RULES 4

SINGLE LETTERS AND ABBREVIATIONS

1. Personal Names

• Initials in personal names (J.D., A.J.) are considered separate indexing units. Abbreviations of personal names (Wm., Jos.) and nicknames (Bill, Rick, Ali) are indexed as they are written.

2. Business Names

   • Single letters in business and organization names are indexed as written. If single letters are separated by spaces, index each letter as a separate unit. An acronym (word formed from the first few letters of several words, such as ARMA and F.I.C.A,) is indexed as one unit regardless of punctuation or spacing.

   • Abbreviated words (Mfg, Co., Corp., Inc.) and names (IBM, GE) are indexed as written and as one unit regardless of punctuation or spacing. Radio and television station call letters (WBCO, ABC) are also indexed as written and as one unit.

RULES 4 EXAMPLE: PERSONAL NAMES

RULES 4 EXAMPLE: BUSINESS NAMES