AB

Alberta

Abog.

Abogado (lawyer)

Acad.

Academy; Academician

ACT

Australian Capital Territory

Admin.

Administrative, Administration

AFRC

Agricultural and Food Research Council

AIDS

acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

AK

Alaska

AL

Alabama

ALECSO

Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization

Apdo

Apartado (Post Box)

approx.

approximately

AR

Arkansas

ARC

Australian Research Council

Arq.

Arquiteto (Portuguese), Arquitecto (Spanish)

ASCE

American Society of Civil Engineers

Asscn

Association

Assoc.

Associate

Asst

Assistant

ATC

Art Teacher's Certificate

Atty

Attorney

AUPELF

Association des Universités Partiellement ou Entièrement de Langue Française

Avda

Avenida

Ave

Avenue

Avv.

Avvocato (Advocate)

AZ

Arizona

BA

Bachelor of Arts

BC

British Columbia

Bd, Bld, Blv., Blvd

Boulevard

Bdul

Bulevardul

BILD

Bureau International de Liaison et de Documentation

BFA

Bachelor of Fine Arts

Bldg

Building

Blvr

Bulevar

BMus

Bachelor of Music

BP

Boîte postale

Br.(s)

Branch(es)

Brig.

Brigadier

BRGM

Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières

Bro.

Brother

BSc

Bachelor of Science

B/TEC

Bachelor of Technology

Bul.

Bulvar (boulevard)

bulv.

bulvarīs (boulevard)

c.

circa (approximately)

CA

California

CAE

College of Advanced Education

CAR

Central African Republic

Ccl

Council

CD-ROM

compact disk read-only memory

CEA

Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique

CEO

Chief Executive Officer

CERN

European Organization for Nuclear Research

CGIAR

Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research

Chair.

Chairman, Chairwoman, Chairperson

CIRAD

Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement

Cmdr

Commander

CNAA

Council for National Academic Awards

CNR

Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche

cnr

corner

CNRS

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

Co

Company; County

CO

Colorado

c/o

care of

Col

Colonel

Col.

Colonia (District)

colln

Collection

Comm.

Commission

Commr

Commissioner

Conf.

Conference

Corpn

Corporation

Corresp.

Correspondent, Corresponding

CP

Case postale; Casella postale; Caixa postal (Post Box)

Cr

Contador

CRC

Cooperative Research Centre

CSIRO

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization

CT

Connecticut

CTFT

Centre Technique Forestier Tropical

Cttee

Committee

DC

District of Colombia

DE

Delaware

Del.

Delegate, delegation

Dept

Department

Deptl

Departmental

DES

Department of Education and Science

devt

development

DF

Distrito Federal

Dipl.

Diploma

Dir

Director

Dist.

District

Div.(s)

Division(s)

Doc.

Docent

Dott.

Dottore

Dottssa

Dottoressa

Doz.

Dozent (lecturer)

Dr

Doctor

Dr.

Drive

Dra

Doctora

Dr Hab.

Doktor Habilitowany (Assistant Professor)

Drs

Doctorandus (Dutch or Indonesian higher degree)

DSIR

Department of Scientific and Industrial Research

E

East; Eastern

EC

European Community

Econ.

Economics

ECOSOC

Economic and Social Council (UN)

ECSC

European Coal and Steel Community

Edif.

Edificio (Building)

edn

edition

EEC

European Economic Community

e.g.

exempli gratia

Eng.

Engineer; Engineering

EngD

Doctor of Engineering

ESA

European Space Agency

ESCAP

Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

esp.

especially

ESRC

Economic and Social Research Council

Est.

Established

etc.

et cetera

ETH

Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule

EU

European Union

Exec.

Executive

f.

founded

FAO

Food and Agriculture Organization

Fed.

Federation, Federal

FL

Florida

fmr(ly)

former(ly)

Fr

Father

F.t.e.

Full-time equivalent (staff)

F.U.T.

Federal University of Technology

GA

Georgia

Gdns

Gardens

Gen.

General

Gov.

Governor

Govt

Government

GPOB

Government Post Office Box

HQ

Headquarters

HE

His Eminence; His (Her) Excellency

HI

Hawaii

HIV

human immunodeficiency virus

HM

His (Her) Majesty

HND

Higher National Diploma

Hon.

Honourable; Honorary

HRH

His (Her) Royal Highness

IA

Iowa

IAEA

International Atomic Energy Agency

IAU

International Astronomical Union

IBE

International Bureau of Education

ICPHS

International Council for Philosophy and Humanistic Studies

ICSU

International Council of Scientific Unions

ID

Idaho

IEC

International Electrotechnical Commission

IEMVT

Institut d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux

IFAN

Institut Fondamental d'Afrique Noire

IFLA

International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions

IGU

International Geographical Union

IICA

Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura

IL

Illinois

ILO

International Labour Organization

IMU

International Mathematical Union

IN

Indiana

Inc.

Incorporated

incl.

include(s), including

Ind.

Independent

Ing.

Ingénieur (Engineer)

INRA

Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique

Instn

Institution

Int.

