Abbreviations for Captions
For use in Aleph - Holdings and Items
A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M --
N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z
This list is compiled from three sources:
A selection from Appendix B of AACR2
(1998 revision).
Holdings Statements for Bibliographic Items
(ANSI/NISO Z39.71-1999), which uses captions from Appendix B or from
other standard lists, or creates them according to Rules for the Abbreviation
of Bibliographic Items (ISO 832: 1994).
Harvard University Library's compiled list,
which adds abbreviations to selections from Appendix B of AACR2 (1998
revision).
| Item |
Abbreviations |
Source |
| aanvulling |
aanv. |
Harvard |
| aastakäik |
aastak |
AACR2 |
| Abdruck |
Abdr. |
AACR2 |
| abgedruckt |
abgedr. |
AACR2 |
| abridgment |
abr. |
Harvard |
| abrogazioni |
abrog. |
Harvard |
| abstrac, -s |
abstr. |
Harvard |
| Abteilung, Abtheilung |
Abt. |
AACR2 |
| act, -s |
do not abbreviate |
Harvard |
| actualización |
actual. |
Harvard |
| additions |
addit. |
Harvard |
| administrative |
adm. |
Harvard |
| advance sheet |
adv. sheet |
Harvard |
| afdeling |
afd. |
AACR2 |
| aflevering |
afl. |
AACR2 |
| agency |
do not abbreviate |
Harvard |
| aggiunte |
agg. |
Harvard |
| aids |
do not abbreviate |
Harvard |
| akt |
do not abbreviate |
Harvard |
| amended |
amend. |
Harvard |
| amending |
amend. |
Harvard |
| amendment |
amend. |
Harvard |
| analysis |
anal. |
Harvard |
| anatheoremene (Greek) |
anath. |
Harvard |
| annales |
ann. |
Harvard |
| annali |
ann. |
Harvard |
| annals |
ann. |
Harvard |
| annexe |
do not abbreviate |
Harvard |
| anno, anni |
do not abbreviate |
Harvard |
| annotated |
annot. |
Harvard |
| annotation |
annot. |
Harvard |
| annual |
annu. |
Harvard |
| anuario |
anu. |
Harvard |
| appellate |
appell. |
Harvard |
| appended |
append. |
Harvard |
| appendice |
append. |
Harvard |
| appendix |
append. |
Harvard |
| ĺrgang |
ĺrg. |
AACR2 |
| argangur |
arg. |
ISO |
| argued |
arg. |
Harvard |
| arithmos (Greek) |
ar. |
AACR2 |
| article |
artic. |
Harvard |
| artículo |
artíc. |
Harvard |
| assembly |
assem. |
Harvard |
| Auflage |
Aufl. |
AACR2 |
| Ausgabe |
Ausg. |
AACR2 |
| avdeling |
avd. |
AACR2 |
| Band |
Bd. |
AACR2 |
| band |
bd. |
AACR2 |
| Bändchen |
Bdchn. |
AACR2 |
| Bände |
Bde. |
AACR2 |
| Beiblatt |
Beibl. |
Harvard |
| Beilage |
Beil. |
Harvard |
| Bericht |
Ber. |
Harvard |
| bilangan |
bil. |
AACR2 |
| bind |
bd. |
AACR2 |
| binder |
bind. |
Harvard |
| bindi |
bd. |
ISO |
| Blatt, Blätter |
Bl. |
Harvard |
| book |
bk. |
AACR2 |
| bovített |
bov. |
AACR2 |
| brief |
do not abbreviate |
Harvard |
| brochure |
broch. |
Harvard |
| broj |
br. |
AACR2 |
| bulletin |
bull. |
AACR2 |
| cahier |
cah. |
Harvard |
| case, -s |
do not abbreviate |
Harvard |
| část |
č. |
AACR2 |
| centimetre, -s |
cm. |
AACR2 |
| chapitre |
ch. |
Harvard |
| chapter |
ch. |
