IGP maintenance guidelines
Each page should be of the format:
Commonly Agreed Standard:
This should explain what is uncontroversially agreed by all about the topic
Recommended:
Where there are alternatives possible within the CAS (for example word-by-word/letter-by-letter sorting) the recommended alternative.
Alternative:
Alternative:
Alternative:
Each possible alternative
Standard Variant [standard name]
The alternative recommended by a particular standards body, e.g. ISO999, CMS, NISO
Rationale:
Each section above must be accompanied by your best guess at the logic behind the standard. Rationales should explain why the use of the particular standard makes an index easier/quicker/ more efficient to use.
A horizontal rule separates rules set out by standards bodies from those, at present, unauthorised.
Suggestion
An alternative, not at yet recommended by any standards body
Rationale:
This too must be accompanied by a rationale.
After adding the new page, include it in the Index at the foot of the Home Page under as many headings as required
An example page in this format is alphabetical order