There are also many other resources available in other subject libraries and on the Web. This is a sampling of what's available.
When choosing a source of abbreviations, make sure that it is one that is appropriate to your purpose. Also, try to determine if the provenance of the list; is it from a standard source, or is it one that someone made up? If you need assistance, please feel free to ask us.
WEB INDEXES TO ACRONYMS METASITES McKiernan, Gerry. All
that JAS: Journal Abbreviation Sources. (website) This site provides links to a wide selection
of abbreviation lists available on the Web. It includes most scientific
disciplines.
NON-JOURNAL ABBREVIATIONS Bohrer,
R.; Kalbskopf, B.; Richter-Ditten, H.-J.; Leichner, L.; Best, E. / GABCOM
& GABMET: Acronyms of Compounds and Methods in Chemistry and Physics
World Wide Web Acronym and Abbreviation
Server
Acronyms Dictionary [University of Oregon]
This book is divided into two major parts, both arranged by abbreviation. GABCOM for chemical compounds, and GABMET is for methods. GABCOM entries give you the name of the compound and a linear structural formula. GABMET entries provide the full name of the method represented by the abbreviation.
JOURNAL ABBREVIATIONS
Chemical
Abstracts Service Source Index (CASSI),
1907-1999 Cumulative; Chemical Abstracts Service: Columbus, OH, 1999.
CASSI provides standard serials abbreviations for the chemical sciences. It is also an excellent source for other scientific disciplines as well. In addition to journals, CASSI also includes abbreviations for patent series and conference proceedings that are published as series. Entries are arranged by title abbreviations although the abbreviations are embedded in the full title. In addition to bibliographic data, CASSI also contains information about which libraries "hold" or own a particular title.
Institute
for Scientific Information. Web
of Science: Journal Title Abbreviations. (website)
The journal list for Web of Science also contains the abbreviations. If you're already in Web of Science and need the abbreviations list, go to CITED REFERENCE SEARCH and look at the CITED WORK line. Click on the word "list". There is also a list of titles (without abbreviations) in the GENERAL SEARCH mode. Go to that search page and look for the SOURCE TITLE line. Click on the word "list".
INSPEC
List of Journals and other Serial Sources.
Institution of Electrical Engineers: London, England, 1995. [kept in the ICTP Library Office]
Although primarily a listing if serial publications indexed in the INSPEC database, this volume also contains a listing arranged by abbreviation.
United States National Library of Medicine.
Journal Database
Browser. (website)
You can search MEDLINE titles or abbreviations from this site. Instructions are on the screen.
United States National Library of Medicine.
List of Journals
Indexed in Index Medicus. (website)
Index Medicus, the major medical indexing service for the medical sciences, has made its list available on the Web. You can download a copy of the journal list (which is also used in the MEDLINE database) from this site. Instructions are on the screen.