AACR2 |
| chast´ |
ch. |
ISO |
| chronological |
chronol. |
Harvard |
| chronos |
ch. |
ISO |
| číslo |
čís. |
AACR2 |
| citation |
cit. |
Harvard |
| civil |
civ. |
Harvard |
| clause |
do not abbreviate |
Harvard |
| code |
do not abbreviate |
Harvard |
| comment |
do not abbreviate |
Harvard |
| commentary |
comment. |
Harvard |
| compilation |
compil. |
Harvard |
| compiled |
compil. |
Harvard |
| concordance |
concord. |
Harvard |
| congress |
congr. |
Harvard |
| consolidated |
consol. |
Harvard |
| constitución |
const. |
Harvard |
| constitution |
const. |
Harvard |
| continuation |
contin. |
Harvard |
| correlation |
correl. |
Harvard |
| course |
do not abbreviate |
Harvard |
| court |
do not abbreviate |
Harvard |
| criminal |
crim. |
Harvard |
| cuaderno |
cuad. |
Harvard |
| cumulated |
cumul. |
Harvard |
| cumulatif |
cumul. |
Harvard |
| cumulation |
cumul. |
Harvard |
| cumulative |
cumul. |
Harvard |
| current |
curr. |
Harvard |
| częsć |
cz. |
AACR2 |
| decisăo |
decis. |
Harvard |
| decision, -s |
decis. |
Harvard |
| decisiones |
decis. |
Harvard |
| decretos |
decret. |
Harvard |
| deel |
d. |
AACR2 |
| defendant |
defend. |
Harvard |
| del (Danish, Norwegian, Swedish) |
d. |
AACR2 |
| deltion (Greek) |
delt. |
Harvard |
| descriptive |
descr. |
Harvard |
| desk |
do not abbreviate |
Harvard |
| developments |
dev. |
Harvard |
| digest |
dig. |
Harvard |
| djilid |
djil. |
AACR2 |
| document |
doc. |
AACR2 |
| dodatek, dodatki |
dod. |
Harvard |
| dogovor |
do not abbreviate |
Harvard |
| dopolnenie |
dop. |
Harvard |
| draft |
do not abbreviate |
Harvard |
| edición |
ed. |
AACR2 |
| édition |
éd. |
AACR2 |
| edition, -s |
ed., eds. |
AACR2 |
| edizione |
ed. |
AACR2 |
| ekdosis (Greek) |
ekd. |
Harvard |
| enacted |
do not abbreviate |
Harvard |
| enmienda |
enm. |
Harvard |
| Entscheidung, -en |
Entscheid. |
Harvard |
| environment |
environ. |
Harvard |
| envoi |
do not abbreviate |
Harvard |
| epeuxemene (Greek) |
epeux. |
Harvard |
| epoca |
do not abbreviate |
Harvard |
| époque |
do not abbreviate |
Harvard |
| Ergänzung, -en |
Erg. |
Harvard |
| Ergänzungsheft, -e |
Ergheft |
Harvard |
| Ergänzungslieferung, -en |
Erglfg. |
Harvard |
| évfolyam |
évf. |
AACR2 |
| evidence |
evid. |
Harvard |
| exercise, -s |
exerc. |
Harvard |
| expediter |
do not abbreviate |
Harvard |
| extra |
do not abbreviate |
Harvard |
| extraordinary |
extr. |
Harvard |
| extraordinary session |
extr.sess. |
ISO |
| ezhegodnik |
ezhegod. |
Harvard |
| fascicle |
fasc. |
AACR2 |
| fascicolo |
fasc. |
ISO |
| fascicule |
fasc. |
AACR2 |
| fasciculo |
fasc. |
ISO |
| fase |
do not abbreviate |
Harvard |
| federal |
fed. |
Harvard |
| feuillets |
feuill. |
Harvard |
| file |
do not abbreviate |
Harvard |
| finder |
do not abbreviate |
Harvard |
| findex |
do not abbreviate |
Harvard |
| finding list |
find. list |
Harvard |
| fiscal year |
FY |
ISO |
