Abbreviations for Use on Spine Labels
UWO Monograph labels use the following abbreviations. All UWO Periodicals use upper case abbreviations for binding considerations. The intention is to use descriptors abbreviated, if necessary, according to AACR2 (Appendix B), the Chicago Manual of Style, or Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary. However, the table also includes historical descriptors that have been used in UWO item records and that were established according to previous standards for abbreviations.
H = Historical list of UWO abbreviations used, S = Serial Spine Label (ICU), MS = Chicago Manual of Style, A2 = AACR2, T= Term, O = obsolete - Do not use
New descriptors are considered for inclusion at the request of cataloguers or other library staff as the need arises. Descriptors which match historical (H) abbreviations may also be questioned if the 'match' appears inappropriate for the item in hand.
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Spine Label Abbreviations
| Term | Language | English Equivalent | Abbreviation | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abhandiung | German | paper, part | Abh. | H |
| abs. | H | |||
| Abstract | English | abstract | abstract | H |
| Abteilung, Abtheilung | Abt. | H & A2 | ||
| Abth. | H | |||
| accord. | H | |||
| add. | H | |||
| addendum | English | addendum | addendum | H |
| avgust | Russian | August | AG | S |
| augusztus | Hungarian | August | AG | S |
| augustus | Dutch | August | AG | S |
| augusti | Swedish | August | Ag. | H & S |
| alto | English | alto | alt. | H |
| anuairio | an. | H & A2 | ||
| annuaire, annuario | ann. | H | ||
| annee | annee | H | ||
| anno | anno | H | ||
| annus | annus | H | ||
| anv. | H | |||
| Ap. | H | |||
| appendix | English | appendix | app. | H & MS |
| append. | H | |||
| arg. | H | |||
| atlas | English | atlas | atlas | H |
| Auflage | German | edition | Aufl. | H |
| August | English | August | AUG. | S |
| author | English | author | AUT. | S |
| autor | Czec Portuguese Russian Spanish |
author | AUT. | S |
| autore | Italian | author | AUT. | S |
| auteur | Dutch French |
author | AUT. | S |
| avril | French | April | AV | S |
| b.cl. | H | |||
| b.dr. | H | |||
| banjo | English | banjo | banj. | H |
| Bari. | H | |||
| baritone | English | baritone | bari. | H |
| baritone (bass) | English | baritone (bass) | bari.bass | H |
| baritone (treble) | English | baritone (treble) | bari.treble | H |
| bass | English | bass | bass | H |
| bind | Dano-Norwegian | volume | Bd. | H & S |
| Bund | German | volume | Bd. | H & A2 |
| Band | Dutch Swedish |
volume | Bd. | H & S |
| band | Dutch German Swedish |
volume | bd. | H |
| Bdchn. | H | |||
| Beilage | German | supplement | Beil. | H |
| bells | English | bells | bells | H |
| Bericht | German | report | BER. | S |
| Beihelft | German | supplement | Bhft. | H |
| bibliography | English | bibliography | bibl. | H & S |
| book | English | book | bk. | H |
| Bassoon | English | bassoon | bn. | H |
| boletim | Portugese | report | BOL. | S |
| bong. | H | |||
| Book | English | book | book | H |
| brezen | Czech | March | br. | H & S |
| Buch | German | book | Buch | H |
| bulletin | English | bulletin | bull. | H & A2 |
| colloque | French | conversation | c | S |
| Papers by command series | English | Papers by command series | c | H & A2 |
| cast´ | Czech | part | c. or ch | H & S |
| cahier | French | copy or exercise book | cahier | H |
| canto | H | |||
| card | English | card | card | H |
| cartes | H | |||
| cast. | H | |||
| cbn. | H | |||
| Papers by command series | English | Papers by command series | cd. | H |
| cerven | Czech | June | CE | S |
| cel. | H | |||
| cervenec | Czech | July | CER | S |
| chapter | English | chapter | ch. | H & A2 |
| cast´ | Russian | part | ch. or cast | H & A2 |
| chart | English | chart | chart | H |
| chast´ | Russian | part | chast or ch. | H & A2 |
| chm. | H | |||
| cim | Hungarian | title | CIM | S |
| islo | Czech | number | is. | H & S |
| citation | English | citation | CIT | S |
| Clarinet (B) | English | clarinet | cl. | H |
| Clarinet (E) | English | clarinet | cl. Eb | H |
| claves | English | claves | claves | H |
| Papers by command series | English | Papers by command series | cmd. | H |
| Papers by command series | English | Papers by command series | cmnd. | H |
| Column | English | column | COL. | S |
| Columna | Spanish | column | COL. | S |
| Coluna | Portuguese | column | COL. | S |
| colonna | French Italian |
column | COL. | S |
| colloque | French | conversation | colloque | H |
| congress | English | congress | cong. | S |
| contra bassoon | English | contra bassoon | contrab. | H |
| Cornet | English | cornet | corn. | H |
| cowb. | H | |||
| crot. | H | |||
| cuad. | H | |||
| cymbals | English | cymbals | cymb. | H |
| cz | Polish | part | cz. | H |
| Dezember | German | December | D | S |
| diciembre | Spanish | December | D | S |
| dekabr | Russian | December | D | S |
| Dezembro | Portuguese | December | D | S |
| decembre | French | December | D | S |
| dicembre | Italian | December | D | S |
| December | Dano-Norwegian Dutch English Hungarian Swedish |
December | D. | H & S |
| deel | Polish | part | d. | H |
| double bass | English | double bass | d.b. | H |
| December | English | December | DEC. | S. & A2 |
| deel | Dutch | part | DEEL | S |
| del | Dano-Norwegian Swedish |
part | DEL | S |
| deriblandt | Dano-Norwegian | include | DER. | S |
| disc | English | disc | disc | H |
| disk | English | disk | disk | H |
| doklad | Russian | report | DOK. | S |
| Doplnek | Czech | supplement | DOP. | S |
| dopolnenie | Russian | supplement | DOP. | S |
| drums | English | drums | dr | H |
| snare drum | English | snare drum | dr.snare | H |
| duben | Czech | April | DU | S |
| Eb horn | English | Eb horn | Eb hn. | O obsolete Do not use |
| Clarinet (Eb) | English | clarinet | Eb cl. | O obsolete Do not use |
| enero | Spanish | January | EN | S |
| English horn | English | English horn | Eng. hn. | O obsolete Do not use |
| euphonium | English | euphonium | euph. | H |
| Ev | Hungarian | year | EV | S |
| febrero | Spanish | February | F | S |
| februari | Dutch Swedish |
February | F | S |
| February | English | February | F FEB. |
S S & A2 |
| fevral | Russian | February | F | S |
| fevrier | French | February | F | S |
| febbraio | Italian | February | F | S |
| fevereiro | Portuguese | February | F | S |
| Februar | Dano-Norweigan | February | F | S |
| F. | H | |||
| French horn | English | French horn | F.hn. | O obsolete Do not use |
| facsimile | English | facsimile | facsim. | H & A2 |
| fall | English | fall | fall | H |
| Fascicule | French | fascicle | FASC. | S |
| fascicle | English | fascicle | fasc. | H & S |
| flute | English | flute | fl | H |
| flugel horn | English | flugel horn | fl.hn | O obsolete Do not use |
| folio | English | folio | fol. | H |
| forfattare | Swedish | author | FORF. | S |
| forfatter | Dano-Norwegian | author | FORF. | S |
| Frame, -s | English | frame | fr. | H |
| fuzet | Hungarian | number | FU. | S |
| godina | Sabo-Croat | year | g. | H & A2 |
| gennaio | Italian | January | GE | S |
| glsp.H | ||||
| giugno | Italian | June | GO | S |
| god | Russian | year | god | H & S |
| gong | English | gong | gong | H |
| Gruppe | H | |||
| guide | English | guide | guide | H & S |
| guitar | English | guitar | guit. | H |
| Heft | German | issue | H. | S |
| Halbbd. | H | |||
| Halbband | German | half volume | Halfte | H |
| handbook | English | handbook | handbk | H |
| harp | English | harp | harp | H |
| harpsicord | English | harpsicord | harpsi. | H |
| Hbd. | H | |||
| Heft | German | issue | Heft | H |
| Hft. | H | |||
| high | English | high | high | H |
| horn | English | horn | hn. | H |
| Eb horn | English | Eb horn | hn.Eb | H |
| English horn | English | English horn | hn.Eng | H |
| F horn 1 | English | F horn 1 | hn.F 1 | H |
| F horn | English | F horn | hn.F | H |
