Style Manual Of The Government Printing Office

Also cited as GPO Style Manual. Issued by the Public Printer under authority of Section 1105 of Title 44, United States Code. Designed to achieve uniform word and type treatment and economy of word use in the form and style of Government printing.

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

Published since 1894 as a guide to the style and form of Federal Government printing, the U.S. Government Printing Office Style Manual has become a major reference source for professionals involved in the field of Federal printing and publishing. NEW in the latest edition of the U.S. Government Printing Office Style Manual: A more contemporary and readable format URLs for further information An expanded glossary of computer terms New and updated entries in the Useful Tables chapter An updated list of foreign country information A totally revamped Capitalization chapter A new section on GPO's online initiatives Inclusion of many suggestions from users

By act of Congress the Public Printer of the U.S. Government Printing Office is authorized to determine the form and style of Government printing. The Style Manual is the product of many years of public printing experience, and its rules are based on principles of good usage and custom in the printing trade. Essentially, the Style Manual is a standardization device designed to achieve uniform word and type treatment, and aiming for economy of word use. The Style Manual has served Federal printers since 1894, and with each new edition, the traditions of printing and graphic arts are carried forward into new technologies.

The 30th edition marks the first revision to this authoritative style manual since 2002. The text is prepared by the GPO Style Board, composed of proofreading, printing, and Government documents specialists from within GPO, where all congressional publications, and many other key Federal Government documents are prepared.