[Athen] What to call Back Matter

[Sarah Horton]

Hi, Daniel. I use "Front Matter" and "Back Matter" in my online books:

http://universalusability.com/
http://webstyleguide.com/

Unfortunately, I don't know of a convention with a more convenient  
abbreviation! :-)

Best,
Sarah

On May 18, 2007, at 9:32 AM, Berkowitz, Daniel J wrote:


> Hello all,

>

> We are playing around with our digital book production and know  

> that the

> term "Back matter" is typically used to denote the appendices,

> bibliographies, etc.

>

> I am wondering if there is more standardized term or should we just  

> keep

> using "Back matter"?

>

> Unfortunately, "BM" draws goggles from my staff.

>

>

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Sarah Horton
Academic Computing
Dartmouth College
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