| Folge |
do not abbreviate |
Harvard |
| folio |
fol. |
AACR2 |
| form, -s |
do not abbreviate |
Harvard |
| formulaire |
formul. |
Harvard |
| Fortsetzung |
Fortsetz. |
Harvard |
| full text |
do not abbreviate |
Harvard |
| füzet |
füz. |
ISO |
| gads |
gd. |
ISO |
| gazette |
gaz. |
Harvard |
| general |
gen. |
Harvard |
| général |
gén. |
Harvard |
| generale |
gen. |
Harvard |
| gilyon |
gil. |
Local UF |
| god |
g. |
ISO? |
| godina |
g. |
AACR2 |
| Grundlieferung |
Grundlfg. |
Harvard |
| Gruppe |
do not abbreviate |
Harvard |
| guide |
do not abbreviate |
Harvard |
| häfte |
hft. |
Harvard |
| Halbband |
Halbbd. |
Harvard |
| hand |
do not abbreviate |
Harvard |
| hearing |
hear. |
Harvard |
| Heft, -e (German) |
do not abbreviate |
Harvard |
| hefte (Danish, Norwegian) |
do not abbreviate |
Harvard |
| historical |
hist. |
Harvard |
| history, histories |
hist. |
Harvard |
| hoveset (Hebrew) |
hov. |
Harvard |
| inch, -es |
in. |
AACR2 |
| index |
do not abbreviate |
Harvard |
| indice |
do not abbreviate |
Harvard |
| informe |
inf. |
Harvard |
| interim |
do not abbreviate |
Harvard |
| issuance |
do not abbreviate |
Harvard |
| issue |
do not abbreviate |
Harvard |
| izdája |
izd. |
AACR2 |
| izdanie |
izd. |
Harvard |
| jaargang |
jaarg. |
AACR2 |
| Jahrgang |
Jahrg. |
AACR2 |
| jilid |
jil. |
AACR2 |
| kerekh |
do not abbreviate |
Local UF |
| key |
do not abbreviate |
Harvard |
| kiadás |
kiad. |
AACR2 |
| kn´iga |
kn´. |
ISO |
| kniga (Cyrillic, Russian) |
kn. |
Harvard |
| kniha |
kn. |
AACR2 |
| knjiga (Cyrillic, Serbian) |
knj. |
AACR2 |
| knyha (Cyrillic, Ukranian) |
kn. |
Harvard |
| kötet |
köt. |
AACR2 |
| kvartal |
kvart. |
ISO |
| later |
do not abbreviate |
Harvard |
| law, -s |
do not abbreviate |
Harvard |
| legislation |
do not abbreviate |
Harvard |
| legislative |
legis. |
Harvard |
| legislature |
legis. |
Harvard |
| leto |
l. |
AACR2 |
| letter, -s |
lett. |
Harvard |
| liats |
do not abbreviate |
Harvard |
| Lieferung |
Lfg. |
AACR2 |
| list |
do not abbreviate |
Harvard |
| liste |
do not abbreviate |
Harvard |
| livraison |
livr. |
AACR2 |
| loose-leaf |
do not abbreviate |
Harvard |
| mahadurah (Hebrew) |
mahad. |
Harvard |
| manual |
man. |
Harvard |
| master |
do not abbreviate |
Harvard |
| material |
mater. |
Harvard |
| memorandum, memoranda |
memo. |
Harvard |
| meros (Greek) |
mer. |
AACR2 |
| miesięcznik |
mies. |
AACR2 |
| millimetre, -s |
mm. |
AACR2 |
| mise ŕ jour |
do not abbreviate |
Harvard |
| mispas (Hebrew) |
mis. |
Harvard |
| Nachtrag |
Nachtr. |
Harvard |
| names |
do not abbreviate |
Harvard |
| neue Folge |
n.F. |
AACR2 |
| new |
do not abbreviate |
Harvard |
| new series |
new ser. |
AACR2 |
| news |
do not abbreviate |
Harvard |
| newsletter |
newsl. |
Harvard |
| nieuwe reeks |
do not abbreviate |
Harvard |
| nombor |
no. |
AACR2 |
| nomor |
no. |
AACR2 |
| noter-up |
do not abbreviate |
