Where to find the Vera C. Rubin Observatory name usage guide

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#1

There used to be a the Vera C. Rubin Observatory name usage guide on the project website, but that page no longer exists. Is there an equivalent page on the Rubin Observatory website?

#2

Hi Meg, thanks for this.

I can confirm this is an issue. It looks like that link to the name usage guide still works for me, but only with staff log in. I also can’t find it in the new rubinobservatory.org webpages. I’ll check with the Communications team on whether the log in requirement is an accident, if the page has been moved, if we should add this content to the new “How to cite Rubin Observatory” page for scientsts, etc. We’ll get it fixed (internal work ticket SP-1964).

In the meantime, for quick reference, here’s a copy of the English version of the name usage guide. I’m going to mark this post as the solution but if the copy below wasn’t what you needed, please let me know.

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First reference, if U.S. National Science Foundation and U.S. Department of Energy have not been referenced earlier:

NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory, funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science

Otherwise, on first and second references or if space is limited, any of the following:

  • NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory
  • NSF-DOE Rubin Observatory
  • NSF-DOE Rubin

Subsequent references, any of the following:

  • Vera C. Rubin Observatory
  • Rubin Observatory
  • Rubin

Please do not use:
VRO
Rubin Telescope

Survey:
First mention: Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST)

Camera:
First mention: LSST Camera

Telescope:
First mention: Simonyi Survey Telescope

Please do not use:
SST

Summary Statement

NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory, funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science, will perform the Legacy Survey of Space and Time using the LSST Camera and the Simonyi Survey Telescope. Rubin Observatory is a joint Program of NSF NOIRLab and DOE’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.

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