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Decoding Abbreviations

To decipher an abbreviation for a publication, these resources may help.

The Bluebook, 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 Law Center patrons.
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), Call Number: Reference K85 .R3 2013	Helpful for U.K. legal authorities.
Guide to Foreign and International Legal Citations (2009), Call Number: Reference K89 .G85 2009
For more publications in the Law Library's print collection	In the Advanced Search for the Law Library Catalog, search for Subject contains: "Law -- [country] -- Abbreviations" (two dashes between the subject headings) For examples: "Law -- United States -- Abbreviations" or "Law -- Germany -- Abbreviations"

Legal Citation Guides (Other Than The Bluebook)

There are citation style manuals other than The Bluebook that may be used by your citing authors. Use these manuals to familiarize yourself with citation styles that are different than The Bluebook, or to help you construct a citation that is not covered by The Bluebook.

In print, ALWD Citation Manual: A Professional System of Citation by Darby Dickerson, published by the Association of Legal Writing Directors, Call Number: Stacks KF245 .A45 with more recent edition in Reference.
The Maroonbook: The University of Chicago Manual of Legal Citation, edited by The University of Chicago Law Review.
In print: TaxCite: A Federal Tax Citation and Reference Manual (1995), by the American Bar Association Section of Taxation, Call Number: Stacks KF245 .T29 1995.
In print: Guide to Foreign and International Legal Citations, published by New York University School of Law, Call Number: Stacks INTL K89 .G85 with more recent edition in Reference.

Understanding Acronyms

Deciphering an acronym may help you understand what organization published the document and the legal subject of the document. Use these resources to help.

In print: International Acronyms, Initialisms & Abbreviations Dictionary (2001), Call Number Reference P365 .I57 2001 v.1
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