Bibliographic Policies & Procedures Advisory Group

CAPTION DICTIONARY
Updated June 2004


The Bibliographic Policies and Procedures Advisory Group has determined that the abbreviations listed in Appendix B of AACR2 will be used for the captions in the holdings records of the local database. Where the rules allow for more than one caption abbreviation, the BPPAG will decide which abbreviation(s) should be used. When no caption abbreviation exists in the rules, the BPPAG will establish a caption.


TERM: CAPTION AUTHORITY:
aastakaik aastak. AACR2 (2-12-92)
Abdruck Abdr. AACR2 (2-12-92)
abgedruckt abgedr. AACR2 (2-12-92)
abstract abstract BPPAG (5-18-93)
abstracts abstracts BPPAG (5-18-93)
Abteilung, Abtheilung Abt. AACR2 (2-12-92)
accompaniment acc. AACR2 (2-12-92)
addendum add. BPPAG (2-18-92)
afdeling afd. AACR2 (2-12-92)
akt akt BPPAG (5-5-92)
aflevering afl. AACR2 (2-12-92)
altitude alt. AACR2 (2-12-92)
alto A AACR2 (2-12-92)
amendment amend. BPPAG (2-18-92)
American Amer. AACR2 (2-12-92)
and & AACR2 (2-12-92)
and others et al. AACR2 (2-12-92)
Anno Domini A.D. AACR2 (2-12-92)
annuaire ann. AACR2 (2-12-92)
annuario ann. AACR2 (2-12-92)
Año Año BPPAG (9-07-00)
approximately approx. AACR2 (2-12-92)
argange arg. AACR2 (2-12-92)
argraffiad arg. AACR2 (2-12-92)
arranged arr. AACR2 (2-12-92)
arranger arr. AACR2 (2-12-92)
article article BPPAG (5-5-92)
atdolgozott atdolg. AACR2 (2-12-92)
Auflage Aufl. AACR2 (2-12-92)
augmente, -e augm. AACR2 (2-12-92)
augmented augm. AACR2 (2-12-92)
aumentada aum. AACR2 (2-12-92)
aumentato aum. AACR2 (2-12-92)
Ausgabe Ausg. AACR2 (2-12-92)
avdeling avd. AACR2 (2-12-92)
Band Bd. AACR2 (2-12-92)
Bandchen Bdchn. AACR2 (2-12-92)
Bande Bde. AACR2 (2-12-92)
baritone Bar AACR2 (2-12-92)
bass B AACR2 (2-12-92)
Before Christ B.C. AACR2 (2-12-92)
Beiheft -e Beiheft BPPAG (9-21-94)
bibliography bibl. AACR2 (2-12-92)
bilangan bil. AACR2 (2-12-92)
binary coded decimal BCD AACR2 (2-12-92)
bind bd. AACR2 (2-12-92)
biography biog. AACR2 (2-12-92)
black and white b&w AACR2 (2-12-92)
bogtrykkeri bogtr. AACR2 (2-12-92)
boktrykkeri boktr. AACR2 (2-12-92)
book bk. AACR2 (2-12-92)
born b. AACR2 (2-12-92)
bovitett bov. AACR2 (2-12-92)
British Brit. AACR2 (2-12-92)
broj br. AACR2 (2-12-92)
Brother, -s Bro., Bros. AACR2 (2-12-92)
Buchdrucker, -ei Buchdr. AACR2 (2-12-92)
Buchhandlung Buchh. AACR2 (2-12-92)
bulletin bull. AACR2 (2-12-92)
*bulletin *btn.
