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Some Common Captions and their Abbreviations
For use in holdings records, call numbers, etc.

CAPTION ABBREVIATION
Abteilung, Abtheilung Abt.
a~no (not abbreviated)
ano (not abbreviated)
Ausgabe Ausg.
Band Bd.
Bandchen Bdchn.
Bande Bde.
book bk.
bulletin bull.
cahier (not abbreviated)
chapter ch.
chast ch.
deel d.
del d.
dil d.
document doc.
edition ed.
fiscal year FY
fascicle, fascicule, fascicolo, fasciculo fasc.
jaargang jaarg.
Jahrgang Jahrg.
kniga kn.
knjiga kn.
Lieferung Lfg.
livraison livr.
livre (not abbreviated)
neue Folge n.F.
new series n.s.
nouvelle serie n.s.
nova serie n.s.
nueva serie n.s.
number no.
numero (Fr. or Span.) no.
numero (It.) n.
Nummer Nr.
nummer nr.
nuova serie n.s.
part, parte pt.
partie ptie.
parties pties.
parts pts.
quarter qtr.
report rpt.
revised rev.
semestre, semester sem.
serie, series ser.
session sess.
Stuck (not abbreviated)
supplement suppl.
svazek sv.
Teil, Theil T.
tom, tome, tomo t.
trimestre trim.
volum, volume, volumen v.
vypusk vyp.

created: 10/8/98

last revised 10/9/2000