Title & Author:

The Chicago manual of style / John Grossman, managing editor.

Edition:

Fifteenth edition.

Publication:

Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, [2003]
©2003

Description:

xvii, 956 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Notes:
Designed by Jill Shimabukuro--AIGA Design Archives.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 863-879) and index.
Preface -- Acknowledgments -- The parts of a published work. Introduction ; Books ; Journals -- Manuscript preparation and manuscript editing. Introduction ; The author's responsibilities ; The manuscript editor's responsibilities -- Proofs. Introduction ; What to look for ; How to mark proofs ; Cover proofs ; Bluelines and folded and gathered sheets ; Checking works for electronic publication -- Rights and permissions / William S. Strong. Introduction ; Copyright law and the licensing of rights ; The publishing agreement ; The publisher's responsibilities ; The author's responsibilities -- Grammar and usage / Bryan A. Garner. Grammar ; Word usage -- Punctuation. Introduction ; Typographic and aesthetic considerations ; Period ; Comma ; Semicolon ; Question mark ; Exclamation point ; Hyphens and dashes ; Parentheses ; Brackets ; Slash ; Quotation marks ; Multiple punctuation and when to avoid it ; Lists and outline style -- Spelling, distinctive treatment of words, and compounds. Introduction ; Variant spellings ; Plurals ; Possessives ; Contractions and interjections ; Word division ; A and an, o and oh ; Ligatures ; Italics, capitals, and quotation marks ; Compounds and hyphenation -- Names and terms. Introduction ; Personal names ; Titles and offices ; Epithets, kinship names, and personifications ; Ethnic, socioeconomic, and other groups ; Names of places ; Words derived from proper names ; Names of organizations ; Historical and cultural terms ; Calendar and time designations ; Religious names and terms ; Military terms ; Ships, trains, aircraft, and spacecraft ; Scientific terminology ; Brand names and trademarks ; Titles of works : Notices and mottoes -- Numbers. Introduction ; Numerals or words ; Physical quantities ; Percentages and decimal fractions ; Money ; Divisions in publications and other documents ; Dates ; Time of day ; Names ; Addresses and thoroughfares ; Plurals and punctuation of numbers ; Inclusive numbers ; Roman numerals -- Foreign languages. Introduction ; Titles and other proper names ; Languages using the Latin alphabet ; Languages using transliterated (or Romanized) ; Classical Greek ; Old English and Middle English ; American Sign language -- Quotations and dialogue. Introduction ; Permissible changes ; Relation to text ; Quotation marks ; Ellipses ; Citing sources in text ; Foreign-language quotations -- Illustrations and captions. Introduction ; Definitions ; Placement and numbering ; Physical handling of artwork ; Captions ; List of illustrations ; Charts: some guidelines ; Musical examples -- Tables. Introduction ; The main parts of a table ; Shape and dimensions ; Special types of tables ; Editing tables ; Typographic considerations -- Mathematics in type. Introduction ; Style of mathematical expressions ; Preparation of paper manuscripts -- Abbreviations. Introduction ; Names and titles ; Geographical terms ; Designations of time ; Scholarly abbreviations ; Bible ; Technology and science ; Business and commerce -- Documentation I. Basic patterns. Itnroduction ; Source citation: basic elements, different formats ; Notes ; Bibliographies ; The author-date system: reference lists and text citations -- Documentation II. Specific content. Introduction ; Books ; Periodicals ; Interviews and personal communications ; Unpublished and informally published material ; Special types of references ; Musical scores ; Audiovisual materials ; Citations taken from secondary sources ; Legal citations ; Public documents ; Databases -- Indexes. Introduction ; Kinds of indexes and components of an index ; General principles of indexing ; Proper names and variants ; Titles of publications and other works ; Alphabetizing ; Punctuation: a summary ; The mechanics of indexing ; Editing an index compiled by someone else ; Typographical considerations ; Examples -- Appendix A. Design and production-basic procedures and key terms -- Appendix B. The publishing process for books and journals -- Bibliography -- Index.
John Grossman, managing editor.
Dust jacket.

Summary:

Provides information on manuscript preparation, punctuation, spelling, quotations, captions, tables, abbreviations, references, bibliographies, notes, and indexes, with sections on journals and electronic media.

Resources:
Full text
Table of contents
Table of contents
Publisher description
Online user guide

ISBN:

0226104036 (CLOTH ; alk. paper)
9780226104034 (CLOTH ; alk. paper)
0226104052 (CLOTH+CD-ROM)
9780226104058 (CLOTH+CD-ROM)
0226104044 (CD-ROM)
9780226104041 (CD-ROM)

Subject:

Institut für Weltwirtschaft Redaktion
Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer Bitterfeld
Printing Style manuals.
Authorship Style manuals.
Authorship Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Writing.
Authorship.
Publishing
Codes typographiques.
Art d'écrire Guides, manuels, etc.
Art d'écrire Codes typographiques.
Édition.
Écriture.
Art d'écrire.
style manuals.
writing (processes)
authorship.
Manuels de stylistique.
Style manuals.
Printing
Printing, Practical Style manuals.
Englisch
Amerikanisches Englisch
Bibliografie
Gute fachliche Praxis
Stilistik
Veröffentlichung
Wissenschaftliche Literatur
Wissenschaftlicher Text
Wissenschaftliches Manuskript
Zitat
Redaktion
Uitgeven.
Wetenschappelijke publicaties.
Schrijven.
MANUALS.
PRINTING.
EDITING.
HANDBOOKS.
Code typographique.
Composition typographique.
Publishers and publishing Handbooks.
English language Rhetoric
UNITED STATES.

Form/genre:

Guide (Descripteur de forme)
Manuel de référence (Descripteur de forme)
Quick Ref. Collection.
Manuals (instructional materials)
Handbooks and manuals
Reference works
Style manuals
Manuals (Handbooks)
Ouvrages de référence.

Added entries:

Shimabukuro, Jill, book designer.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 229131
Call No.: PE1421 .C5 2003
Status: Available