UA Editorial Style Manual



UA EDITORIAL STYLE MANUAL

UA Editorial Style Manual—editorial standards for University of Alabama publications. Compiled for editors and proofreaders around the campus by the Office of Marketing and Communications, a division of the the Office of University Advancement. Introduction \| What's New The Editorial Style Manual (alphabetical listing of topics): A \| B \| C \| D \| E \| F \| G \| H I \| J \| L \| M \| N \| O \| P \| Q R \| S \| T \| U \| V \| W \| Y Appendices: Appendix A: Common Abbreviations Days of the Week and Months State and Postal Abbreviations Appendix B: Campus Building Names Appendix C: Historical, Cultural, and Geographical Terms Appendix D: Computer- and Internet-Related Terms Appendix E: Punctuation Appendix F: Time Terminology Appendix G: Usage	RAM The acronym RAM is acceptable in all references for random access memory. regions résumé Use this spelling (with accents) to mean a curriculum vitae and to distinguish it from resume (to begin again after an interruption). ROM The acronym ROM is acceptable in all references for read-only memory. room numbers and names Usually, it is acceptable to drop the word room from addresses, as long as you do so consistently throughout the publication: Our office is in 122 Rose Administration Building. Don't capitalize room when it is followed by a number, unless it is the first word in a sentence. Capitalize room and similar words when part of a proper or well-known name: the President's Lounge the Birmingham Room If a room number includes a letter, put a hyphen between the letter and number. In those rare instances in which there are two or more letters in a room number, use a hyphen only between the first letter or group of letters and the adjacent number. C-212 Clark Hall 210-A Reese Phifer Hall B-129G H.M. Comer Hall See also addresses, campus. ROTC, Reserve Officers' Training Corps top of page

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UA Home \| University Advancement \| Marketing and Communications Office of Marketing and Communications 117 Rose Administration • Box 870145• Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0145 (205) 348-5767 • fax (205) 348-5936 Copyright © 2007 The University of Alabama \| Text Only \| Disclaimer \| Contact: webmaster@ur.ua.edu



UA EDITORIAL STYLE MANUAL

UA Editorial Style Manual—editorial standards for University of Alabama publications. Compiled for editors and proofreaders around the campus by the Office of Marketing and Communications, a division of the the Office of University Advancement. Introduction \| What's New The Editorial Style Manual (alphabetical listing of topics): A \| B \| C \| D \| E \| F \| G \| H I \| J \| L \| M \| N \| O \| P \| Q R \| S \| T \| U \| V \| W \| Y Appendices: Appendix A: Common Abbreviations Days of the Week and Months State and Postal Abbreviations Appendix B: Campus Building Names Appendix C: Historical, Cultural, and Geographical Terms Appendix D: Computer- and Internet-Related Terms Appendix E: Punctuation Appendix F: Time Terminology Appendix G: Usage	RAM The acronym RAM is acceptable in all references for random access memory. regions résumé Use this spelling (with accents) to mean a curriculum vitae and to distinguish it from resume (to begin again after an interruption). ROM The acronym ROM is acceptable in all references for read-only memory. room numbers and names Usually, it is acceptable to drop the word room from addresses, as long as you do so consistently throughout the publication: Our office is in 122 Rose Administration Building. Don't capitalize room when it is followed by a number, unless it is the first word in a sentence. Capitalize room and similar words when part of a proper or well-known name: the President's Lounge the Birmingham Room If a room number includes a letter, put a hyphen between the letter and number. In those rare instances in which there are two or more letters in a room number, use a hyphen only between the first letter or group of letters and the adjacent number. C-212 Clark Hall 210-A Reese Phifer Hall B-129G H.M. Comer Hall See also addresses, campus. ROTC, Reserve Officers' Training Corps top of page

Visual Identity Guide \| Marketing Communications Guide

UA Home \| University Advancement \| Marketing and Communications Office of Marketing and Communications 117 Rose Administration • Box 870145• Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0145 (205) 348-5767 • fax (205) 348-5936 Copyright © 2007 The University of Alabama \| Text Only \| Disclaimer \| Contact: webmaster@ur.ua.edu

UA EDITORIAL STYLE MANUAL