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| DC Field | Value | Language |
|---|---|---|
| dc.contributor.author | Information Technology Laboratory (U.S.) | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2016-03-16T15:31:11Z | en_US |
| dc.date.available | 2016-03-16T15:31:11Z | en_US |
| dc.date.issued | 2006-01 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11681/3327 | en_US |
| dc.description | Special Report | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | This Guide provides information necessary for authors to prepare and produce technical publications for the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC). This version of the Guide consolidates processes and procedures used at all ERDC sites. Technical information guidelines are based on ANSI/NISO Z39.18-2005, and the essential mechanics of professional writing, including language use, punctuation, and reference format, are based on The Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition. The Guide also discusses items of specific relevance to preparing ERDC reports, including publishing workflow and preferred electronic file formats. The presentation formats prescribed by this Guide, such as fonts, point sizes, and page headers, were modified to facilitate Web-based publishing. | en_US |
| dc.description.tableofcontents | Figures and Tables..................................................................................................................................v Preface....................................................................................................................................................vi 1 Introduction.....................................................................................................................................1 Purpose of Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) technical publications..............................................................................................................................1 Core principles of content and presentation..........................................................................2 Types of technical publications...............................................................................................2 Technical Report (TR)..................................................................................................................2 Technical Note (TN)......................................................................................................................3 Miscellaneous Paper (MP)...........................................................................................................3 Contract Report (CR)....................................................................................................................3 Letter Report (LR)........................................................................................................................3 Monograph (M).............................................................................................................................4 Special Report (SR)......................................................................................................................4 Brochure (B).................................................................................................................................4 Publication numbering.............................................................................................................4 Laboratory-level publications......................................................................................................4 Center-level publications.............................................................................................................5 2 Uniform Content Requirements....................................................................................................6 Model content and style guidance..........................................................................................6 Elements included in all reports..............................................................................................6 Front matter..................................................................................................................................7 Introductory chapter....................................................................................................................8 Technical reporting and discussion............................................................................................9 Concluding chapter......................................................................................................................9 References.................................................................................................................................10 Back matter................................................................................................................................10 3 The Publishing Workflow.............................................................................................................12 Planning..................................................................................................................................12 Determining audience, scope, and organization......................................................................12 Section 508 compliance............................................................................................................13 Guidelines for using copyrighted material................................................................................13 Expressing and converting units of measure...........................................................................14 Preliminary draft preparation................................................................................................14 Author responsibilities...............................................................................................................14 ERDC technical organization review.........................................................................................15 Sponsor review...........................................................................................................................15 Technical editing and query resolution.....................................................................................16 Final draft preparation...........................................................................................................16 PTTB responsibilities..................................................................................................................16 Technical organization final review responsibilities.................................................................16 Laboratory approval to publish.................................................................................................17 Final revisions and quality check..............................................................................................17 Printing and publishing..........................................................................................................17 Electronic distribution................................................................................................................17 Distribution of printed reports...................................................................................................18 Special workflow and distribution cases...............................................................................18 Contract report preparation and duplication............................................................................18 Publications for small or special-interest audiences...............................................................19 Theses and dissertations...........................................................................................................19 Reports prepared by ERDC for publication by others..............................................................19 4 Notes on Preparing a Draft..........................................................................................................20 Word processing.....................................................................................................................20 Standard word processing software.........................................................................................20 Document templates.................................................................................................................20 Document formatting without an ERDC template....................................................................21 Visual information preparation..............................................................................................22 Tables.........................................................................................................................................22 Graphics......................................................................................................................................23 Equations....................................................................................................................................24 Editing and visual information support.................................................................................25 Editorial responsibilities and duties..........................................................................................25 Visual information support........................................................................................................26 Levels of editing.....................................................................................................................27 References............................................................................................................................................28 Appendix A: Facsimiles of Required Front Matter Elements..........................................................30 Appendix B: Authorized Distribution Statements............................................................................34 Appendix C: Support and Routing Forms..........................................................................................36 Report Documentation Page | en_US |
| dc.format.extent | 48 pages/1.93 MB | en_US |
| dc.format.medium | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.) | en_US |
| dc.relation | http://acwc.sdp.sirsi.net/client/en_US/search/asset/1003590 | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | Special Report (Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.)) ; no. ERDC/ITL SR-04-1. | en_US |
| dc.rights | Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited | en_US |
| dc.source | This Digital Resource was created in Microsoft Word and Adobe Acrobat | en_US |
| dc.subject | Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.) | en_US |
| dc.subject | Report format | en_US |
| dc.subject | Style manual | en_US |
| dc.subject | Technical publications | en_US |
| dc.subject | Technical writing | en_US |
| dc.title | Guide for preparing technical information reports of the Engineer Research and Development Center | en_US |
| dc.type | Report | en_US |
| Appears in Collections: | Special Report | |
