Please shorten titles and abbreviate long words in binder's titles whenever possible.  For example, as stated in the BPM Binding Manual, English language articles (a, an, the) should be omitted from binding titles.

 To reduce errors and keep costs down, abbreviations of the following commonly used title words have been standardized.  Standardizing abbreviations reduces the amount of time bindery workers spend changing our records each time a different abbreviation is used, reduces errors, and makes it easier for patrons to identify the titles they want.  For the following commonly used long words please use the abbreviations that are already used by most units:

Click Here for the BPM's full listing of Periodical Abbreviations (this will open a new browser window; when you are finished, simply close out the window to return here).

For a more complete listing of abbreviations see American National Standards Institute: