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''This page is one of a group on [[Typography of titles|how to present titles]].  You may also want to see [[titles - capitalisation|how to use CAPITAL letters in titles]].''

When considering how to mark the title of a source in academic work (or, in any writing, to give the title of a published work), we divide them into two groups.  You can find our grouping [[Title - taxonomy|here]].  The two groups are marked as titls in different ways.
*The 'heavyweights' are ''italicised'', in our current conventions.  (For an older convention, click [[Title - italic or underlined|here]].)
*The 'lightweights' are enclosed within single [[inverted comma]]s ('   ') in AWE.

As the precise memberships of the two groups is largely a matter of judgement and taste, this Guide can only be that - a guide, whose advice you must take or leave.  In general, try to adapt your practice to a consistent view of what constitutes a long and what a short piece of work.  Over time, it will change; and there will always be borderline cases which will be disputed by [[pedant]]s.

''You may also want to see [[Titles - capitalisation]].''

'''<big>Be aware that different publishers and different academic departments and subjects have different rules for how to mark titles.  Follow the appropriate guidelines for your current purposes.'''</big>
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