(GOV. DOC. ONLY)
BPPAG (2-18-92)
bytes per inch bpi AACR2 (2-12-92)
cahier cah. BPPAG (6-27-02)
capitolo cap. AACR2 (2-12-92)
cassette cassette BPPAG (3-3-92)
cast c. AACR2 (2-12-92)
catalog(ue) cat. AACR2 (2-12-92)
centimetre, -s cm. AACR2 (2-12-92)
century cent. AACR2 (2-12-92)
cetakan cet. AACR2 (2-12-92)
chapter ch. AACR2 (2-12-92)
change chg. BPPAG (2-18-92)
cilt,cild,cildi (Turkish) cild (BPPAG 1-27-04)
circa ca. AACR2 (2-12-92)
cislo cis. AACR2 (2-12-92)
colored, coloured col. AACR2 (2-12-92)
commento critico comm. crit BPPAG (11/22/95)
Compagnia Cia. AACR2 (2-12-92)
Compagnie Cie AACR2 (2-12-92)
Compania Cia. AACR2 (2-12-92)
Company Co. AACR2 (2-12-92)
compare cf. AACR2 (2-12-92)
compiler comp. AACR2 (2-12-92)
confer cf. AACR2 (2-12-92)
copyright c AACR2 (2-12-92)
Corporation Corp. AACR2 (2-12-92)
corrected corr. AACR2 (2-12-92)
correction corr. BPPAG (2-18-92)
corregido corr. AACR2 (2-12-92)
corretto, -a corr. AACR2 (2-12-92)
corrige, -e corr. AACR2 (2-12-92)
corrigendum corr. BPPAG (2-18-92)
critical commentary crit. comm. BPPAG (11/22/95)
cuaderno cuad. BPPAG (4/1/01)
cumulative cum. BPPAG (2-18-92)
cummulative supplement *cum. supp. BPPAG (3-3-92)
current current BPPAG (3-3-92)
cyclopedia cycl. AACR2 (2-12-92)
czesc cz. AACR2 (2-12-92)
declination decl. AACR2 (2-12-92)
deel d. AACR2 (2-12-92)
del
(Danish, Norwegian Swedish)
d. AACR2 (2-12-92)
departement dep. AACR2 (2-12-92)
Department Dept. AACR2 (2-12-92)
diameter diam. AACR2 (2-12-92)
diccionario dicc. AACR2 (2-12-92)
dictionary dict. AACR2 (2-12-92)
died d. AACR2 (2-12-92)
diena d. AACR2 (2-12-92)
directory direct. AACR2 (2-12-92)
djilid djil. AACR2 (2-12-92)
division div. BPPAG (11/22/95)
document doc. AACR2 (2-12-92)
dopolnitel'nyi dop. BPPAG (6-16-2004)
dopolnenie dop. BPPAG (6-16-2004)
dopunjeno dop. AACR2 (2-12-92)
drukarnia druk. AACR2 (2-12-92)
edicion ed. AACR2 (2-12-92)
edition, -s ed., eds. AACR2 (2-12-92)
editor ed. AACR2 (2-12-92)
edizione ed. AACR2 (2-12-92)
encyclopedia encycl. AACR2 (2-12-92)
enlarged enl. AACR2 (2-12-92)
English Engl. AACR2 (2-12-92)
episode episode BPPAG (10-20-94)
equinox eq. AACR2 (2-12-92)
erganzt erg. AACR2 (2-12-92)
errata err. BPPAG (2-18-92)
erweitert erw. AACR2 (2-12-92)
establecimiento
tipografico
estab. tip. AACR2 (2-12-92)
et alii et al. AACR2 (2-12-92)
et cetera etc. AACR2 (2-12-92)
evfolyam evf. AACR2 (2-12-92)
fall fall AACR2 (1-19-93)
facsimile, -s facsim., facsims. AACR2 (2-12-92)
