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1 ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS B.5.2 B.0 Scope 2013/07 B ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS / 0 7 This appendix provides instructions on the use of abbreviations when recording specified elements and on using symbols instead of abbreviations, when appropriate. It includes lists of abbreviations in English and a selected number of other languages. B.1 General Guideline 2013/07 Use the abbreviations and symbols listed at B.7 B.11 as instructed at B.2 B.6. Alternative When recording the attributes of a manifestation or item (see chapters 1 4), follow appropriate international standards on the use of abbreviations or of symbols for units of measurement. However, the agency creating the data can choose to establish in-house guidelines for abbreviations or symbols for units of measurement, or choose a published style manual, etc., as its preferred guide (see the alternative at ). When this occurs, use those guidelines or that style manual instead of appendix B. B.2 Names of Persons, Families, Corporate Bodies, and Places For the names of persons, families, corporate bodies, and places, use only the following abbreviations: a) those that are integral parts of the name (e.g., Wm. ) if the person, family, corporate body, or place uses the abbreviation b) certain names of larger places (see B.11) recorded as part of the name of another place (see and ). B.3 Titles of Works 2014/02 For titles of works, use only the following abbreviations: a) those that are integral parts of the title b) etc. in the title Laws, etc. (see ). B.4 Transcribed Elements For transcribed elements, use only those abbreviations found in the sources of information for the element. If supplying all or part of a transcribed element, generally do not abbreviate words. B.5 Other Elements B.5.1 Dimensions 2013/07 When recording dimensions (see 3.5), use symbols or abbreviations in the list at B.7 that apply to units of measurement. Metric symbols are not abbreviations and are not followed by a full stop. B.5.2 Extent of Storage Space 2013/07 When recording extent of storage space in non-metric units of measurement (see ), use symbols or abbreviations in the list at B.7 that apply to units of measurement. RDA: Resource Description and Access B-1

2 B.5.3 ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS Metric symbols are not abbreviations and are not followed by a full stop. B.5.3 Duration 2013/07 When recording duration (see 7.22), use symbols or abbreviations in the list at B.7 that apply to units of time. B.5.4 Numeric Designation of a Musical Work When recording the numeric designation of a musical work (see 6.16), use appropriate abbreviations from the lists at B.7 B.10. B.5.5 Numbering of Part When recording the numbering of a part (see 24.6), use appropriate abbreviations from the lists at B.7 B.10. B.5.6 Medium of Performance of Musical Content When recording two or more voices as medium of performance of musical content (see 7.21), use appropriate abbreviations from the list at B.7 (e.g., SA for soprano and alto ). B.5.7 Additional Scale Information 2013/07 When recording additional scale information (see ), use symbols or abbreviations in the list at B.7 that apply to units of measurement. Metric symbols are not abbreviations and are not followed by a full stop. B.5.8 Right Ascension When recording right ascension (see 7.4.4), use abbreviations in the list at B.7 that apply to units of time. B.5.9 Date Use the abbreviations A.D. and B.C. when recording a date in the Christian calendar for dates associated with: a person (see 9.3) a family (see 10.4) a corporate body (see 11.4) a work (see 6.4) an expression (see 6.10). B.5.10 Other Distinguishing Characteristic of a Legal Work Use etc. in the term Protocols, etc. (see ). B.5.11 Other Elements Generally do not abbreviate words in elements except those covered at B.5.1 and B.5.3 B.5.9. Do not abbreviate words quoted in notes. Generally do not abbreviate words recorded as part of details of an element. B.6 Corresponding Words in Another Language Use an abbreviation for the corresponding word in another language if the abbreviation commonly used in that language has the same spelling as one in appendix B. In case of doubt, do not use the abbreviation. B.7 Latin Alphabet s 2014/02 TERM ABBREVIATION alto A 1 B-2 RDA: Resource Description and Access