Harvard |
| notes |
do not abbreviate |
Harvard |
| nouveau, nouvelle |
nouv. |
AACR2 |
| nouvelle série |
nouv.sér. |
ISO |
| nova serie |
nov.ser. |
ISO |
| nueva serie |
nuev.ser. |
ISO |
| nueva, nuevo |
do not abbreviate |
Harvard |
| number, -s |
no. |
AACR2 |
| numer |
num. |
ISO |
| numer (Albanian) |
nr. |
AACR2 |
| numer (Yiddish) |
num. |
Harvard |
| numeris |
num. |
AACR2 |
| numero (Finnish) |
n:o |
AACR2 |
| numéro (French) |
no |
AACR2 |
| numero (Italian) |
n. |
AACR2 |
| número (Spanish) |
no. |
AACR2 |
| numers |
num. |
Harvard |
| Nummer |
Nr. |
AACR2 |
| nummer |
nr. |
ISO |
| numurs |
num. |
ISO |
| nuova serie |
nuov.ser. |
ISO |
| nuovamente |
nuov. |
AACR2 |
| odbitka |
odb. |
AACR2 |
| oddzial |
oddz. |
AACR2 |
| official |
off. |
Harvard |
| ofitsial'nyi |
ofits. |
Harvard |
| opinion, -s |
opin. |
Harvard |
| opuscule |
opusc. |
Harvard |
| order, -s |
do not abbreviate |
Harvard |
| ordinance, -s |
ordin. |
Harvard |
| ordinary session |
ord.sess. |
ISO |
| oyflage (Yiddish) |
oyfl. |
Harvard |
| oysgabe (Yiddish) |
oysg. |
Harvard |
| page, -s |
p. |
AACR2 |
| pamphlet, -s |
pam. |
Harvard |
| Paragraph, -en |
Par. |
Harvard |
| parallel |
do not abbreviate |
Harvard |
| parliament |
parl. |
ISO |
| parliamentary |
parl. |
Harvard |
| parlimentary session |
parl.sess. |
ISO |
| part, -s |
pt., pts. |
AACR2 |
| parte |
pt. |
AACR2 |
| partie, -s |
ptie, pties |
AACR2 |
| patent, -s |
pat. |
Harvard |
| periodos |
per. |
ISO |
| permanent |
perm. |
Harvard |
| phrases |
phr. |
Harvard |
| phyllos |
phyl. |
ISO |
| plaintiff |
plaint. |
Harvard |
| pocket |
do not abbreviate |
Harvard |
| popular |
pop. |
Harvard |
| postanovlenie |
postan. |
Harvard |
| practice |
pract. |
Harvard |
| preliminary |
prelim. |
AACR2 |
| prilozhenie |
prilozh. |
Harvard |
| procedure |
proced. |
Harvard |
| prodolzhenie |
prodol. |
Harvard |
| przedstawienie |
przed. |
Harvard |
| przerobione |
przerob. |
AACR2 |
| quarter, -s |
qtr. |
ISO |
| quick finder |
do not abbreviate |
Harvard |
| receipt |
do not abbreviate |
Harvard |
| recompiled |
recompil. |
Harvard |
| record |
rec. |
Harvard |
| recumulation |
recumul. |
Harvard |
| reeks |
do not abbreviate |
Harvard |
| reference |
ref. |
Harvard |
| register |
regist. |
Harvard |
| regular |
regul. |
Harvard |
| regulation, -s |
regul. |
Harvard |
| Reihe |
do not abbreviate |
Harvard |
| release, -s |
do not abbreviate |
Harvard |
| reliure supplementaire |
reliure suppl. |
Harvard |
| remesa |
do not abbreviate |
Harvard |
| repeal |
do not abbreviate |
Harvard |
| repealed |
do not abbreviate |
Harvard |
| replaced |
repl. |
Harvard |
| replacement |
repl. |
Harvard |
| report |
rept. |
AACR2 |
| reporter |
report. |
Harvard |
| research |
res. |
Harvard |
| revisé, -e |
rev. |
AACR2 |
| revised |
rev. |
AACR2 |
| revu, -e |
rev. |
AACR2 |
| rik (Cyrillic) |
r. |
ISO |
| ročník |
roč. |