fascicle fasc. AACR2 (2-12-92)
fascicule fasc. AACR2 (2-12-92)
Festschrift Fest. BPPAG (2-18-92)
Finding aids Finding aids BPPAG (3-3-92)
flourished fl. AACR2 (2-12-92)
folio fol. AACR2 (2-12-92)
following ff. AACR2 (2-12-92)
foot, feet ft. AACR2 (2-12-92)
frame, -s fr. AACR2 (2-12-92)
frames per second fps AACR2 (2-12-92)
fratelli f.lli AACR2 (2-12-92)
Gebruder Gebr. AACR2 (2-12-92)
gedruckt gedr. AACR2 (2-12-92)
genealogical geneal. AACR2 (2-12-92)
godina g. AACR2 (2-12-92)
government govt. AACR2 (2-12-92)
Government
Printing Office
G.P.O. AACR2 (2-12-92)
guide guide BPPAG (2-18-92)
Handschrift, -en Hs., Hss. AACR2 (2-12-92)
Heft Heft BPPAG (3-15-94)
Her (His) Majesty's
Stationery Office
H.M.S.O. AACR2 (2-12-92)
Hermanos Hnos. AACR2 (2-12-92)
history hist. AACR2 (2-12-92)
hour, -s hr. AACR2 (2-12-92)
id est i.e. AACR2 (2-12-92)
Idus Id. AACR2 (2-12-92)
Illustration. -s ill. AACR2 (2-12-92)
illustrator ill. AACR2 (2-12-92)
imienia im. AACR2 (2-12-92)
imprenta impr. AACR2 (2-12-92)
imprimerie impr. AACR2 (2-12-92)
inch, -es in. AACR2 (2-12-92)
inches per second ips AACR2 (2-12-92)
including incl. AACR2 (2-12-92)
Incorporated Inc. AACR2 (2-12-92)
index index BPPAG (2-18-92)
*index *ind.
(GOV. DOC. ONLY)
BPPAG (2-18-92)
instruction manual manual BPPAG (2-18-92)
Rev. (3-3-92)
instructor's edition manual BPPAG (2-18-92)
Rev.(3-3-92)
introduction introd. AACR2 (2-12-92)
issue issue BPPAG (9-13-01)
issue number no. BPPAG (9-13-01)
izdaja izd. AACR2 (2-12-92)
izmenjeno izm. AACR2 (2-12-92)
jaargang jaarg. AACR2 (2-12-92)
Jahrgang Jahrg. AACR2 (2-12-92)
javitott jav. AACR2 (2-12-92)
jilid jil. AACR2 (2-12-92)
Kalendae Kal. AACR2 (2-12-92)
Katalog Kat. AACR2 (2-12-92)
kiadas kiad. AACR2 (2-12-92)
kilometre, -s km. AACR2 (2-12-92)
kniha kn. AACR2 (2-12-92)
knjiga knj. AACR2 (2-12-92)
komentarz wykonawczy
szczegolowy
koment. wykons.
szczeg.
BPPAG (11/22/95)
kotet kot. AACR2 (2-12-92)
Kritischer Bericht, -e K.B. BPPAG (9-21-94)
ksiegarnia ksieg. AACR2 (2-12-92)
letter ltr. BPPAG (2-18-92)
leto l. AACR2 (2-12-92)
librairie libr. AACR2 (2-12-92)
Lieferung Lfg. AACR2 (2-12-92)
Limited Ltd. AACR2 (2-12-92)
literature lit. AACR2 (2-12-92)
litterature litt. AACR2 (2-12-92)
livraison livr. AACR2 (2-12-92)
maatschappij mij. AACR2 (2-12-92)
manuscript, -s ms., mss. AACR2 (2-12-92)
menuo men. AACR2 (2-12-92)
metai m. AACR2 (2-12-92)
metre, -s m. AACR2 (2-12-92)
