Introduction
The University of Florida stylebook is designed to achieve as much consistency as possible in written material emanating from UF. It is the product of dozens of UF Communications Network experts representing virtually every major campus area. The public information offices at UF that deal directly with the media conform to Associated Press style in most cases. Individual offices have unique needs, but if no particular local style prevails, the recommendations in this manual should hold. Professional papers, dissertations, technical publications and other academic works should conform to the accepted style of the respective discipline. To keep this manual a valuable and dynamic reference tool, we invite your feedback. Please direct corrections or suggestions for improvements to News Desk Editor Ron Wayne at the UF News Bureau, 392-0186, or News Bureau Director Steve Orlando.
Bibliography
The following reference books are suggested references to complement the University of Florida Stylebook. Refer to them for material not covered in this book.
Many trade, technical and/or scholarly periodicals also have their own style sheets. First reference for spelling, style, usage and foreign geographic names: The Associated Press Stylebook, 42nd Edition; Basic Books, New York.
First reference for spelling, style, usage and foreign geographic names: Webster’s New World College Dictionary, Fourth Edition; Wiley, Hoboken.
Second reference for spelling, style, usage: Webster’s Third New International Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, Springfield, Mass.
Second reference for foreign geographic names: National Geographic Atlas of the World, National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C.
First reference for place names in the 50 states: U.S. Postal Service Directory of Post Offices; U.S. Postal Service, Washington, D.C.
Other references:
- Bernstein, Theodore M. The Careful Writer: A Modern Guide to English Usage. Atheneum, 1965.
- Bernstein, Theodore M. More Language That Needs Watching. Channel Press, 1962.
- Bernstein, Theodore M. Watch Your Language. Antheneum, 1958.
- Follett, Wilson (edited and completed by Jacques Barzum). Modern American Usage. Hill & Wang, 1966.
- Fowler, H.W. A Dictionary of Modern English Usage. Oxford University Press, 1965.
- The Chicago Manual of Style, 13th Edition. University of Chicago Press, 1982.
- Morris, William and Morris, Mary. Harper Dictionary of Contemporary Usage. Harper &Row, 1975.
- Shaw, Harry. Dictionary of Problem Words & Expressions. McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1975.
- Skillin, Marjorie E. and Gay, Robert M. Words Into Type. Prentice-Hall Inc., 1974.
- Strunk, William Jr. and White, E.B. The Elements of Style, Second Edition. The Macmillan Co., 1972.
Official Degree Titles
Undergraduate, graduate and professional degree titles organized by college can be found at http://www.ir.ufl.edu/acad.htm.
Center Names
A list of centers and institutes recognized by the Board of Trustees can be found at http://www.ir.ufl.edu/centers.htm.