Here at SFMOMA we are reexamining our online style guide in tandem with a reconsideration of the types of object-related information we can or should directly export into our web content management system from our collections management system. (This is what we have been doing, but - for some types of information -- it requires a fairly onerous process of creating parallel fields for and/or adding HTML mark-up to control the presentation of the texts that are stored there.)
Up to this point we have maintained a close relationship between print and online publishing in terms of how we format artwork titles, exhibition titles, and bibliographic information (staying fairly close to the Chicago Manual of Style). But we have noticed a number of institutions are now publishing online without adhering to these styles for things like bibliographies and exhibition histories (e.g. not using italics for certain titles), perhaps for the same reasons we outlined above. So we are wondering if any of our colleagues have officially adopted a plain text online style guide for their site? And if so, would you be willing to share? Thanks for any info, Marla Misunas Collections Information Manager Collections Information and Access San Francisco Museum of Modern Art 415-357-4186 (voice) Explore Modern Art www.sfmoma.org/collections<http://www.sfmoma.org/collections> The information contained in this electronic mail message (including any attachments) is confidential information that may be covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 USC Sections 2510-2521, intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above, and may be privileged. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication, or the taking of any action based on it, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify me and delete the original message. Thank you.
