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
D
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).
- daggers and double daggers (symbols), 3.77
- dangling terms
- gerunds, 5.113
- infinitives, 5.107
- participles, 5.112
- Danish language, 11.22–23
- DAs (designer’s alterations), 2.131, p. 894
- dashes
- length of, compared, 6.75
- marking manuscript for, 2.93
- parentheses compared with, 6.92
- typing, in manuscript preparation, 2.13
- See also em dashes; en dashes; hyphens and hyphenation; punctuation; 3-em dashes; 2-em dashes
- databases
- dates
- adjectival use of, 5.82
- alphabetizing of, 16.65
- currency with, 9.26
- decades, 9.34
- in documentation: access dates, 14.7, 14.185, 14.248, 14.282, 15.51; of committee minutes, memoranda, and such, 8.183, 14.240–41; of DVDs and videocassettes, 14.279; of journals, 14.180–81; of magazines, 14.199; of manuscript collections, 14.234; of newspapers, 14.203, 14.205–9; of patents, 14.230; of periodicals, 14.171; of sound recordings, 14.276–77; of unpublished materials, 14.225–28, 14.304, 14.308; of websites and blogs, 14.244–46; years, in reference lists, 15.12
- in foreword, 1.39
- holidays, 8.88
- incomplete, 6.79
- numbers for: decades, 9.34; eras, 9.35, 9.63; ISO all-numeral style, 9.37; month and day, 9.32; month-day-year and other forms, 6.45, 6.106, 9.36–37; year abbreviated, 9.31; year alone, 9.30
- periods: centuries, 8.70, 9.33–34; cultural, 8.73; decades, 9.34; descriptive designations, 8.71; eras, 9.35, 9.63, 10.39; geological, 8.134; numerical designations for, 8.70; traditional names for, 8.72
- in preface, 1.40
- in titles of works, 14.101
- uncertain, 6.66
- unspecified date of death, 6.79
- work period known (fl.), 10.43
- years: abbreviated (e.g., ’76), 9.31; inclusive range of, 9.58, 9.63; incomplete range of, 6.79; placement in reference lists, 15.12; plurals of, 7.14; sentence beginning with, 9.5; slash with two-year spans, 6.105; uncertain, 6.66; unspecified date of death, 6.79; words vs. numerals for, 9.30; work period known (fl.), 10.43
- See also publication date; time
- days of the week, 8.87, 10.41. See also dates
- dead (foul) copy or proofs, 2.102, 2.107
- deadlines
- proofreading, 2.99
- Deaf, deaf, 8.42
- debates, documentation of
- UK parliamentary, 14.313
- US congressional, 14.298–99
- decades, 9.34
- decimal points
- in celestial coordinates, 10.64
- dex (decimal exponent), 9.12
- in double and multiple numeration, 1.55
- number of places in, non-US style, 9.20
- in twenty-four-hour system, 9.40–41
- use of zero and, 9.19
- See also fractions
- dedications
- omitted in indexing, 16.109
- running heads omitted from page, 1.10
- definite article. See articles (definite and indefinite)
- definitions
- highlighted in index, 16.143
- mathematical, 12.56
- numbering of, 12.25
- punctuation of, 7.50
- See also dictionaries; glossaries
- degrees (academic). See academic concerns: degrees and affiliations
- degrees (measurement), abbreviations for, 10.52–53, 10.55. See also International System of Units (Système international d’unités, SI); measurement, US; metric system
- deities, 8.90–91, 8.94. See also religions and religious concerns; religious works
- deletions
- stetting or reversal of, 2.127
- departments
- administrative type, 8.62
- capitalization, 14.202
- derivative works
- electronic works created with addition of hyperlinks, video data, and such, 4.60
- license to make, 4.33
- material copyrightable in, 4.5
- public-domain work in, 4.21
- publishing options for, A.39–40
- relicensing of, 4.30
- rights of copyright owner and, 4.14
- descender, defined, p. 894
- design and production
- em spaces, en spaces, and such, A.22
- length determinations, A.18
- manuscript preparation: checklist, 2.74; markup, 2.55–56, 2.70–71, 2.78, 2.96, 6.102; pagination, 2.72; running heads, 2.73; type specifications, 2.71
- mapping markup to, A.16
- terminology in, A.3
- designer’s alterations (DAs), 2.131, p. 894
- developmental editing, 2.45
- dex (decimal exponent), 9.12
- diacritical marks
- software and fonts for, 2.15
- transliterations, specialized vs. general contexts, 11.94
- XML character references for, A.15
- See also diphthongs; ligatures; symbols, specific; Unicode standard
- diaeresis (Greek), 11.130, 11.133
- diagrams
- genealogical, 3.45
- text references and callouts for, 2.27
- wording of, 2.63
- See also charts and graphs; illustrations
- dialect, 5.23, 5.218, 10.43
- dialogue
- alternatives to quotation marks in, 13.40
- dialect in, 5.218
- in drama, 13.44–45
- fair use and, 4.80
- in field notes, 13.47
- flush-and-hang style in, 13.44–45
- indirect discourse, 13.43
