Cataloger's Reference Shelf
Graphic Materials - Rules for Describing Original Items and Historical
Collections
0H. Abbreviations, Initials, etc. (General Rules)
0H1. Do not abbreviate any word unless the particular rule for the element or area allows it.
0H2. Record initials, initialisms, and acronyms without internal spaces, regardless of how they are presented in the source of information. Apply this provision also whether or not these elements are presented with periods.
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