AACR2 |
| rocznik |
rocz. |
AACR2 |
| rok |
r. |
AACR2 |
| rule, -s |
do not abbreviate |
Harvard |
| ruling, -s |
do not abbreviate |
Harvard |
| saved |
do not abbreviate |
Harvard |
| section |
sect. |
Harvard |
| semester |
sem. |
Harvard |
| semestre |
sem. |
ISO |
| série |
sér. |
AACR2 |
| series |
ser. |
AACR2 |
| service |
serv. |
Harvard |
| sesit |
ses. |
AACR2 |
| sessiia |
sess. |
Harvard |
| session |
sess. |
ISO |
| sëzd |
do not abbreviate |
Harvard |
| shanah |
do not abbreviate |
Local UF |
| sheet |
do not abbreviate |
Harvard |
| slip |
do not abbreviate |
Harvard |
| special |
spec. |
Harvard |
| spravochnik |
sprav. |
Harvard |
| stat'ia |
do not abbreviate |
Harvard |
| statut |
do not abbreviate |
Harvard |
| statute, -s |
do not abbreviate |
Harvard |
| statutory |
statut. |
Harvard |
| stevilka |
st. |
AACR2 |
| stranitsa (Cyrillic) |
str. |
Harvard |
| sumario, -s |
sum. |
Harvard |
| summary, summaries |
summ. |
Harvard |
| superseded |
supers. |
Harvard |
| suplemento |
supl. |
Harvard |
| supplement, -s |
suppl. |
AACR2 |
| supreme |
do not abbreviate |
Harvard |
| svazek |
sv. |
AACR2 |
| syllabus |
do not abbreviate |
Harvard |
| szám |
sz. |
AACR2 |
| tables |
do not abbreviate |
Harvard |
| teacher's manual |
teach. man. |
Harvard |
| Teil, Theil |
T. |
AACR2 |
| temporary |
tempor. |
Harvard |
| tentative |
tentat. |
Harvard |
| term |
do not abbreviate |
Harvard |
| teuchos (Greek) |
teuch. |
AACR2 |
| text |
do not abbreviate |
Harvard |
| teyl |
tl. |
Harvard |
| title |
do not abbreviate |
Harvard |
| title page |
t.p. |
AACR2 |
| tmema (Greek) |
tm. |
Harvard |
| tom |
t. |
ISO |
| tomas |
t. |
ISO |
| tome |
t. |
AACR2 |
| tomo |
t. |
AACR2 |
| tomos (Greek) |
t. |
AACR2 |
| tomul |
t. |
AACR2 |
| tomus |
t. |
AACR2 |
| topica |
top. |
Harvard |
| trademarks |
do not abbreviate |
Harvard |
| tranfer binder |
transf. bind. |
Harvard |
| transmittal |
transm. |
Harvard |
| transportation |
transp. |
Harvard |
| treatise |
do not abbreviate |
Harvard |
| treaty, treaties |
do not abbreviate |
Harvard |
| trimester |
trim. |
Harvard |
| trimestre |
trim. |
ISO |
| udgave |
udg. |
AACR2 |
| uitgaaf |
uitg. |
AACR2 |
| unannotated |
unannot. |
Harvard |
| unit |
do not abbreviate |
Harvard |
| unofficial |
unoff. |
Harvard |
| update |
do not abbreviate |
Harvard |
| validating |
valid. |
Harvard |
| volum |
v. |
ISO |
| volume, -s |
v. |
AACR2 |
| volumen |
v. |
Harvard |
| vydání |
vyd. |
AACR2 |
| vydannia (Cyrillic) |
vyd. |
Harvard |
| vypusk |
vyp. |
ISO |
| words |
do not abbreviate |
Harvard |
| work |
do not abbreviate |
Harvard |
| wydanie |
wyd. |
AACR2 |
| year |
do not abbreviate |
Harvard |
| yorgang (Yiddish) |
yorg. |
Harvard |
| zaglavie (Cyrillic) |
zagl. |
Harvard |
| zeszyt |
zesz. |
AACR2 |
| zväzok |
zv. |
AACR2 |
| zvezek |
zv. |
AACR2 |
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