Use audio as content type for sound recordings other than audiobooks.
audiobook and audiobooks
Use audiobook as content type for a sound recording of a book being read out loud.
closed captions
Do not abbreviate. CC is ambiguous and not everyone understands its meaning.
COVID-19
Use the proper acronym.
deep link and deep linking
DVD and DVDs
Use with item title. Do not insert an apostrophe for the plural form.
eBook and eBooks
Use with item title. Do not insert an apostrophe for the plural form.
eJournal and eJournals
Use with item title. Do not insert an apostrophe for the plural form.
eMagazine and eMagazines
Use with item title. Do not insert an apostrophe for the plural form.
eNewspaper and eNewspapers
Use with item title. Do not insert an apostrophe for the plural form.
eResource and eResources
eVideo and eVideos
Use with item title. Do not insert an apostrophe for the plural form.
hard copy and hard copies
Printed copy or copies of material
interlibrary loan
Do not use the acronym ILL. This is an internal description unknown by customers.
journal and journals
Use with item title. Do not insert an apostrophe for the plural form.
Learning Bank
Proper noun - capitalise.
librarian
Do not capitalise.
libraries
Do not capitalise.
library
Do not capitalise.
log in
Spelled as two words when used as a verb. E.g. You log in (verb) with your login.
login
Spelled as one word when used as a noun or adjective. E.g. You use your login (noun) information to sign in. You sign in on the login (adjective) page.
magazine and magazines
Use with item title. Do not insert an apostrophe for the plural form.
make-up
Macquarie and Australian Oxford dictinary both refer to make-up.
newspaper and newspapers
Use with item title. Do not insert an apostrophe for the plural form.
peer-reviewed
Hyphenating "peer-reviewed" is grammatically correct because the words are working together to modify another item in a sentence.
peer review
"Peer review" is correct without the hyphen when in the noun form.
ServiceNow
Proper noun - use above capitalisation.
ICT service desk for staff only. Use only with description.
Single Sign On (SSO)
Proper noun - capitalise.
Only use SSO for subsequent mentions. Single Sign On (SSO) must be used on the page in the first instance.
Student Administration Office
Proper noun. Capitalise.
Student Technology Help Desk
Proper noun. Capitalise.
TAFEcard
Format is capitalise TAFE, lower case card. No spaces.
TAFEcat
Only use TAFEcat for subsequent mentions. TAFE NSW Library Catalogue (TAFEcat) must be used on the page in the first instance.
TAFE NSW
Use TAFE NSW not TAFE.
TAFE NSW Digital
Proper noun. Capitalise.
TAFE NSW libraries
Collective noun. Do not capitalise libraries.
TAFE NSW Library Catalogue (TAFEcat)
TAFE NSW Library Catalogue (TAFEcat) must be used on the page in the first instance. Use TAFEcat for subsequent mentions.
TAFE NSW Library Services
Proper noun. Capitalise.
TAFE NSW Student Hub
Proper noun - capitalise.
TAFE NSW username and password
Do not capitalise username. Username is one word.
TAFE NSW Virtual Desktop
Proper noun - capitalise.
web resources
The term web resources is used as a page name and describes anything that can be obtained from the World Wide Web including websites, apps, eVideos. It can be used in boxes to describe a variety of content but use a format descriptor in the first instance if this is more appropriate e.g. eBook, eVideo.
websites
Use websites when referring to whole websites. If using single resources from a website use a format descriptor e.g. eBook or PDF.
Wi-Fi
Hyphenate with capital W and F. Use as is for titles and within sentences. May refer to the TAFE NSW wireless network within the body of a sentence or paragraph.
Databases
Database titles should always reflect the naming format used in the Databases A-Z list.
Add databases using the Database option in the Add/Reorder drop down list.
Do Not Use
Covid-19 or COVID 19
deeplink, deeplinking
DVDS or DVD's
E-book or e-books
E-journal or e-journals
E-resources
E-video or e-videos
eAudio
eAudiobook
hard-copy
hardcopy
Inter-library loan
Inter library loan
makeup
peer-review
peer reviewed
periodical or periodicals
serial or serials
Service Now
SNow
Student username and password
TAFEcat - the TAFE NSW Library Catalogue
TAFEcat - the TAFE NSW Network Catalogue
TAFE Libraries
TAFE Libraries Services
TAFE NSW Library Network Catalogue
TAFE NSW Library Service
TAFE NSW Network Catalogue
TAFE username and password
Web sites
Standard Bibliographic Abbreviations
ed.
Edition
hr.
Duration of video e.g. 1 hr. 31 min. Do not add an 's'. Do not add 'duration' before the number of minutes.
min.
Duration of video e.g. 1 hr. 31 min. or 14 min. Do not add an 's'. Do not add 'duration' before the number of minutes.