- interjections in, 5.208
- in interviews and discussions, 13.46
- numerals in, 13.42
- paragraphing of, 13.30–33
- permissible changes to, 13.8
- punctuation of: colon preceding, 6.61, 6.63; ellipsis and suspension points, 13.39, 13.51–56; em dashes, 6.88, 13.39; quotation marks, 13.30–33, 13.37–43
- single-word speech, 13.38
- titles and offices of people in, 8.19
- unspoken discourse, 13.41
- See also direct address; quotations; speech
- diaries, chronological order of, 1.51. See also letters (correspondence); manuscript collections
- dictionaries
- as alphabetizing guides, 16.71
- alphabetizing letter-by-letter in, 16.58
- contractions in, 7.29
- documentation of, 14.247–48
- for forms of address, 8.32
- noun coinages, plurals of, 7.13
- organizing principle of, 1.116
- problematic words and, 5.220
- running heads in, 1.12
- supplements to, 7.4
- for technical abbreviations, 10.52
- word division and, 7.31
- See also encyclopedias; reference works
- die copy, 2.105
- Digital Library Federation, 1.107
- Digital Object Identifiers. See DOIs (Digital Object Identifiers)
- digital printing, defined, A.48, p. 894
- digital proofs, defined, p. 894
- digital rights management (DRM), A.40, p. 894
- digital technology. See production and digital technology
- diphthongs
- capitalization, 11.24
- Dirac bracket notation, 12.55
- direct address
- numerals in, 13.42
- See also dialogue; quotations; speech
- directions. See compass points and directions
- direct quotations. See block quotations; direct address; quotations; run-in quotations
- disciplines and subjects
- capitalization for course names, 8.85
- as descriptive titles for persons, 8.29
- spellings peculiar to, 7.2
- treatment of names, 8.84–85
- See also academic concerns; scholarly works, generally
- discographies, 14.275, fig. 14.12
- discussions. See dialogue; direct address; interviews and discussions; personal communications; speech; transcriptions
- diseases, infections, procedures, and such, 8.143–44
- display
- dissertations and theses
- abstracts of, 14.197; documentation of, 14.224; lectures and papers treated as, 14.226; microform editions, 14.120; URLs, 14.224; working papers treated as, 14.228
- titles of, in text, 8.184
- distance, abbreviations for, 10.52. See also measurement, US; metric system; physical quantities
- distribution
- contract concerning, 4.50
- copyright owner’s right of, 4.13
- documentation of, 14.148
- license for, 4.33
- subsidiary rights to, 4.60
- ditto marks, 3.60, 10.43
- division of words. See word division
- divisions of books. See books: divisions of
- documentation
- basic elements, 14.69
- basic systems, 14.2–3
- books as model for other materials, 14.68
- editing of, 2.60–61
- purpose of, 14.1
- remedies for excessive: abbreviations for frequently cited works, 14.54–55, fig. 14.7; avoiding overlong notes, 14.51; combining notes, 14.52; text citations, 14.53
- resources on, 14.3
- shortened citations (see shortened citations)
- unusual cases in, 14.89
- See also author-date reference system; bibliographies; credits and credit lines; notes; notes and bibliography system; reference lists; source lines and notes; and specific items to document (e.g., books; newspapers)
- document comparison software, 2.82, 2.85
- document type definitions (DTDs), A.8–9, A.27, p. 894. See also codes and coding; markup tags and languages; tags; XML (extensible markup language)
- DOIs (Digital Object Identifiers), 1.74, 14.4, 14.6, 14.10, 15.4, p. 894
- in documentation: of books, 14.167; of dictionary and encyclopedia entries, 14.248; of journal articles, 14.18, 14.184–85, 15.9
- International DOI Foundation, 14.6
- as metadata, A.10
- See also URLs (uniform resource locators)
- dollars. See currency
- double posting, 16.16 (see also cross-references, in indexes)
- “down” style (capitalization), 8.1, 8.46
- drama
- divisions of, 8.182
- documentation of: classical works, 14.260, 14.267–68; frequently cited works, 13.65, 14.54; reviews, 14.214, 14.216; short forms for, 14.268
- ellipsis points in, 13.55
- titles of, 8.181
- See also classical works; dialogue; speech
- drawings. See artwork; charts and graphs; illustrations; line art
- DRM (digital rights management), A.40, p. 894
- drop caps, 13.35, p. 894
- drop folios, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.48
- drug names, 8.145
- DTDs. See document type definitions (DTDs)
- dust jackets, 1.69, p. 894. See also covers of journals and paperback books; hardcover books: jackets
- Dutch language, 8.10, 11.24–25
- DVDs, documentation of, 14.279. See also audiovisual materials
- dynasties, 9.46, 11.105