| flugel horn | English | flugel horn | hn.fl | H |
| Handschrift | German | handwriting | Hs. | H & A2 |
| Illustrations | English | illustrations | illus. | H |
| Incluido | Portuguese Spanish |
include | INCL | S |
| include | English | Include | INCL. | S |
| inclus | French | include | INCL. | S |
| ivi incluso | Italian | include | INCL. | S. |
| incomplete | English | include | INCOMPL. | H |
| indeks | Dano-Norwegian | index | IND.S | |
| indice | Italian Portuguese Spanish |
index | INDEX | S |
| index | Dutch English French Hungarian |
index | INDEX | H & S |
| inkluderad | Swedish | include | INKL. | S |
| inklusive | German | include | INKL. | S |
| introduction | English | introduction | intro. | H |
| iro | Hungarian | author | IRO | S |
| issue | English | issue | issue | H |
| item | English | item | item | H |
| ijul | Russian | July | IUL | S |
| ijun | Russian | June | IUN | S |
| janvier | French | January | JA | S |
| janvar | Russian | January | JA | S |
| January | English | January | JA JAN. |
S S & A2 |
| januari | Dutch Swedish |
January | JA | S |
| Januarr | Hungarian | January | JA | S |
| Januar | Dano-Norwegian German |
January | JA | S |
| Janeiro | Portuguese | January | JA | H & S |
| jaar | Dutch | year | JAAR | S |
| jaargang | jaarg. | H & A2 | ||
| Jahr | German | year | JAHR | S |
| Jahrg. | H | |||
| jahrg. | H | |||
| June | English | June | JE JUNE |
S |
| jelentes | Hungarian | report | JEL. | S |
| Jahrgang | German | volume | JG. | S |
| Juni | Dono-Norwegian Dutch German Swedish |
June | JI | S |
| julius | Hungarian | July | JL | S |
| Juli | Dano-Norwegian Dutch German Swedish |
July | JL | S |
| julio | Spanish | July | JL | S |
| Julho | Portuguese | July | JL | S |
| July | English | July | JL July |
H & S |
| juillet | French | July | JL | H & S |
| junio | Spanish | June | JN | S |
| junius | Hungarian | June | JN | S |
| juin | French | June | JN | S |
| Junho | Portuguese | June | JN | S |
| Jn. | H | |||
| kit | English | kit | kit | H |
| klumme | Dano-Norwegian | column | KLUM. | S |
| kniha | kn. | H & A2 | ||
| knjiga | Serb-Croat | book | knj. | H & A2 |
| Kolonma | Russia | column | KOL. | S |
| Kolumna | Hungarian | column | KOL. | S |
| Kolom | Dutch | column | KOL. | S |
| Kotet | Hungarian | volume | KOT. | S |
| Kveten | Czech | May | KV | S |
| leto | year | l. | H & A2 | |
| Leden | Czech | January | LE | S |
| Legislation | English | Legislation | legis | H |
| level | English | level | level | H |
| Lieferung | German | issue | Lfg. | H & A2 |
| lfg. | H | |||
| Listopad | Czech | November | LI | S |
| livraison | livr. | H & A2 | ||
| livre | French | book | livre | H |
| low | English | low | low | H |
| luglio | Italian | July | LU | S |
| man. | H | |||
| manual | English | manual | manual | H |
| map | English | map | map | H |
| med. | H | |||
| melleklet | Hungarian | supplement | MELL. | S |
| maggio | Italian | May | MG | S |
| Maio | Portuguese | May | MI | S |
| Mai | French German |
May | MI | S |
| mei | Dutch | May | MI | S |
| miscellaneous | English | miscellaneous | misc. | H & A2 |
| Met inbegrip van | Dutch | include | MIV. | S |
| Maj | Dano-Norwegian Russian Swedish |
May | MJ | S |
| majus | Hungarian | May | MJ | S |
| mars | Dano-Norwegian French Swedish |
March | MR | S |
| marco | Portuguese | March | MR | S |
| marcius | Hungarian | March | MR | S |
| maart | Dutch | March | MR | S |
| marz | German | March | MR | S |
| mart | Russian | March | MR | S |
| March | English | March | MR MAR. |
H & S H & S |
| manuscript | English | manuscript | ms. | H & A2 |
| mayo | Spanish | May | MY | S |
| May | English | May | MY MAY |
H & S |
| Novembre | French Italian |
November | N | S |
| Novembro | Portuguese | November | N | S |
| November | Dano-Norwegian Dutch English German Hungarian Swedish |
November | N | S |
| noviembre | Spanish | November | N | S |
| Numero | Finish | number | n:o | H & A2 |
| nojabr | Russian | November | N. | H & S |
| numero | n. | H | ||
