In some publications, notably bulletins of the U. S. 

 Bureau of Fisheries, you may find three dates: the publica- 

 tion date (as shown in the signatures on the paper itself), 

 the period covered by the volume (on the title page to the 

 volunne), and the date of binding (also shown on the title 

 page to the volume). We are not concerned with the last 

 date. For such an example see Welsh and Breder (1923) in 

 the citations, page 13. 



Occasionally you will have difficulty in determining the 

 date of publication. In such a situation, study the infornna- 

 tion available to you and make the most logical selection. 

 Do not overlook the library card index to publications. 

 Librarians often have access to infornnation not easily 

 available to you. 



Title of work.— 'Record the title as shown on the title page 

 or first page of the reference, including diacritical marks, 

 such as the umlaut, grave and acute accents, and circum- 

 flex. When foreign titles are translated or transliterated, 

 the English title should follow the original in parenthesis. 

 If the title is in English, lowercase all words except the 

 first word, proper nouns, and proper adjectives; in other 

 languages, follow the national custom. For the translitera- 

 tion of Slavic languages- -Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, 

 and Serbian- -consult the transliteration chart, pages 17-18. 



Only excessively long titles may be shortened by 

 ellipses. Usually it is desirable to cite the full title for the 

 additional information it carries. Ellipsis within a sentence 

 is shown by three periods (...); at the end of a sentence by 

 four (....). The average long title should be cited in full. 

 (Goeffroy- Saint- Hilaire (1809) in literature citations, p. 14, 

 illustrates ellipsis in a long citation.) 



Name of serial.— Record the name of the publication as 

 given on the title page. If abbreviations appear there, follow 

 the journal. Inconsistency in our citations frequently is 

 associated with the listing of serial names. We cannot 

 abbreviate the name of one journal because it is well- 

 known and spell out the name of another that is less well- 

 known, if we are to maintain any degree of consistency. 



In compilations of abstracts or in extensive bibliog- 

 raphies, serial names may be abbreviated, if done con- 

 sistently and if the abbreviations are explained. 



Series and part.— In sonne journals a new numbering 

 sequence may have been started and it is referred to as 

 "new series," "series 1," or possibly as "Series A." Such 

 items are importajit and should be cited. 



