Include
Title Page
The associated example shows how the title page of a typical USGS document is organized in eXtyles. Note that only the following elements are retained:
- USGS logo (not required, but can be retained if desired)
- Cooperator statement, if provided
- Program note information, if provided
- document title
- document authors
- author affiliations
Other Front Matter
If present, the following front matter elements are also retained:
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Conversion Factors
- Datum Statements
- Abbreviations
See USGS Styles for more information about how to style these front matter sections.
Do Not Include
Boilerplate Content
Boilerplate content–that is, content that remains static across documents, such as information about the Secretary of the Interior and the USGS Director–can Director–will be added to the XML during export. Because of this, boilerplate content should be removed from the Word document.
In USGS documents, boilerplate content includes:
- U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary and USGS Director information
- USGS address
- USGS "for more information" content
- USGS copyright statement
- ISBNs and/or ISSNs