WordStock uses one of three methods to abbreviate entries into the system.
- No abbreviation
- The WordStock abbreviation system
- The BISAC subset abbreviation system
Regardless of the abbreviation method used by your particular system, the following rules apply:
Titles
The articles 'a', 'an', and 'the' are dropped from the beginning of a title. If you wish to enter a title beginning with the letter 'A' (A is for Apple, for example), you must either:
- Include an apostrophe before and/or after the 'A' (<'A is for Apple>, <A' is for Apple>, <'A' is for Apple>).
- Join the 'A' with the word immediately following it (<Ais for Apple>.
- Type an extra 'A' in front of the title (<A A is for Apple>) so that when the abbreviation system removes the first 'A', the second 'A' remains in the title.
Please Note
If you type an extra 'A' when entering a title, you must type the extra 'A' whenever you want to access the item's record by entering the title in the "Title" field. |
All punctuation is dropped from the title EXCEPT for the apostrophe.
If you wish to include dates in a title (Diaries: 1920–1930, for example), you must either:
Use an apostrophe to separate dates (<Diaries 1920 '1930>).
Type the word 'to' between the two dates (<Diaries 1920 to 1930>).
Authors
All spaces are dropped from the author's name (<Van Dyke> becomes VANDYKE, for example).
All punctuation is dropped from the author's name EXCEPT for hyphens and commas (<O'Leary> becomes OLEARY, but <Smith–Roberts> remains SMITH–ROBERTS, for example).
Anywhere in WordStock
Regardless of the abbreviation method used, the following rules apply for ANY entry into WordStock:
The following punctuation characters are removed and replaced with a space:
| ! |
& |
+ |
? |
> |
@ |
* |
. |
| ; |
[ |
] |
# |
( |
) |
: |
< |
| ` |
$ |
{ |
- |
\ |
^ |
= |
| |
| ~ |
" |
_ |
% |
' |
} |
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/ (except when following <w> such as TRAVELS W/CHARLIE).
The word 'and' is replaced by '&'.
Ordinals are abbreviated (<first> becomes 1ST, for example).
The word for a number is replaced with a digit (<thirty one> becomes 31, for example).
WordStock Abbreviations
If your system is configured to use the WordStock abbreviation system, the following abbreviations apply.
America |
AMER |
American |
AMER |
Americans |
AMER |
Anthology |
ANTH |
Architecture |
ARCH |
Autobiography |
AUTOBIO |
Biography |
BIO |
Collected |
COLL |
Cookbook |
CKBK |
Dictionary |
DICT |
Encyclopedia |
ENCY |
English |
ENG |
Field Guide to |
FGT |
Field Guide |
FG |
Guide to |
GT |
Handbook |
HBK |
History |
HIST |
How to Prepare |
HTP |
How to |
HT |
Illustrated |
ILLU |
Information |
INFO |
Introduction,
Introductory |
INTRO |
Literary, Literature |
LIT |
Mathematical,
Mathematics |
MATH |
Photograph,
Photographic,
Photographical,
Photography |
PHOTO |
Photographs |
PHOTOS |
Political, Politics |
POL |
Selected |
SEL |
Short Stories |
SS |
United States |
US |
Volume |
V |
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BISAC Abbreviations
Accounting |
ACCTNG |
Advanced |
ADVD |
Adventure |
ADV |
America |
AMER |
American |
AMERN |
Americans |
AMERNS |
Anatomy |
ANAT |
Annotated |
ANNOT |
Applications |
APPLNS |
Architecture |
ARCHIT |
Artificial intelligence |
AI |
Autobiography |
