NISO Z39.18 : 1995

Foreword
1 General Information
  1.1 Rationale for Revision
  1.2 Role of Standard
  1.3 Scope of Standard
  1.4 Audience of Standard
  1.5 Best Practices
2 Referenced Publications
  2.1 American National Standards
  2.2 Other Standards
  2.3 Other Publications
3 Key Concepts Incorporated in This Standard
  3.1 Metadata
  3.2 Persistence
  3.3 Interoperability
  3.4 Creation
  3.5 Discovery
  3.6 Presentation in Digital Format
       3.6.1 Document Type Definition (DTD)
       3.6.2 XML Document
       3.6.3 XSL (Style Sheet)
  3.7 Presentation
  3.8 Dissemination
  3.9 Access and Distribution
  3.10 Maintenance and Preservation
4 Components of Reports - Overview
  4.1 Introduction
  4.2 Metadata
       4.2.1 Descriptive Metadata
       4.2.2 Structural Metadata
       4.2.3 Administrative Metadata
  4.3 Components
5 Components of Reports - Details
  5.1 Front Matter
       5.1.1 Cover
       5.1.2 Title Section
              5.1.2.1 Report Number
              5.1.2.2 Title and Subtitle
              5.1.2.3 Author(s)/Creator(s)
              5.1.2.4 Performing and Sponsoring Organizations
       5.1.3 Notice of Distribution/Access Restrictions
              5.1.3.1 Copyright
              5.1.3.2 Distribution Limitations/Notices
       5.1.4 Format Information
       5.1.5 Report Documentation Page
       5.1.6 Abstract
       5.1.7 Contents
       5.1.8 List(s) of Figures and Tables
       5.1.9 Foreword
       5.1.10 Preface
       5.1.11 Acknowledgments
  5.2 Body Matter
       5.2.1 Summary
       5.2.2 Introduction
       5.2.3 Methods, Assumptions, and Procedures
       5.2.4 Results and Discussion
       5.2.5 Conclusions
       5.2.6 Recommendations
       5.2.7 References
  5.3 Back Matter
       5.3.1 Appendices
       5.3.2 Bibliography
       5.3.3 List(s) of Symbols, Abbreviations, and Acronyms
       5.3.4 Glossary
       5.3.5 Index
       5.3.6 Distribution List
6 Presentation and Display
  6.1 Subordination
       6.1.1 General
       6.1.2 Print-Specific Guidelines
       6.1.3 Non-Print-Specific
  6.2 Visual and Tabular Matter
       6.2.1 General
              6.2.1.1 Print-Specific Guidelines
              6.2.1.2 Non-Print-Specific
       6.2.2 Figures
       6.2.3 Tables
              6.2.3.1 General
              6.2.3.2 Print-Specific Guidelines
              6.2.3.3 Non-Print-Specific
  6.3 Presentation Format
       6.3.1 General
              6.3.1.1 Line Length
              6.3.1.2 Font Choice
       6.3.2 Print-Specific
              6.3.2.1 Image Area
              6.3.2.2 Margins
              6.3.2.3 Paper and Ink
              6.3.2.4 Printing Equipment
 6.4 Designation
      6.4.1 General
      6.4.2 Print-Specific
 6.5 Units and Numbers
 6.6 Formulas and Equations
 6.7 Footnotes or Endnotes
 6.8 References and Bibliographic Entries
 6.9 Symbols, Abbreviations, and Acronyms
      6.9.1 General
      6.9.2 Print-Specific
 6.10 Glossary Entries
 6.11 Index Entries
      6.11.1 General
      6.11.2 Print-Specific
      6.11.3 Non-Print-Specific
 6.12 Errata
      6.12.1 General
      6.12.2 Print-Specific
      6.12.3 Non-Print-Specific
Appendix A - Selected Annotated Bibliography
A.1 General
A.2 Writing, Usage, Style, Grammar, and English-Language
    Dictionaries
A.3 Style Manuals and Guides
A.4 Specialized Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, and Handbooks
A.5 Technical Writing Material
A.6 Standards and Symbols
    A.6.1 Standards
    A.6.2 Graphic Symbols
    A.6.3 Letter Symbols
A.7 Library Reference Material
A.8 Graphic Arts
A.9 Typography and Publication Design
Appendix B - Glossary
Appendix C - Dublin Core Data Elements
Appendix D - Formats for Organizing a Scientific or Technical
             Report
Appendix E - Report Documentation Page, Standard Form (SF) 298
Appendix F - XML DTD and Sample XSL (Style Sheet)
Index
Figures
Tables

Provides the elements, organization and design of scientific and technical reports, including guidance for uniform presentation of front and back matter, text, and visual and tabular matter in print and digital formats, as well as recommendations for multimedia reports.