 10.22–23; indexing of, 16.46, 16.88–89; punctuation of, 6.117; spelled out in running text, 10.23; unusual names (e.g., eBay), 8.68, 8.153
- titles and offices in, 8.26
- See also governmental entities; institutions; organizations
- but
- bylaws, 9.29. See also legal documents