| Neue Folge | German | new series | n.F. | H & A2 |
| new series | English | new series | n.s. | H & MS. |
| neue Serie | German | New Series | N.SER. | S |
| New Series | English | New Series | N.SER. | S |
| nouvelle serie | French | New Series | N.SER. | S |
| Nieuw serie | Dutch | New Series | N.SER. | S |
| Novyj serija | Russian | New Series | N.SER. | S |
| New series | English | New Series | N.SER. new ser. |
S & H & A2 |
| Nuevo serie | Spanish | New Series | N.SER. | S |
| Ny serie | Dano-Norwegian Swedish |
New Series | N.SER. | S |
| novo serie | Portuguese | New Series | N.SER. | S |
| Novy serie | Czech | New Series | N.SER. | S |
| Nuovo serie | Italian | New Series | N.SER. | S |
| Number | English | New series | NO. | H & A2 |
| niveau | H | |||
| nombre | French | number | NO. | H & S |
| nomer | Russian | number | NO. | H & S |
| notes | English | notes | notes | H |
| November | English | November | NOV. | S |
| Nummer | Dano-Norwegian Dutch German Swedish |
number | NR. | S |
| Numero | Italian Portuguese Spanish |
number | NR. | S |
| Nr. | H | |||
| nr. | H | |||
| octubre | Spanish | October | O | S |
| oktjabr | Russian | October | O | S |
| Octobre | French | October | O | S |
| Oktober | Dano-Norwegian German Hungarian Swedish |
October | O | S |
| ottobre | Italian | October | O | S |
| Outubro | Portuguese | October | O | S |
| October | Dutch English |
October | O. | H & S |
| old series | English | old series | o.s. | H & MS |
| Oboe | English | oboe | ob | H |
| October | English | October | OCT. | S |
| opus | English | opus | op. | H & A2 |
| piano | English | piano | p. | H |
| pagina | Dano-Norwegian Dutch Hungarian Italian Portuguese Spanish |
page | p. | H & S |
| page | English French |
page | p. | H & S |
| paper | English | paper | paper | H |
| par. | H | |||
| parliament | English | parliament | parl. | H & S |
| pars | Latin | part | pars | H |
| part | English | part | PT. | S |
| part, parte | English | part | PT. | H & A2 |
| parte | Italian Portuguese Spanish |
part | PT. | S |
| partie | French | part | PTIE. | H & A2 |
| Partie | French | part | PT. | S |
| parts | English | parts | pts. | H & A2 |
| Parts | English | parts | parts | H |
| percussion | English | percussion | perc. | H |
| piano | English | piano | piano | H |
| piccolo | English | piccolo | picc | H |
| plate | English | plate | pl. | H & MS. |
| plates | English | plates | plates | H |
| portrait | English | portrait | port. | H & A2 |
| Prosinec | Czech | December | PR | S |
| Quaderni | Italian | Copy or exercise books | Quaderni | T |
| Quaderno | Italian | Copy or exercise book | Quaderno | T |
| rok | r. | H & A2 | ||
| rapport | Dano-Norwegian Dutch French Swedish |
report | RAPT. | S |
| raport | Czech | report | RAPT. | S |
| rapporto | Italian | report | RAPT. | S |
| reel | English | reel | reel | H |
| Register | German Swedish |
index | REG. | S |
| Reihe | H | |||
| rejstrik | Czech | index | REJS. | S |
| relacion | Spanish | report | REL. | S |
| report | English | report | rept. | H & S |
| Resz | Hungarian | part | RESU. | S |
| Resumen | Spanish | abstract | RESU. | S |
| Resumo | Portuguese | abstract | RESU. | S |
| resume | Czech French Swedish |
abstract | RESU. | S |
| Rezjume | Russian | abstract | REZ. | S |
| Rijen | Czech | October | RI | S |
| ronik | ro. | H | ||
| rok | Czech | year | ROK | S |
| septembre | French | September | S | S |
| Sentjabr | Russian | September | S | S |
| septiembre | Spanish | September | S | S |
| szeptember | Hungarian | September | S | S |
| September | Dano-Norwegian Dutch English German Swedish |
September | S | H & S |
| Strana | Czech | page | S. | S |
| sida | Swedish | page | S. | S |
| Seits | German | page | S. | S |
| s.dr. | H | |||
| Sachregister | German | subject index | SACR. | S |
| Sakregister | Swedish | subject index | SAKR. | S |
| Samenvatting | Dutch | abstract | SAM. | S |
| Sammendrag | Dano-Norwegian | abstract | SAM. | S |
| Samml. | H | |||
