UNBIS INSTRUCTION no. 26/Add.5
Hyphenated Compound Words
When
a hyphenated compound word appears in a context where words are
normally
capitalized use the following guidelines. This is in accordance
with
AACR2, Appendix A and LC Cataloguing Service Bulletin, no. 17, p. 28.
A.
Capitalize the first element.
B.
Capitalize the second element.
1.
If it is a noun
High-Level
Small-Scale
Sea-Bed
2.
If it is a proper adjective
French-American . _.,. ,....,
3.
If the first and second elements are of equal value
North-South
C.
Lowercase the second element.
In
all other compound words lowercase the second element
Peace-keeping
Land-locked
Light-signalling
Treaty-making
II.
Hyphenated Prefixes
_.
When
a word is preceded by a hyphenated prefix use the following
guidelines.
This is a deviation from AACR2 but is in accordance with the
United
Nations Editorial Manual, 1st ed., 1983.
A.
Capitalize the first element.
B.
Capitalize the second element.
Trans-Pacific
Un-American
Non-Aligned
Non-Governmental
Non-Nuclear-Weapon
Inter-Agency
Anti-Slavery
Non-Self-Governing Territories
The
second element should not be capitalized if the two parts normally
constitute
a single word.
Co-ordinate
Co-operate