atw: Re: page numbering - which style to use
- From: brianclarke01@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2006 13:23:34 +1100
If you can be sure that the document you will produce will not be amended at
any time in its serviceable life, then number from go to whoa. The University
of London Regulations for publication of PhD dissertations demands this rule be
followed. If during the oral defence [examination], the assessors demand that
the candidate perform considerable edits [a regular occurrence], then the
document has to be completely re-paginated. Reprinting and rebinding three
copies of a 600 pp doc can become a PITA and the wallet.
If you want customers to keep buying updated issues, rather than you issue
amendments, and you are not the least concerned about page references, then
follow the rule above.
However, if page references are important, and the document is bound to be
updated many times during its life, then number each section separately.
Military Operations and Service manuals fall into this latter category. Irene's
suggestion falls nearly into this, too.
In summary, think of your intended audience rather than a writing or printing
economy.
Brian.
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