To decipher an abbreviation for a publication, these resources may help.
| The Bluebook, Law Library Call Number: Stacks & Reserve KF245 .U5 2015 | Check Tables section for abbreviations to U.S. and foreign legal publications. Currently, The Bluebook's online version is not available to Georgetown University Law Center members. |
| Baby Blue's Manual of Legal Citation (Public.Resource.Org, 2016) | Starting with Table 3, the website provides abbreviations. But abbreviations for publications are included through the web publication. Please note that this website is not the formally published version of The Bluebook. |
| Legal-Abbreviations. org | A free web resource for common legal abbreviations. |
| Index to Legal Citations and Abbreviations (2013), Law Library Call Number: Reference K85 .R3 2013 | Helpful for U.K. legal authorities. |
| Guide to Foreign and International Legal Citations (2009), Law Library Call Number: Reference K89 .G85 2009 | |
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Deciphering an acronym may help you understand what organization published the document and the legal subject of the document. Use these resources to help.
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