Charen T, Gillespie C J
Bull Med Libr Assoc. 1971 Jul;59(3):420-9.
The National Library of Medicine announces its adoption of the Anglo-American standard for the formulation of journal title abbreviations according to the American National Standard for the Abbreviation of Titles of Periodicals (1969), with individual words abbreviated, in turn, according to the International List of Periodical Title Word Abbreviations (1970). The history of the activity of the specific Z39 Committee of USASI (now ANSI) concerned with journal title abbreviations is reviewed, covering the period from 1962 to the present. A history of the National Clearinghouse for Periodical Title Word Abbreviations and of the International List is also given. Former NLM usage is compared with the forms of the present International List and examples show the major changes in NLM abbreviations. The NLM Rules for Abbreviation of Periodical Titles as derived from the new standard are appended.
美国国立医学图书馆宣布采用英美期刊标题缩写标准,该标准依据《美国期刊标题缩写国家标准》(1969年)制定,其中各个单词依次按照《国际期刊标题单词缩写列表》(1970年)进行缩写。回顾了美国标准学会(现为美国国家标准学会)负责期刊标题缩写的特定Z39委员会自1962年至今的活动历史。还介绍了期刊标题单词缩写国家信息交换中心和国际列表的历史。将美国国立医学图书馆以前的用法与当前国际列表的形式进行了比较,示例展示了美国国立医学图书馆缩写形式的主要变化。附录了源自新标准的《美国国立医学图书馆期刊标题缩写规则》。