Difference between revisions of "Template:Filenames"

Latest revision as of 19:37, 28 September 2014

Use the following file naming convention:

authorname-firstwordoftitle-2012.docx

or if saving as a pdf file, which is preferred:

authorname-firstwordoftitle-2012.pdf

or if saving as an open document standards file, which is more preferred:

authorname-firstwordoftitle-2012.odt

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-==Filenames used on SUNScholar==
+===Conventions used on SUNScholar===
-<font color="red">
+====File Names====
-*'''The first vital thing about preservable digital objects is to use the correct file naming procedures.'''
+Use the following file naming convention:
-*'''The whole filename must be in small caps and have no spaces.'''
-*'''Spaces must be replaced with dashes (-).'''
-*'''There cannot be any other formatting characters such as ()#/ etc...'''
-</font>
-Convert your document or file to an open format first. For documents use PDF formats.
-Then use the following file naming convention:
   '''authorname-firstwordoftitle-2012.docx'''
 or if saving as a pdf file, which is preferred:
   '''authorname-firstwordoftitle-2012.pdf'''
-or if saving as an open document standards xml file, which is more preferred:
+or if saving as an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenDocument open document standards] file, which is more preferred:
-  '''authorname-firstwordoftitle-2012.xml'''
+  '''authorname-firstwordoftitle-2012.odt'''
 ;References
 *http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filename
 *http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/POSIX