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Abbreviations for "volume"

Abbreviations for "volume"

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Updated Nov. 2023

In the catalog (bibliographic) record:

Transcribe v., vol., or volume as it appears in the source being cataloged. (RDA 2.12.9.3)

In holdings and item records:

Use the abbreviation “vol.” regardless of where it appears.

Holdings example:     
866  _0  |a Vol. 8-vol. 25


Item examples:
Enumeration A: vol. 8
Enumeration A: New ser., vol. 17
Enumeration A: 2017, vol. 2

NOTE: This is a change from prior practice (following AACR2), which was to use “Vol.” only at the beginning of a statement, and “v.” everywhere else. That format continues to be valid for use in serial bibliographic records that were created following AACR2 rules.


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