Style Sheets/Style Guides

[Andrew Darby]

I would argue that having consistent spelling IS important.  One thing 
which separates library sites from the zillions of other information 
sites/information portals out there, is the idea that librarians are 
information experts, and the information they provide is higher quality 
than things slapped up on the web by, say, Crazee joez LIst of Linkz.

If we allow our sites to become sloppy, they start to resemble some of 
the more dubious information sources out there, and our "authority" is 
degraded.  Slippery slope and all that.  Ditto for sites that aren't 
consistent with their headers and subheaders, navigation, etc.  It looks 
sloppy and unprofessional, and (perhaps unfairly) calls into question 
the value/accuracy/etc. of the content.

My 2 cents.

Andrew Darby