The document provides guidance on the essential components of a report's front matter, including the cover page, frontispiece, title page, copyright page, forwarding letter, introductory letter, preface, and foreword. Each section has a specific purpose, such as introducing the report, establishing citations, or acknowledging contributions. The overall aim is to effectively present and transmit the report to the reader.

1. INPUTS FOR THE FRONT
MATTER OF A REPORT
VENKATESH DAMODHARAN
I-YEAR MBA
SRI KRISHNA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND
TECHNOLOGY

2. COVER PAGE
A cover page is a very simple, precise,
brief way to introduce your report to the
reader. This should contain:
A large specific title
Name of the author or authors
Date of the report
Relevant picture

3. COVER PAGE

4. FRONTISPIECE
 A frontispiece in books generally refers to a
decorative or informative illustration facing a
book's title page, being the verso opposite the
recto title page.
 While some books depict thematic elements,
other books feature the author's portrait as the
frontispiece.

5. FRONTISPIECE

6. TITLE PAGE
 The title page is one of the most important parts
of the "front matter" or "preliminaries" of a
book, as the data on it and its verso are used to
establish the "title proper and usually, though not
necessarily, the statement of responsibility and
the data relating to publication".
 This determines the way the book is cited in
library catalogs and academic references.

7. TITLE PAGE

8. COPYRIGHT
 Copyright is a legal right created by the law of a country
that grants the creator of an original work exclusive
rights for its use and distribution.
 This is usually only for a limited time.
 The definition of a copyright page is the page in the front
of a book that lists publication, legal, copyright, printing,
listing and ISBN information

9. COPYRIGHT

10. FORWARDING LETTER
 As the name implies, it is a letter that transmits
the report to the reader.
 This is also known as the letter of transmittal.
 It should be written in a direct style.
 The opening words should say, in effect: “Here’s
the report.”
 It serves simply as a record for transmission and
does not contain important information.

11. FORWARDING LETTER
 The introductory letter is bound with the report
and is placed after the title page.
 It performs the same function as that of a
preface.
 It makes helpful and informative comments
about the report.
 The letter may also acknowledge assistance and
points out the report’s limitations and need for
further work.
 The letter closes in expressing hope that the
contents of the report will be found satisfactory

12. FORWARDING LETTER

13. PREFACE
 The preface introduces the report (not the
subject-matter) and offers it to the reader.
 It is included if the report does not include a
letter of transmittal.
 Although it does not formally transmit the
report, it does many of the other things that a
letter of transmittal does- helpful comments, use,
interpretation, follow-up, etc.
 It is written in the first person, but is not as direct
or informal as the introductory letter.

14. PREFACE

15. FOREWORD
 A foreword is a (usually short) piece of writing
sometimes placed at the beginning of a report.
 Typically written by someone other than the
primary author of the work, it often tells of some
interaction between the writer of the foreword
and the work's primary author.

16. Queries

17. EFFORT NEVER DIES