International

Ir

Insinyur (Engineer)

IRAT

Institut de Recherches Agronomiques Tropicales et des Cultures Vivrières

IRC

Institut de Recherches sur le Caoutchouc

IRCC

Institut de Recherches du Café, du Cacao et autres plantes stimulantes

IRCT

Institut de Recherches du Coton et des Textiles Exotiques

IRFA

Institut de Recherches sur les Fruits et Agrumes

IRHO

Institut de Recherches pour les Huiles et Oléagineux

irreg.

irregular

ISME

International Society for Music Education

ISO

International Organization for Standardization

IUB

International Union of Biochemistry

IUBS

International Union of Biological Sciences

IUCr

International Union of Crystallography

IUGG

International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics

IUGS

International Union of Geological Sciences

IUHPS

International Union of the History and Philosophy of Science

IUIS

International Union of Immunological Societies

IUMS

International Union of Microbiological Societies

IUNS

International Union of Nutritional Sciences

IUPAB

International Union of Pure and Applied Biophysics

IUPAC

International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry

IUPAP

International Union of Pure and Applied Physics

IUPHAR

International Union of Pharmacology

IUPS

International Union of Physiological Sciences

IUTAM

International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics

Jl

Jalan

Jr

Junior

JSC

Joint Stock Company

jt(ly)

joint(ly)

km

kilometre(s)

KS

Kansas

Küç.

Küçasi (street)

kv.

kvartal (apartment block), kvartira (apartment)

KY

Kentucky

LA

Louisiana

Lic.

Licenciado

Licda

Licenciada

Lt

Lieutenant

Ltd

Limited

m

metre(s)

m.

million

MA

Master of Arts; Massachusetts

Mag.

Magister (master)

Man.

Manager, Managing

MB

Manitoba

MD

Maryland

ME

Maine

Mem.(s)

Member(s)

Mgr

Monseigneur; Monsignor; Magister (Master's degree)

MI

Michigan

Min.

Minister; Ministry

misc.

miscellaneous

MIT

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

mm

millimetre(s)

MN

Minnesota

MO

Missouri

MRC

Medical Research Council

MS

Master of Science; Mississippi

MSc

Master of Science

MSS

Manuscripts

MT

Montana

N

North; Northern

nám

námeští (square)

NASA

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Nat.

National

NB

New Brunswick

NC

North Carolina

ND

North Dakota; National Diploma

NE

Nebraska

NERC

Natural Environment Research Council

NGO

Non-Governmental Organization

NH

New Hampshire

NJ

New Jersey

NL

Newfoundland and Labrador

NM

New Mexico

NS

Nova Scotia

NSW

New South Wales

NT

Northwest Territories

NU

Nunavut Territory

NV

Nevada

NY

New York

NZ

New Zealand

OAS

Organization of American States

obl.

oblast

ODA

Overseas Development Administration

OECD

Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development

Of.

Oficina

OFS

Orange Free State

OH

Ohio

OIC

Organization of the Islamic Conference

OK

Oklahoma

On.

Onorevole (Italian)

ON

Ontario

ONERA

Office National d'Etudes et de Recherches Aérospatiales

opp.

opposite

OR

Oregon

Org.

Organization

OU

Open University

PA

Pennsylvania

PE

Prince Edward Island

PEN

Poets, Playwrights, Essayists, Editors and Novelists (Club)

PhD

Doctor of Philosophy

pl.

place; platz; ploshchad (square)

PMB

Private Mail Bag

POB

Post Office Box

pr.

prospekt (avenue)

Pres.

President

Prin.

Principal

Prof.

Professor

Publ.(s)

Publication(s)

QC

Québec

q.v.

quod vide (to which refer)

rd

road

Rep.

Representative; Represented

retd

retired

Rev.

Reverend

RI

Rhode Island

RP

Révérend Père

Rr.

Rruga

Rt Hon.

Right Honourable

Rt Rev.

Right Reverend

S

South; Southern

SA

South Africa(n); South Australia

SAR

Special Administrative Region

SC

South Carolina

SD

South Dakota

SDI

Selective Dissemination of Information

Sec.

Secretary

SERC

Science and Engineering Research Council

Sis.

Sister

SK

Saskatchewan

s/n

sin número (without number)

Soc.

Society

spec.

special

Sq.

Square

Sr

Senior

St

Saint, Sint; Street

Sta

Santa

Ste

Sainte

str.

strada, stradĂ, Strasse (street)

tel.

telephone

TN

Tennessee

Treas.

Treasurer

TX

Texas

u.

utca (street)

UAE

United Arab Emirates

UK

United Kingdom

ul.

ulica, ulitsa (street)

UN

United Nations

UNDP

United Nations Development Programme

UNESCO

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

UNICEF

United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund

Univ.

University

UNRWA

United Nations Relief and Works Agency

UNU

United Nations University

URSI

Union Radio-Scientifique Internationale

USA

United States of America

USIS

United States Information Service

UT

Utah

VA

Virginia

Vols

Volumes

VT

Vermont

vul.

vulitsa, vulytsa (sreet)

W

West; Western

WA

Western Australia; Washington (State)

WHO

World Health Organization

WI

Wisconsin

WTO

World Trade Organization

WV

West Virginia

WY

Wyoming

YT

Yukon Territory