AUTOBIO |
Automobile |
AUTO |
Baby-sitters Club |
BSC |
Beginning |
BEGN |
Berenstain Bears |
BBEARS |
Better Homes and Gardens |
BH&G |
Biography |
BIOG |
Book |
BK |
British |
BRIT |
Brothers |
BROS |
Building |
BLDG |
Business |
BUSN |
Captain |
CAPT |
Children |
CHLDR |
Choose Your Own Adventure |
CYOA |
Christian |
CHRN |
Christmas |
XMAS |
Cliffs Notes |
CLIFFS |
Collected |
COLL |
Collection |
COLLN |
College |
COL |
Coloring |
CLRG |
Communication |
COMM |
Companion |
COMP |
Complete |
COMPL |
Computer |
CMPTR |
Construction |
CONSTR |
Contemporary |
CONTEMP |
Cookbook |
CKBK |
Cooking |
CKNG |
Creating |
CRTNG |
Creative |
CREAT |
Crossword |
XWD |
Development |
DEV |
Dictionary |
DICT |
Discovering |
DISCG |
Doctor |
DR |
Dungeons and Dragons |
D&D |
Economic |
ECON |
Economics |
ECONS |
Education |
EDUC |
Effective |
EFFTV |
Elements |
ELMTS |
Encyclopedia |
ENCY |
engineering |
ENGIN |
England |
ENGL |
English |
ENG |
Essential |
ESNTL |
Essentials |
ESNTLS |
Executive |
EXEC |
Experience |
EXPR |
Favorite |
FAV |
Fiction |
FIC |
Field Guide |
FG |
Field Guide to |
FGT |
Foundations |
FNDNS |
French |
FR |
Fundamentals |
FNDLS |
Gardening |
GDNG |
Geography |
GEOG |
German |
GER |
Government |
GOVT |
Graduate |
GRAD |
Guide |
G |
Guide to |
GT |
Handbook |
HDBK |
Harlequin romance |
HARL ROM |
Heritage |
HRTG |
Historical |
HISTL |
History |
HIST |
How to |
HT |
Illustrated |
ILLUS |
Information |
INFO |
International |
INTL |
International Business Machines |
IBM |
Introduction |
INTRO |
Introductory |
INTRY |
Journal |
JNL |
Junior |
JR |
Language |
LANG |
Large |
LG |
Learning |
LRNG |
Limited |
LTD |
Literary |
LITRY |
Literature |
LIT |
Macintosh |
MAC |
Magazine |
MAG |
Management |
MGMT |
Manager |
MGR |
Managing |
MNG |
Manual |
MANL |
Mathematical |
MATHL |
Mathematics |
MATH |
Medical |
MED |
WORD |
ABBREVIATION |
Medicine |
MEDN |
Military |
MIL |
Minute |
MIN |
Modern |
MOD |
Monarch Notes |
MONARCH |
Mountain |
MTN |
Mystery |
MYST |
National |
NATL |
Nature |
NAT |
New York Times |
NYT |
North America |
NA |
Nursing |
NURSG |
Official |
OFCL |
Official Price Guide |
OPG |
Oxford |
OXF |
Pacific |
PAC |
Personal |
PERS |
Personal Computer |
PC |
Perspectives |
PERSPS |
Program |
PGM |
Programmer |
PGMR |
Programming |
PGMG |
Philosophy |
PHILOS |
Photographic |
PHOTOGC |
Photographs |
PHOTOGS |
Photography |
PHOT |
Pictorial |
PICT |
Picture |
PIC |
Pocket |
PKT |
Political |
POLIT |
Politics |
POLITS |
Practical |
PRACL |
Practice |
PRAC |
Principles |
PRINCS |
Process |
PROC |
Professional |
PROFL |
Psychological |
PSYCL |
Psychology |
PSYC |
Puzzle |
PUZ |
Reader's Digest |
RD |
Readings |
RDGS |
Real Estate |
RE |
Reference |
REF |
Religion |
RELIG |
Saint |
ST |
Science |
SCI |
Science Fiction |
SF |
Selected |
SEL |
Shakespeare |
SHAKESP |
Society |
SOCY |
Spanish |
SP |
Standard |
STD |
Statistics |
STATS |
Street |
STR |
Structure |
STRUC |
Sweet Valley High |
SVH |
Techniques |
TECHQS |
Television |
TV |
Through |
THRU |
Treasure |
TREAS |
Treasury |
TREASY |
Understanding |
UNDRSTDG |
United States |
US |
United States of America |
USA |
University |
UNIV |
Version |
VER |
With |
W/ |
Without |
W/O |
Workbook |
WKBK |
World War |
WW |
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