PAPER GUIDES TO JOURNAL ABBREVIATIONS AND TITLES

Abbreviations can be found in subject-specific books located in the Journal Title Sources section, within the Kline Reference Collection, 1st Bookshelf area.

If the title is composed of very short segments (you can't even guess the words), try using the CASSI (Chemical Abstracts) multi-volume list ... it is searched alphabetically using only the letters in bold. If this does not work, try the Science Citation Index journal list.

Another tool to use for popular titles is the front journal list in the paper copies of General Science Index (Z7403 G45 Kline Index Area)

If you can make out some possible words, try guessing the subject area, OR ask the patron for either (1) the database from which they found the citation, or (2) the general subject area. Try the following major lists of journals (and abbreviations), arranged in this list by subject.

               DECODING JOURNAL ABBREVIATIONS
                 in Science and Technology




field(s) covered       time covered      source, title, location
                     
chemistry and          1970s-            CASSI (Chemical Abstracts Service 
  related areas                          Source Index)
                                         JOURNAL INFO SHELF #1


life sciences          1970s-            Serial Sources for BIOSISS
  and related areas                      JOURNAL INFO SHELF #1


zoology, natural       1970s-            Zoological Record Serial Sources
  history                                JOURNAL INFO SHELF #1


life sciences          1980s-1990        Life Sciences Collection
                                         Periodicals Scanned and Abstracted
                                         JOURNAL INFO SHELF #1


botany                 all               B-P-H Botanico-Periodicum-Huntianum
                                         Eds.) GHM Lawrence, AF Gunther Buchheim,
                                         GS Daniels, H Dolezal
                                         JOURNAL INFO SHELF #5


medicine               1970s-            List of Journals Indexed by Index 
                                         Medicus
                                         JOURNAL INFO SHELF #1


engineering            1980s-            Publications in Engineering 
                                         JOURNAL INFO SHELF #1


engineering, physics   1980s-            List of Journals and Other Serial  
                                         Sources (INSPEC)
                                         JOURNAL INFO SHELF #1                                           


science - major        1940s-            Science Citation Index Guide and 
journals                                 List of Source Publications 
                                         JOURNAL INFO SHELF #1


science - major        1970s-            Journal Citation Reports (ISI)
journals                                 Lists journals indexed and cited.  
                                         JOURNAL INFO SHELF #1
                                         http://jcrweb.com 


science and            current           Current Serials Received at CISTI 
  technology                             (Canada Institute for Scientific and
                                         Technical Information)
                                         STAFF OFFICE - ILL SHELF


science and            1950s-            Serials Holdings in the Linda Hall 
  technology                             Library
                                         STAFF OFFICE - ILL SHELF




science and          1950s-              Journals in Translation,
   technology                            5th ed., c1991. 
(non-English titles)                     JOURNAL INFO SHELF #1
                         
all                   current            Current Serials Received by the 
                                         British Library
                                         STAFF OFFICE - ILL SHELF


all                   current            Ulrich's International
                                         Periodicals Directory
                                         JOURNAL INFO SHELF #2

http://www.library.yale.edu/pubstation/databases/ulrichs.htm


all                   1990s              The Serials Directory
                                         JOURNAL INFO SHELF #2


all                   1980s              Soviet Serials Current Rec'd at 
                                         the Center for Research Libraries
                                         JOURNAL INFO SHELF #4


all                   1970s-1990s        Eureka/RLIN Database
                                         ALL WORKSTATIONS EXCEPT #14
                                         
all                   1990s              Acronyms, Initialisms &
                                         Abbreviations Dictionary
                                         REFERENCE COLLECTION 
                                         PE 1693 +G35


all                   1990s              Abbreviations Dictionary
                                         REFERENCE COLLECTION
                                         PE 1693 D47


all                   1980s              CT Union List of Serials
                                         MICROFICHE BOX IN LOBBY


agriculture           1960s-1980s        Agricultural Journal Titles 
                                         and Abbreviations
                                         JOURNAL INFO SHELF #1


all                   1950s-1980s        John Crerar and Univ. of
                                         Chicago libraries -list of 
                                         serials to 1985
                                         MICROFICHE BOX IN LOBBY


natural history       to mid 1970s       List of Serial Publications 
                                         in the British Museum (Natural
                                         History) Library, 3vol.
                                         JOURNAL INFO SHELF #4                               


all                   1950-1960s         New Serial Titles
                                         JOURNAL INFO SHELF #4


all science           1900-1960          World List of Scientific
                                         Periodicals 1900-1960
                                         JOURNAL INFO SHELF #5


technical fields      pre-1950           Union List of Technical
                                         Periodicals in 200 Li- 
                                         braries ... (SLA), c1947
                                         JOURNAL INFO SHELF #5


all                   pre-1950           Union List of Serials
                                         JOURNAL INFO SHELF #5


all                   pre-1977           Yale Libraries' Official 
                                         Serials Catalog
                                         MICROFICHE CABINET IN LOBBY


all science           pre-1900           International Catalogue of
                                         Scientific Literature List
                                         of Journals, c1903
                                         JOURNAL INFO SHELF #5


all science           1665-1900          A Historical Catalogue of
                                         Scientific Periodicals,
                                         1665-1900 by RM Gascoigne
                                         JOURNAL INFO SHELF #5


all                   pre-1900           British Museum, Catalogue of
                                         Printed Books - Periodical 
                                         Publications
                                         JOURNAL INFO SHELF #5


all                   pre-1900           Poole's Index to Periodical
                                         Literature [List of serials at
                                         beginning of volumes, in KSL
                                         Abstracts area.]
                                         JOURNAL INFO SHELF #5


all science           1665-1895          A Catalogue of Scientific and               
                                         Technical Periodicals
                                         JOURNAL INFO SHELF #5


all science           1633-1876          Catalogue of Scientific Serials
                                         of All Countries ..., 
                                         by SH Scudder
                                         JOURNAL INFO SHELF #5




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