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Partial List of Standard Cataloging Abbreviations

A-Z List of Abbreviations

Term A- L Abbreviation A-L Term M- Z Abbreviation M-Z
accompaniment acc. manuscript, -s ms., mss.
and others et al. meter, -s m.
approximately approx. millimeter, -s mm.
arranged arr. minute, -s min.
arranger arr. monophonic mono.
bind bd. new series new ser.
black & white b&w New Testament N.T.
book bk. no name (publisher) s.n.
born b. no place (publication) s.l.
Brother, -s Bro., Bros. *1 number, -s no.
bulletin bull. numbered numb.
bytes per inch bpi Old Testament O.T.
centimeter, -s cm. opus op.
chapter ch. page, -s p.
circa ca. paperback pbk.
colored col. part, -s pt., pts.
Company Co. photograph, -s photo, photos. *3
compiler comp. *2 plate number, -s pl. no.
copyright c portrait, -s port., ports.
Corporation Corp. posthumous posth.
corrected corr. preface pref.
Department Dept. pressing (sound recordings) p
diameter diam. printing print. *4
died d. privately printed priv. print.
document doc. projection proj.
edition, -s ed., eds. pseudonym. pseud
editor ed. *2 publishing pub.
enlarged enl. report rept.
et cetera etc. reprinted repr.
facsimile, -s facsim., facsims. reproduced reprod.
flourished fl. revise rev.
folio fol. revised rev.
following ff. revolutions per minute rpm
foot, feet ft. series ser.
frame, -s fr. signature sig.
frames per second fps silent si.
genealogical geneal. sine loco s.l.
government gov. sine nomine s.n.
Government Printing Office G.P.O. sound sd
hour, -s hr. stereophonic stereo.
illustration, -s ill. superintendent supt.
illustrator ill. *2 Superintendent of Documents Supt. of Docs.
inch, -es in. supplement suppl.
inches per second ips title page t.p.
including incl. tome t.
Incorporated Inc. *1 translator tr. *2
introduction introd. typographical typog.
kilometer, -s km. unaccompanied unacc.
Limited Ltd. 1 volume, -s v.
    volume, -s vol., vols. 5

 

*Notes

  1. Use only in names of firms and other corporate bodies.
  2. Use only in a heading as a designation of function.
  3. Do not use in general or specific material designation.
  4. Do not use in the publication, distribution, etc. area.
  5. Use at the beginning of a statement and before roman numeral.