| saw | H | |||
| saxophone | English | saxophone | sax. | H |
| alto saxophone | English | alto saxophone | sax.alt | H |
| bari saxophone | English | bari saxophone | sax.bari | H |
| soprano saxophone | English | soprano saxophone | sax.sop | H |
| tenor saxophone | English | tenor saxophone | sax.ten | H |
| score | English | score | score | H |
| Sdhft. | H | |||
| sec. | H | |||
| sect. | H | |||
| September | English | September | SEPT. | S |
| serie | Czech Dano-Norwegian Dutch French German Italian Portuguese Spanish Swedish |
series | SER. | S |
| Serija | Russian | series | SER. | S |
| szeria | Hungarian | series | SER. | S |
| series | English | series | ser. | H & S |
| série | French | series | sér. | H & A2 |
| session | English | session | sess. | H & S |
| sillabusz | Hungarian | abstract | SILL. | S |
| sloupec | Czech | column | SLOU. | S |
| solo instrument | English | solo instrument | solo inst | H |
| sommario | Italian | abstract | SOM. | S |
| soprano | English | soprano | sop. | H |
| Spalte | German | column | SPA. | S |
| spalt | Swedish | column | SPA. | S |
| spring | English | spring | SPR. | O obsolete Do Not Use |
| spring | English | spring | SPRING | S |
| srpen | Czech | August | SR. | S |
| št. | H | |||
| stikordsregister | Dano-Norweigan | subject index | STIKER. | S |
| Stranica | Russian | page | STR. | S |
| sujet index | French | subject index | SUB. INDEX | S |
| Subject index | English | subject index | SUBJ. INDEX | S |
| subvolume | English | subvolume | subv. | H |
| summer | English | summer | SUM. | O Obsolete Do Not Use |
| summer | English | summer | SUMMER | S |
| suplemento | Portuguese Spanish |
supplement | SUPL. | S |
| supplement | English | supplement | supp. | H & MS. |
| Supplement | Dano-Norwegian Dutch English French Swedish |
supplement | suppl. | H & S & A2 |
| svazek | Czech | volume | SV. | H |
| Teil, Theil | German | part | T | H & S & A2 |
| t | H | |||
| tomo | Italian Portuguese Spanish |
volume | T. | S |
| tome | French | volume | T. | S |
| Tenor | English | Tenor | T. | H & A2 |
| tom | Russian | volume | T. | S |
| tuba | English | tuba | t. or tuba | H |
| t.dr. | H | |||
| t.t. | H | |||
| tambourine | English | tambourine | tamb. | H |
| tape | English | tape | tape | H |
| Teilband | record in hand | Tbd. | H | |
| trombone | English | trombone | tbn | H |
| tbn | H | |||
| tenor | English | tenor | ten. | H |
| Text | English | Text | Text | H |
| text | English | text | text | H |
| Timbal | English | Timbal | Timb. | H |
| timpani | English | timpani | timp | H |
| titolo | Italian | title | TITL. | S |
| titulo | Potuguese Spanish |
title | TITL. | S |
| title | English | title | TITLE | S |
| Titel | Dano-Norwegian Dutch German Swedish |
title | TITEL | H & S |
| titre | French | title | TITRE | S |
| titul | Czech | title | TITUL | S |
| trumpet in () | English | trumpet in () | tpt. | H |
| trumpet in C | English | trumpet in C | tpt.C | H |
| triangle | English | triangle | trgl. | H |
| tuba | English | tuba | tuba or t. | H |
| uj szeria | Hungarian | New Series | U.SER. | S |
| ukazatel | Russian | index | UKAZ. | S |
| unor | Czech | February | UN | S |
| unit | English | unit | unit | H |
| volumen | Spanish | volume | v. | H & S. |
| volume | English | volume | v. | H & S |
| vcetne | Czech | include | VCET. | S |
| verfasser | German | author | VCRF. | S |
| vibraphone | English | vibraphone | vib. | H |
| viola | English | viola | vla | H |
| violoncello | English | violoncello | vlc | H |
| violin | English | violin | vln | H |
| vypusk vydání | Russian | part | VYP. | H & S & A2 |
| w.bl. | H | |||
| winter | English | winter | WINT. | O Obsolete Do Not Use |
| winter | English | winter | WINTER | S |
| xylophone | English | xylophone | xyl. | H |
| zari | Czech | September | Z | |
| zaakregister | Dutch | subject index | ZAAKR. | S |
| zeszyt | zesz. | H & A2 | ||
| Zusammenfassung | German | abstract | ZUS. | S |
| Zväzok, zvezek | zv. | H & A2 |
