| TERM | NOTE |
| Ask Us | |
| Athena, n. or adj. | Capitalize; e.g.: "your Athena account" |
| Barton | Capitalize |
| BorrowDirect | Capitalize |
| catalog catalogue |
catalog |
| e- or electronic | Consider audience and whether the concept is familiar. (examples: e-resources, e-reserves) |
| ebook | e-book |
| HathiTrust | note capitalization and spacing |
| inter library inter-library interlibrary |
interlibrary |
| Interlibrary Borrowing/Loan |
Capitalize "Interlibrary" |
| Lend vs. loan | Lend is a verb; loan is a noun. |
| Libraries' | Libraries' shows the correct possessive plural apostrophe, e.g. "Libraries' web site," "MIT Libraries' policy," etc. |
| Libraries, the |
Always capitalize the word "Libraries" in "the MIT Libraries" or "the Libraries" when MIT Libraries are inferred. |
| library, as adj. | Do not capitalize it. |
| library, the | lower-case "the library" even when referring to a particular library |
| log in | As verb: two words |
| login | as noun or adjective: one word. Ex: "the login screen" |
| MIT |
Use "an" as article with "MIT", e.g. "an MIT thesis." (Choose the article based on the way the acronym is pronounced.) Don't include periods in "MIT." |
| photo copy photo-copy photocopy |
Use "photocopy" |
| Services | All units ending in "Services" are treated as singular subject, e.g. "Curation and Preservation Services provides treatment for books, manuscripts, and archival materials." |
| Tell Us | |
| Web site web-site website |
Use website |
| Your Account | Capitalize |