mezzo-soprano Mz AACR2 (2-12-92)
microfiche fiche BPPAG (2-18-92)
microfilm film BPPAG (2-18-92)
miesiecznik mies. AACR2 (2-12-92)
millimetre, -s m. AACR2 (2-12-92)
minute, -s min. AACR2 (2-12-92)
miscellaneous misc. AACR2 (2-12-92)
monophonic mono. AACR2 (2-12-92)
museum mus. AACR2 (2-12-92)
Nachfolger nachf. AACR2 (2-12-92)
naklad nakl. AACR2 (2-12-92)
nakladatelstvi nakl. AACR2 (2-12-92)
national nat. AACR2 (2-12-92)
naukowy nauk. AACR2 (2-12-92)
neue Folge n.F. AACR2 (2-12-92)
new series new ser. AACR2 (2-12-92)
New Testament N.T. AACR2 (2-12-92)
no name (of publisher) s.n. AACR2 (2-12-92)
no place (of publication) s.l. AACR2 (2-12-92)
nombor no. AACR2 (2-12-92)
nomor no. AACR2 (2-12-92)
Nonae Non. AACR2 (2-12-92)
nouveau, nouvelle nouv. AACR2 (2-12-92)
number, -s no. AACR2 (2-12-92)
numbered numb. AACR2 (2-12-92)
numer nr. AACR2 (2-12-92)
numero (Finnish) n:o AACR2 (2-12-92)
numbero (French) no AACR2 (2-12-92)
numbero (Italian) n. AACR2 (2-12-92)
numero (Spanish) no. AACR2 (2-12-92)
Nummer Nr. AACR2 (2-12-92)
nummer nr. AACR2 (2-12-92)
nuovamente nuov. AACR2 (2-12-92)
odbitka odb. AACR2 (2-12-92)
oddzial oddz. AACR2 (2-12-92)
Old Testament O.T. AACR2 (2-12-92)
omarbeidet omarb. AACR2 (2-12-92)
oplag opl. AACR2 (2-12-92)
opplag oppl. AACR2 (2-12-92)
opracowane oprac. AACR2 (2-12-92)
opus op. AACR2 (2-12-92)
otisk ot. AACR2 (2-12-92)
page, -s p. AACR2 (2-12-92)
pamphlet pamphlet BPPAG (3-3-92)
paperback pbk. AACR2 (2-12-92)
part, -s pt., pts. AACR2 (2-12-92)
parte pt. AACR2 (2-12-92)
partie, -s ptie, pties AACR2 (2-12-92)
phonogram (copyright) p AACR2 (2-12-92)
photograph, -s photo., photos. AACR2 (2-12-92)
plate number, -s pl. no. AACR2 (2-12-92)
poprawione popr. AACR2 (2-12-92)
portfolio pfolio BPPAG (3-1-2001)
portrait, -s port., ports. AACR2 (2-12-92)
posthumous posth. AACR2 (2-12-92)
predelan pred. AACR2 (2-12-92)
preface pref. AACR2 (2-12-92)
preliminary prel.
(GOV. DOC. ONLY)
BPPAG (2-18-92)
preliminary prelim. AACR2 (2-12-92)
printing print. AACR2 (2-12-92)
privately printed priv. print. AACR2 (2-12-92)
projection proj. AACR2 (2-12-92)
prosiren pros. AACR2 (2-12-92)
przeklad przekl. AACR2 (2-12-92)
przerobione przerob. AACR2 (2-12-92)
pseudonym pseud. AACR2 (2-12-92)
publishing pub. AACR2 (2-12-92)
quadraphonic quad. AACR2 (2-12-92)
quarter qtr. BPPAG (9-13-01)
quarterly qrtly BPPAG (3-1-2001)
redakcja red. AACR2 (2-12-92)
reel reel BPPAG (2-18-92)
reference card ref. card BPPAG (11/22/95)
