Updated December 2021 by Hank Young
Abbreviations for Captions
The attached list is compiled from three sources:
Please note that abbreviations should only be used in holdings records and the description in item records. Bibliographic records should always use the full form of the caption unless it is used that way on the piece.
Abbreviations for Captions (Click to download full Excel spreadsheet)
| 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 |
| årgang | årg. | 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 |
| decisão | 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 |
| Item | Abbreviations | Source |
| 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 à 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 |
| 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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