Research Guides Standards and Best Practices

It is helpful for us to standardize frequently used terms. Some examples:

• books rather than print books or ebooks when possible
• journals rather than ejournals, online journals, or print journals when possible
• website rather than web site
• email rather than e-mail 
• internet and web are no longer capitalized
• database rather than research database or online database
• Name buildings or branches only when necessary otherwise refer to UNH Library
  • The IT Help Desk is in Dimond Library
  • Selected books from UNH Library rather than Chemistry Library
• UNH Library when referring to libraries on Durham campus
• UNH Libraries when including Manchester, CPS, and/or Law

Additional guidelines

• If the information you're sharing is maintained somewhere else, link to it rather than recreating it 
  • For example link to the Hours page rather than listing hours
  • Link to databases rather than listing them 
• Use screen shots sparingly.
  • Pages change and screen shots can quickly become out-dated 
  • If you do use them, be sure to keep content current

UNH follows the AP stylebook and you can find some specific examples in the UNH editorial guidelines.