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Harvard University Library originally compiled this list, adding abbreviations to selections from Appendix B of AACR2 (1998 revision). Holdings Statements for Bibliographic Items (ANSI/NISO Z39.71-1999) (external link) [157KB; PDF] instructs us in section 5.5.4.2 to use abbreviations from Appendix B or from other standard lists, or to create them according to the rules of Information and documentation -- Bibliographic description and references -- Rules for the Abbreviation of Bibliographic Items (ISO 832: 1994). In a series of words, no space is used after an abbreviation that ends with a full stop (section 3.2.1).
Non-roman terms are given here in the vernacular and romanization, but romanizations should be used in holdings records when needed (Z39.71-1999, sec.5.5.4.2).
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| TERM | ABBREVIATION | SOURCE |
|---|---|---|
| Abteilung, Abtheilung | Abt. | AACR* |
| afdeling | afd. | AACR |
| aflevering | afl. | AACR |
| årgang | årg. | AACR |
| argangur | arg. | ISO** |
| άριθμός arithmos |
άρ. ar. |
AACR |
| Ausgabe | Ausg. | AACR |
| avdeling | avd. | AACR |
| Band | Bd. | AACR |
| band | bd. | AACR |
| Bändchen | Bdchn. | AACR |
| Bände | Bde. | AACR |
| bind | bd. | AACR |
| bindi | bd. | ISO |
| book | bk. | AACR |
| broj | br. | AACR |
| bulletin | bull. | AACR |
| část | č. | AACR |
| chapter | ch. | AACR |
| часть chastʹ |
ч. ch. |
AACR |
| χρόνος chronos |
χ. ch. |
ISO |
| číslo | čís. | AACR |
| część | cz. | AACR |
| deel | d. | AACR |
| del (Danish, Norwegian, Swedish) | d. | AACR |
| edition, -s | ed., eds. | AACR |
| extraordinary session | extr.sess. | ISO |
| fiscal year | FY | ISO |
| fascicle | fasc. | AACR |
| fascicolo | fasc. | ISO |
| fascicule | fasc. | AACR |
| fasciculo | fasc. | ISO |
| füzet | füz. | ISO |
| gads | gd. | ISO |
| год god |
г. g. |
AACR |
| godina | g. | AACR |
| imleabhar | iml. | Noda Ginearálta (external link) |
| inch, -es | in. | AACR |
| jaargang | jaarg. | AACR |
| Jahrgang | Jahrg. | AACR |
| книга kniga |
кн. kn. |
AACR |
| kniha | kn. | AACR |
| књига knjiga |
књ. knj. |
AACR |
| knjiga | knj. | AACR |
| kötet | köt. | AACR |
| kvartal | kvart. | ISO |
| leto | l. | AACR |
| Lieferung | Lfg. | AACR |
| livraison | livr. | AACR |
| μέρος meros |
μέρ. mer. |
AACR |
| neue Folge | n.F. | AACR |
| new series | new ser. | AACR |
| nombor | no. | AACR |
| nomor | no. | AACR |
| nouveau, nouvelle | nouv. | AACR |
| nouvelle série | nouv.sér. | ISO |
| nova serie | nov.ser. | ISO |
| nueva serie | nuev.ser. | ISO |
| number, -s | no. | AACR |
| numer | nr. | AACR |
| numer (Hebrew) | num. | AACR |
| numeris | num. | AACR? |
| numero (Finnish) | n:o | AACR |
| numéro (French) | no | AACR |
| numero (Italian) | n. | AACR |
| número (Spanish) | no. | AACR |
| Nummer | Nr. | AACR |
| nummer | nr. | AACR |
| numurs | num. | ISO |
| nuova serie | nuov.ser. | ISO |
| oddział | oddz. | AACR |
| ordinary session | ord.sess. | ISO |
| page, -s | p. | AACR |
| parliament | parl. | ISO |
| parliamentary session | parl.sess. | ISO |
| part, -s | pt., pts. | AACR |
| parte | pt. | AACR |
| partie, -s | ptie, pties | AACR |
| περίοδος periodos |
περ. per. |
ISO |
| φυλλάδιο phylladio |
φυλ. phyl. |
ISO |
| quarter | qtr. | ISO |
| report | rept. | AACR |
| revisé, -e | rev. | AACR |
| revised | rev. | AACR |
| рік rik |
р. r. |
AACR |
| ročník | roč. | AACR |
| rocznik | rocz. | AACR |
| rok | r. | AACR |
| section | sect. | ISO |
| semestre | sem. | ISO |
| série | sér. | AACR |
| series | ser. | AACR |
| sešit | seš. | AACR |
| session | sess. | ISO |
| številka | št. | AACR |
| supplement | suppl. | AACR |
| svazek | sv. | AACR |
| szám | sz. | AACR |
| Teil, Theil | T. | AACR |
| τεϋχος teuchos |
τεϋχ. teuch. |
AACR |
| title page | t.p. | AACR |
| том tom |
т. t. |
AACR |
| tomas | t. | ISO |
| tome | t. | AACR |
| tomo | t. | AACR |
| τόμος tomos |
τ. t. |
AACR |
| tomul | t. | ISO |
| tomus | t. | ISO |
| trimestre | trim. | ISO |
| udgave | udg. | AACR |
| uimhir | uimh. | Noda Ginearálta |
| volum | v. | ISO |
| volume, -s | v. | AACR |
| выпуск vypusk |
вып. vyp. |
AACR |
| wydanie | wyd. | AACR |
| zeszyt | zesz. | AACR |
| zväzok | zv. | AACR |
| zvezek | zv. | AACR |
* Captions marked AACR are listed in Appendix B of Anglo-American
Cataloguing Rules, 2002 revision.
**Captions marked ISO are compliant with the rules in ISO 832: 1994. Information
and documentation -- Bibliographic description and references -- Rules for
the abbreviation of bibliographic terms. Geneva, Switzerland: International
Organization for Standardization, 1994.
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