refondu, -e ref. AACR2 (2-12-92)
reimpression reimpr. AACR2 (2-12-92)
report rept. AACR2 (2-12-92)
reprinted repr. AACR2 (2-12-92)
reproduced reprod. AACR2 (2-12-92)
reviderade revid. AACR2 (2-12-92)
revise, -e rev. AACR2 (2-12-92)
revised rev. AACR2 (2-12-92)
revision rev. BPPAG (2-18-92)
Revisionsbericht RB. BPPAG (1-19-93)
revolutions per minute rpm AACR2 (2-12-92)
revu, -e rev. AACR2 (2-12-92)
right ascension RA AACR2 (2-12-92)
riveduto riv. AACR2 (2-12-92)
rocnik roc. AACR2 (2-12-92)
rocznik rocz. AACR2 (2-12-92)
rok r. AACR2 (2-12-92)
rozszerzone rozsz. AACR2 (2-12-92)
rules rules BPPAG (3-3-92)
second, -s sec. AACR2 (2-12-92)
section sect. BPPAG (2-18-92)
Senate hearing S. hrg. BPPAG (2-18-92)
Senate print S. prt. BPPAG (2-18-92)
seria ser. BPPAG (11/22/95)
Serie Ser. AACR2 (2-12-92)
series ser. AACR2 (2-12-92)
sesit ses. AACR2 (2-12-92)
session sess. BPPAG (2-18-92)
sheet sheet BPPAG (2-18-92)
signature sig. AACR2 (2-12-92)
silent si. AACR2 (2-12-92)
sine loco s.l. AACR2 (2-12-92)
sine nomine s.n. AACR2 (2-12-92)
sklad glowny skl. gl. AACR2 (2-12-92)
soprano S AACR2 (2-12-92)
sound sd. A AACR2 (2-12-92)
special issue spec. issue BPPAG (11/22/95)
special supplement special supp.
(LAW ONLY)
BPPAG (3-3-92)

spring spring AACR2 (1-19-93)
stabilimento tipografico stab. tip. AACR2 (2-12-92)
stereophonic stereo. AACR2 (2-12-92)
stevilka st. AACR2 (2-12-92)
stronica str. AACR2 (2-12-92)
Stuck St. BPPAG (11-7-2002)
summary summary BPPAG (2-18-92)
*summary *sum.
(GOV. DOC. ONLY)
BPPAG (2-18-92)
summer summer AACR2 (1-19-93)
superintendent supt. AACR2 (2-12-92)
Superintendent
of Documents
Supt. of Docs. AACR2 (2-12-92)
supplement suppl. AACR2 (2-12-92)
*supplement *supp.
(GOV. DOC. AND LAW ONLY)
BPPAG (2-18-92)
supplements suppls. BPPAG (5-5-92)
svazek sv. AACR2 (2-12-92)
szam sz. AACR2 (2-12-92)
Tables tables BPPAG (3-3-92)
tahun th. AACR2 (2-12-92)
talleres graficos tall. graf. AACR2 (2-12-92)
teacher manual manual BPPAG (2-18-92)
Teil, Theil T. AACR2 (2-12-92)
Teilband Tbd. (singular) BPPAG (7-7-92)
Teilbande Tbd. (plural) BPPAG (7-7-92)
tenor T AACR2 (2-12-92)
tipografia, tipografica tip. AACR2 (2-12-92)
tiskarna tisk. AACR2 (2-12-92)
title title BPPAG (3-15-94)
title page t.p. AACR2 (2-12-92)
tjetakan tjet. AACR2 (2-12-92)
tom. t. BPPAG (11/22/95)
tome t. AACR2 (2-12-92)
tomo t. AACR2 (2-12-92)
towarzystwo tow. AACR2 (2-12-92)
transfer binder transf. bdr.
