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Technological Usage and Terms
In print materials, do not include http:// or www in URLS.
- For more information, please visit emerson.edu.
In print materials, website and email addresses should be italicized within text. Lowercase all letters, unless the address is case-sensitive.
- To learn more about the Division of Student Affairs, visit emerson.edu/student-affairs.
In interactive PDFs, use regular font and a color to signify that the URL is active.
- To learn more about the Division of Student Affairs, visit emerson.edu/student-affairs.
If a URL has to be broken at the end of a line, break it at a period or a slash.
For more information, visit emerson.edu/
student-life/activities-organizations.
Terms
- CD, CDs
- cell phone
- database
- DVD, DVDs
- e-commerce, e-portfolio, e-newsletter
- fax
- homepage
- internet
- log in, log out (verb
- To log in, please enter your username and password.
- login (noun, adjective)
- To access Gmail, please enter your login and password.
- multimedia
- online
- sign up (verb, not hyphenated)
- smartphone
- URL, URLs
- username
- voicemail
- web, web address, web page, website
Telephone Numbers
Use hyphens in telephone numbers.
- 617-824-8427
When noting extensions in internal publications, use ext.
- Reach the emergency line at ext. 8888.
Television Stations
EIV, Emerson Independent Video, The Emerson Channel (also known as The Emerson Channels), emersonchannel.org, WEBN-TV, webn.tv
Theater/Theatre
At Emerson, the fields of study in Performing Arts are spelled with an -re: e.g., Musical Theatre, Theatre Education, Theatre/Design Technology.
Theater is the preferred spelling when used as a general noun.
Theaters
- Bill Bordy Theater and Auditorium (216 Tremont Street, first floor)
- Cutler Majestic Theatre (219 Tremont Street)
- Greene Theater (10 Boylston Place, sixth floor)
- Jackie Liebergott Black Box Theatre (559 Washington Street)
- Judee Wales Watson Theatre (80 Boylston Street, garden level)
- Robert J. Orchard Stage (559 Washington Street)
- Semel Theater (10 Boylston Place, third floor)
Theater District
The section of the city in which Emerson is located.
Time
When noting a time, use a.m. and p.m. (lowercased).
- 8:30 a.m.; 6:45 p.m.
If both times in an inclusive period are in the a.m. or p.m., only use a.m. or p.m. after the second time noted.
- 10:00-11:00 a.m.
Refer also to punctuation.
Titles
Italicize titles of books, magazines, newspapers, plays, movies, and TV and radio series (single episodes are set in regular font and quotation marks).
- My favorite Will & Grace episode is "The Young and the Tactless."
TV networks and channels are set in regular font.
- The Discovery Channel, ABC
Most poem titles are set in regular font and quotation marks, unless it is a very long poem. Then the title is italicized.
- "Glory" by Robert Pinsky
- Dante's Inferno
Song titles should be set in regular font and quotation marks. Album titles are italicized.
- Derek's favorite song on Michael Jackson's Thriller album is "Billie Jean."
Titles of paintings, sculptures, and exhibits are italicized.
- Jing's favorite painting in the Impressionist wing is Monet's Rouen Cathedral: Full Sunlight.
- The Museum of Fine Art's newest exhibition, A New and Native Beauty, is quite popular.
Titles of theses, dissertations, lectures, and papers should be set in regular font and quotation marks.
- Helen's senior thesis, "All Good Things Are Wild and Free," won a national student award.
Blog and podcast titles should be italicized. Titles of individual entries should be set in regular font and quotation marks.
- I found the recipe on Michelle Richard's blog, Foodie Central.
- My favorite post on Mark's blog is "The Phantom Rises."
Most website titles should be set in regular font. If the site has a printed counterpart, italicize the title.
- Visit the Boston Cares website for more information.
- Please refer to the online version of Encyclopaedia Britannica.