{"id":32,"date":"2017-09-20T18:35:30","date_gmt":"2017-09-20T18:35:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/pressbooksprintguide\/?post_type=chapter&p=32"},"modified":"2017-09-21T23:49:09","modified_gmt":"2017-09-21T23:49:09","slug":"style-guide","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/pressbooksprintguide\/chapter\/style-guide\/","title":{"raw":"Style Guide","rendered":"Style Guide"},"content":{"raw":"As we are creating individual guides that will be part of a larger resource using a style guide will help create cohesiveness between the resources. The following style guide is divided into organization, style, components, and suggested ways of possible ways to include learning activities.\r\n

Organization<\/h2>\r\nIn order to ensure consistency between the guides, we suggest including the following parts and elements within the guide you are developing.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Part<\/strong><\/td>\r\nElements<\/strong><\/td>\r\nNotes<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Front Matter<\/td>\r\n\r\n
    \r\n \t
  • Title page<\/li>\r\n \t
  • Introduction<\/li>\r\n \t
  • Acknowledgements<\/li>\r\n \t
  • How to use<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/td>\r\n
A special kind of part, placed at the beginning of book content, that typically contains content like introductions, dedications, prefaces, and acknowledgments.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Body<\/td>\r\n\r\n
    \r\n \t
  • Main content<\/li>\r\n \t
  • Divided into chapters<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/td>\r\n
The main part of the book. The body is divided into chapters in order to populate the table of content and chunk the content.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Back Matter<\/td>\r\n\r\n
    \r\n \t
  • Attritutions<\/li>\r\n \t
  • Key terms glossary<\/li>\r\n \t
  • Bibliography<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/td>\r\n
A special kind of Part that typically contains appendices, the author biography, and related information.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n

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Style Elements<\/h2>\r\nUsing the following style elements will ensure consistency throughout each of the guides. For more detail, please refer to the Pressbooks style guide<\/a>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Style Item<\/strong><\/td>\r\nFormat<\/strong><\/td>\r\nNotes<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Citation Style<\/td>\r\nAPA<\/td>\r\nAPA Format and Style Guide<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Spelling<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\nRefer to\u00a0BCc communications style guide<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Punctuation<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\nRefer to\u00a0BCc communications style guide<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Indigenous Language Element<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\nRefer to\u00a0BCc communications style guide<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Other Style Points<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n

Elements (Components)<\/h2>\r\nThe following sections were determined by the steering committee as on\u00a0\u00a0July 6th steering committee meeting:\r\n