3 ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS B.7 TERM Anno Domini Band band Bände ABBREVIATION A.D. Bd. bd. Bde. baritone Bar 1 bass B 1 Before Christ bind book broj číslo djilid B.C. bd. bk. br. čís. djil. et cetera etc. 2 foot, feet frames per second hour, -s inch, -es inches per second jilid kniha knjiga kötet ft. fps hr. in. ips jil. kn. knj. köt. mezzo-soprano Mz 1 minute, -s nombor nomor min. no. no. RDA: Resource Description and Access B-3

4 B.7 ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS TERM number, -s numer numero (Finnish) numéro, -s (French) ABBREVIATION no. nr. n:o n o, n os numero (Italian) n. número (Spanish) Nummer nummer opus no. Nr. nr. op. part, -s pt., pts. 3 partie, -s part. 3 revolutions per minute ročník rocznik second, -s sešit rpm roč. rocz. sec. seš. soprano S 1 številka svazek szám št. sv. sz. tenor T 1 tome t. tomo t. volume, -s (English) v. volume, -s (French) volume (Italian) vol. vol. B-4 RDA: Resource Description and Access

5 ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS B.9 TERM zväzok zvezek ABBREVIATION zv. zv. 1. Use only when recording details of medium of performance of musical content to indicate voice range of vocal works when two or more voices are given. 2. Use only in the title Laws, etc. and in the term Protocols, etc. 3. Do not use when recording the extent of notated music. B.8 Cyrillic Alphabet s Term выпуск вып. год г. головний дополненный заглавие књига книга отделение гол. доп. загл. књ. кн. отд-ние рік р. том т. часть ч. B.9 Greek Alphabet s Term ἀριθμός μέρος τεῦχος ἀρ. μέρ. τεῦχ. τόμος τ. RDA: Resource Description and Access B-5

6 B.10 ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS B.10 Hebrew and Yiddish s Term באנד גליון חוברת טייל יארגאנג מספר נומער בד. גל חוב טל. יארג. מס נומ. B.11 Names of Certain Countries, States, Provinces, Territories, Etc. Use the abbreviations in table B.1 for the names of certain countries and for the names of states, provinces, territories, etc., of Australia, Canada, and the United States when the names are recorded: a) as part of the name of a place located in that state, province, territory, etc. (see ) or other jurisdiction (see ) b) as the name or part of the name of a place associated with a person (see ), family (see 10.5), or corporate body (see 11.3). Do not abbreviate the name of a city or town even if it has the same name as a state, etc., listed in table B.1 (e.g., Washington, D.C. not Wash., D.C.). Do not abbreviate any place name that is not in the list. TABLE B.1 Name Alabama Alberta Arizona Arkansas Australian Capital Territory British Columbia California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Ala. Alta. Ariz. Ark. A.C.T. B.C. Calif. Colo. Conn. Del. B-6 RDA: Resource Description and Access

7 ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS B.11 Name District of Columbia Florida Georgia Illinois Indiana Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Manitoba Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Brunswick New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New South Wales New York New Zealand D.C. Fla. Ga. Ill. Ind. Kan. Ky. La. Me. Man. Md. Mass. Mich. Minn. Miss. Mo. Mont. Neb. Nev. N.B. N.H. N.J. N.M. N.S.W. N.Y. N.Z. RDA: Resource Description and Access B-7

8 B.11 ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS Name Newfoundland Newfoundland and Labrador North Carolina North Dakota Northern Territory Northwest Territories Nova Scotia Oklahoma Ontario Oregon Pennsylvania Prince Edward Island Puerto Rico Queensland Rhode Island Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic Saskatchewan South Australia South Carolina South Dakota Tasmania Tennessee Territory of Hawaii Texas Union of Soviet Socialist Republics United Kingdom Nfld. N.L. N.C. N.D. N.T. N.W.T. N.S. Okla. Ont. Or. Pa. P.E.I. P.R. Qld. R.I. R.S.F.S.R. Sask. S.A. S.C. S.D. Tas. Tenn. T.H. Tex. U.S.S.R. U.K. B-8 RDA: Resource Description and Access

9 ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS B.11 Name United States Vermont Victoria Virginia Washington West Virginia Western Australia Wisconsin Wyoming U.S. Vt. Vic. Va. Wash. W. Va. W.A. Wis. Wyo. RDA: Resource Description and Access B-9