(LAW ONLY)
BPPAG (3-3-92)
translator tr. AACR2 (2-12-92)
transmittal trans. BPPAG (2-18-92)
typographical typog. AACR2 (2-12-92)
typographie, typographique typ. AACR2 (2-12-92)
udarbejdet udarb. AACR2 (2-12-92)
udgave udg. AACR2 (2-12-92)
udgivet udg. AACR2 (2-12-92)
uitgaaf uitg. AACR2 (2-12-92)
uitgegeven uitg. AACR2 (2-12-92)
uitgevers uitg. AACR2 (2-12-92)
umgearbeitet umgearb. AACR2 (2-12-92)
unaccompanied unacc. AACR2 (2-12-92)
Universitats-
Buchdrucker, -ei
Univ.-Buchdr AACR2 (2-12-92)
upplaga uppl. AACR2 (2-12-92)
utarbeidet utarb. AACR2 (2-12-92)
utgave utg. AACR2 (2-12-92)
utgiven utg. AACR2 (2-12-92)
uzupelnione uzup. AACR2 (2-12-92)
verbesserte verb. AACR2 (2-12-92)
vermehrte verm. AACR2 (2-12-92)
volume, -s v. BPPAG (2-12-92)
vuosikerta vuosik. AACR2 (2-12-92)
vydani vyd. AACR2 (2-12-92)
Werkgruppe -n Wg. BPPAG (5-5-92)
winter winter AACR2 (1-19-93)
wydanie wyd. AACR2 (2-12-92)
wydawnictwo wydawn. AACR2 (2-12-92)
wydzial wydz. AACR2 (2-12-92)
zalozba zal. AACR2 (2-12-92)
zeszyt zesz. AACR2 (2-12-92)
zvazok zv. AACR2 (2-12-92)
zvezek zv. AACR2 (2-12-92)

NAMES OF THE MONTHS -- English-German
ENGLISH DANISH DUTCH ESTONIAN FRENCH GERMAN
Jan. jan. jan. jaan. janv. Jan.
Feb. febr. feb. veebr. fevr. Feb.
Mar. Marts maart marts mars Marz
Apr. april apr. apr. avril Apr.
May maj mei mai mai Mai
June juni juni juuni juin Juni
July juli juli juuli juil. Juli
Aug. aug. aug. aug. aout Aug.
Sept. sept. sept. sept. sept. Sept.
Oct. okt. oct. okt. oct. Okt.
Nov. nov. nov. nov. nov. Nov.
Dec. dec. dec. dets. dec. Dez.

NAMES OF THE MONTHS -- Hungarian-Lituanian
HUNGARIAN INDONESIAN ITALIAN LATIN LATVIAN LITHUANIAN
Jan. Jan. (Djan.) genn. Ian. jan. saus.
feb. Peb. febbr. Febr. feb. vas.
marc. Mrt. mar. Mart. marts kovas
apr. Apr. apr. Apr. apr. bal.
Maj Mei (Mai) magg. Mai. maijs geg.
jun. Juni (Djuni) giugno Iun junijs birz.
Jul. Juli (Djuli) luglio Iul. julijs liepa
aug. Ag. ag. Aug. aug. rugp.
szept. Sept. sett. Sept. sept. rugs.
okt. Okt. ott. Oct. okt. spalis
nov. Nop. nov. Nov. nov. lapkr.
dec. Des. dic. Dec. dec. gr.

NAMES OF THE MONTHS -- Malaysian-Romanian
MALAYSIAN NORWEGIAN POLISH PORTUGUESE ROMANIAN
Jan. jan. stycz. jan. Ian.
Feb. febr. luty fev. Feb.
Mac mars mar. marco Mar.
Apr. april kwiec. abril Apr.
Mei mai maj maio Mai
Jun juni czerw. junho Iunie
Julai juli lip. julho Iulie
Og. aug. sierp. agosto Aug.
Sept. sept. wrzes. set. Sept.
Okt. okt. pazdz. out. Oct.
Nov. nov. listop. nov. Noem.
Dis. des. grudz. dez. Dec.

NAMES OF THE MONTHS -- Slovenian-Welsh
SLOVENIAN SPANISH SWEDISH WELSH
jan. enero jan. Ion.
feb. feb. febr. Chwef.
mar. marzo mars Maw.
apr. abr. april Ebr.
maj mayo maj Mai
jun. jun. juni Meh.
iul. jul. juli Gorff.
avg. agosto aug. Awst
sept. sept.(set.) sept. Medi
okt. oct. okt. Hyd.
nov. nov. nov. Tach.
dec. dic. dec. Rhag.



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