Professional Formatting

This document provides information about professional formatting in curriculum vitae, chapters from a book, and conference proceedings. It explains the components and structure of each document type.

Professional Formatting

Curriculum vitae
Curricula Vitae are a short and concise account of one’s course of life and their achievements
till date. The curricula vitae are the plural of curriculum vitae which is an official document
where all the important achievements and distinctions of an applicant’s life are mentioned.
This document is used for the academic and official use by an institution where a person
wants to apply (Christenbery, 2014). The difference between a resume and a curriculum vitae
is that the resume is for only two to three pages but a CV is a longer and in depth description
of an applicant’s knowledge, achievement and qualifications.
 Name- The name of the applicant and a description about their position in the society
is the first component of curriculum vitae. This component appears on the top most
areas of the first page of the CV to ensure that all the detail mentioned later in the
document are of the applicant (Gallagher & Wodlinger Jackson, 2010).
 Education- Education is the second component of a CV where the applicant describes
their educational qualifications and all the degrees they have earned throughout their
life. This component covers school, college and university degree mainly. The
different educational qualifications are explained using bullet points in the CV
(Cleary & Horsfall, 2013).
 Training- Trainings are the third component of the CV where a candidate
professionally mentions the different certifications and trainings they have taken to
improve their career and knowledge. The trainings will add to the extra knowledge
and achievements of the applicant in a CV (Gallagher & Wodlinger Jackson, 2010).
 Research- The research column is the fourth component of a CV where an applicant
explains their areas of research and study. The applicant explains their area of study in
depth and their topic of research and interest. They professionally outline their
achievements in this field as well as the impact of their research in their area of study
(Cleary & Horsfall, 2013).
 Contact information- The fifth and the last component of a CV is where the
candidate mentions their contact information and how they can be contacted through
email and phone numbers. The applicant also mentions their official address for mail
and other forms of contact (Latham & Ahern, 2013).

Chapter from a book
A book is bigger area of work where a series of chapters are created to make it easier for the
reader to understand. The book consists of several small chapters that highlight each and
every topic of study in the book. The major difference between books and chapters is that
books are a longer and a more in-depth version by an author where the small chapters play
the role of divisions (Clarke, 2010). A chapter focuses on a particular subject of study
mentioned in the book and have different parts of it studied inside the book.
 Introduction- The introduction in a chapter explains the content that is going to be
mentioned later. The introduction is also the description of all the areas of study that
have been studied in the chapter and what is the aim and objective of the chapter.
Each chapter a set of different components inside it which when added together
completes the book (Aguilar-Roca, Williams, Warrior & O’Dowd, 2009).
 Headings and subheadings- There are several headings and subheadings inside a
chapter that explains the content of the chapter and differentiate one from another
(Aguilar-Roca, Williams, Warrior & O’Dowd, 2009).
 Findings- The findings are the outcome of the study done in the chapter and hence
focus on the entire content of the chapter. There can be different findings of the
chapter which will eventually add to the main conclusion of the book (Clarke, 2010).
 Conclusions- The conclusions are based on the different findings of the chapter and
the various recommendations or explanations made in the chapter (Latham & Ahern,
2013).
 References- The references are the last component of a chapter where all the sources
used for study in the chapter are given their credit and mentioned using a referencing
style.
Conference Proceedings
Conference proceedings are a set of papers used by a participant for a presentation including
abstracts from different publications. The conference proceedings are used to informally
present research to an audience by a participant or researcher (Häyrinen, Saranto & Nykänen,
2008).
 Abstracts- Abstracts are the parts and excerpts from different research studies taken
by a participant to carry out their own research and to find a conclusion.

 Publications- Publications are the main body of the conference proceedings that have
contributed to the research done by the participant. These are academic journals and
major documents of research studies (O'connor et al. 2010).
 Research- The last component of a conference proceeding is the research done by the
participant on the basis of the different papers used in academia and librarianship.

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