Abbreviation Help

Index cards – known date abbreviations

January	Jan; Jny; Ja
February	Feb; F; Fe
March	Mar; Mr
April	Apr; Ap; Apl
May	My
June	Je; Jne, Jun
July	Jy; Jul, Jl, Jly
August	Aug; Ag
September	Sept; S; Sep
October	Oct; O
November	Nov; N
December	Dec; D

 Other helpful hints:

• “corresp” indicates a letter to the editor – sometimes “letter” or “letter”
• Red dots on cards can be ignored
• Cards with no source – input data that is there on card, but send to review (something odd)

 

List of sources and how they may appear on cards

 

Title	Usual Format on Cards	Other Possible Format
Otago Daily Times	Otago Daily Times	ODT
Evening Star	Evening Star	ES
Otago Witness	Witness	Otago Witness
Dunedin Star Midweek	Midweek	Star Midweek, DSM
Dunedin Star Weekender	Weekender	Star Weekender, DSW, Weekend, Dunedin Weekender
Daily Telegraph	Daily Telegraph	D Tel
Star (Christchurch) Dunedin edition	STAR
Otago Provincial Council Gazette	Otago Gazette
City of Dunedin, Jubilee of Civic Government 1865-1915	City of Dunedin, Jubilee of Civic Government 1865-1915	Jubilee of Civic Govt.
Eccles, Alfred. Donald Reid: Pioneer, statesman, merchant.	Eccles	Reid, D. Reid
Hocken, Thomas Morland. Contributions to the early history of New Zealand. Chronology 1840-1897.	Hocken, Otago	Hocken - Otago
McIndoe, James. A Sketch of Otago	McIndoe – Otago	MacIndoe - Otago
Wilson, John. Reminiscences of the early settlement of Dunedin and South Otago	Wilson - Reminiscences
Diary of Dr Burns	Diary of Dr Burns
Otago Guardian	Otago Guardian
Otago Colonist	Otago Colonist
Evening Star 7 o’clock edition	E.S. 7 o’clock edition
Dunedin Leader	Dunedin Leader
New Zealand Statutes	New Zealand Statutes [year:number:pg number]
The Globe	“The Globe”
DCC Departmental Reports, 1928-29	1928-29 reports	1928-29 repts
Dunedin City Calling	Dunedin City Calling
Obituaries 1936-46	Obituaries 1936-46