The IBM Style Guide: Conventions for Writers and Editors

摘要

The year 2012 is a big one for style guides. Style guide publishing includes the fourth edition of the Microsoft Manual of Style (Microsoft Press) and the completely new Tl)e IBM Style Guide: Conventions for Writers and Editors (IBM Press). By "completely new," I mean to the audience outside of IBM. In the "About this publication" section, I learned that the IBM Style Guide represents many years of work by IBM's internal Style and Word Usage Council. This group of individuals is responsible for managing the IBM Style and Word Usage guidelines and "supporting their colleagues in creating and producing the highest quality information possible for IBM clients around the world" (p. xxi).