Reference Sources
The following texts were used as sources for the Brand Standards and are recommended as general reference sources for writing style and usage:
Online
- www.acronymfinder.com
A reference source for acronyms and abbreviations - www.babblefish.com
Language, currency conversion - http://whatis.techtarget.com/
A reference source for “techno language” - www.infoplease.com/
Information Please Almanac - www.m-w.com
Merriam-Webster Dictionary - http://geonames.usgs.gov/index.html
United States Geological Survey (USGS) Geographic Names Info System (GNIS) - www.sciencemadesimple.com/conversions.html
Conversions for measurements and currency - www.techweb.com/encyclopedia
Resource for definitions of technical computer terms - www.thesaurus.com
Synonyms, antonyms, dictionary and other resource links
In Print
- The Chicago Manual of Style: The Essential Guide for Writers, Editors, and Publishers, 14th ed. (University of Chicago Press, 1993)
- The Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law, ed. Norm Goldstein (Perseus Books, 2009)
- The New York Times Manual of Style and Usage: Revised and Expanded Edition, Allan M. Siegal and William G. Connolly (Three Rivers Press, 1999)
- The Elements of Style, 4th ed., William Strunk Jr. and E. B. White (Allyn & Bacon, 2000)
- Webster’s II New College Dictionary, (Houghton Mifflin Company, 1999)
- Wired Style: Principles of English Usage in the Digital Age: Revised and Updated, Constance Hale and Jessie Scanlon, (Broadway Books, 1999)
