AALA	Association of American Literary Agents
AB	Alberta
Acct(s)	Account(s)
Acctg	Accounting
Acq(s)	Acquisition(s)
Ad	Advertising
Admin	Administrative, Administration, Administrator
Aff	Affairs
AK	Alaska
AL	Alabama
appt	appointment
Apt	Apartment
AR	Arkansas
Assoc	Associate
Asst	Assistant
AV	Audiovisual
Ave	Avenue
AZ	Arizona
B&W	Black & White
BC	British Columbia
Bd	Board
bio	biography
BISAC	Book Industry Systems Advisory Committee
Bldg	Building
Blvd	Boulevard
Br	Branch
Busn	Business
CA	California
CEO	Chief Executive Officer
CFO	Chief Financial Officer
Chmn	Chairman
Chpn	Chairperson
CIO	Chief Information Officer
Circ	Circulation
CN	Canada
CO	Colorado
Co(s)	Company(-ies)
Co-edns	Co-editions
Coll(s)	College(s)
Comm	Committee
Commun(s)	Communication(s)
Comp	Compiler
Compt	Comptroller
Cont	Controller
Contrib	Contributing
COO	Chief Operating Officer
Coord	Coordinator
Corp	Corporate, Corporation
Coun	Counsel
CT	Connecticut
Ct	Court
CTO	Chief Technical / Technology Officer
Ctr	Center
Curr	Current
Cust	Customer
CZ	Canal Zone
DC	District of Columbia
DE	Delaware
Dept	Department
Devt	Development
Dir(s)	Director(s)
Dist	Distributed, Distribution, Distributor
Div	Division
Dom	Domestic
Dr	Drive
ed	edition
Ed(s)	Editor(s)
Edit	Editorial
Educ	Education, Educational
El-hi	Elementary-High School
Elem	Elementary
Ency	Encyclopedia
Eng	English
Engg	Engineering
Engr	Engineer
Equip	Equipment
ESL	English as a Second Language
Est	Established
EVP	Executive Vice President
exc	except
Exec	Executive
Expwy	Expressway
ext	extension
Fed	Federal
Fin	Finance, Financial
fl	floor
FL	Florida
Freq	Frequency
Fwy	Freeway
GA	Georgia
Gen	General
Govt	Government
GU	Guam
HD	High-definition
HI	Hawaii
HR	Human Resources
HS	High School
Hwy	Highway
IA	Iowa
ID	Idaho
IL	Illinois
Illus	Illustrator
IN	Indiana
Inc	Incorporated
indiv(s)	individual(s)
Indus	Industrial, Industry
Info	Information
Instl	Institutional
Instn(s)	Institution(s)
Instrl	Instructional
Intl	International
ISBN	International Standard Book Number
ISSN	International Standard Serial Number
IT	Information Technology
Jr	Junior
Jt	Joint
Juv	Juvenile
K	Kindergarten
KS	Kansas
KY	Kentucky
LA	Louisiana
Lang(s)	Language(s)
Lib(s)	Library(-ies)
Libn	Librarian
Lit	Literature
MA	Massachusetts
MB	Manitoba
MD	Maryland
Mdse	Merchandise
Mdsg	Merchandising
ME	Maine
Med	Medical
memb(s)	member(s)
Metro	Metropolitan
Mfg	Manufacturing
Mgmt	Management
Mgr	Manager
MI	Michigan
Mkt(s)	Market(s)
Mktg	Marketing
MN	Minnesota
Mng	Managing
MO	Missouri
mo	month
MS	Mississippi
ms(s)	manuscript(s)
MT	Montana
Natl	National
NB	New Brunswick
NC	North Carolina
ND	North Dakota
NE	Nebraska
NH	New Hampshire
NJ	New Jersey
NL	Newfoundland and Labrador
NM	New Mexico
No	Number
NS	Nova Scotia
NT	Northwest Territories
NU	Nunavut
NV	Nevada
NY	New York
Off(s)	Office(s)
Offr	Officer
OH	Ohio
OK	Oklahoma
ON	Ontario
Oper(s)	Operation(s)
OR	Oregon
PA	Pennsylvania
Pbk(s)	Paperback(s)
PE	Prince Edward Island
Perms	Permissions
Photo	Photograph
Photog	Photographer, Photography
Pkwy	Parkway
pp	pages
PR	Public Relations
PR	Puerto Rico
Pres	President
Proc	Processing
Prod(s)	Product(s)
Prodn	Production
Prodr	Producer
Prof	Professional, Professor
Prog(s)	Program(s)
Proj(s)	Project(s)
Promo(s)	Promotion(s)
Prop	Proprietor
Pub Aff	Public Affairs
Publg	Publishing
Publr	Publisher
Pubn(s)	Publication(s)
Purch	Purchasing
QC	Quebec
R&D	Research & Development
Rd	Road
Ref	Reference
Reg	Region
Regl	Regional
Rel	Relations
Rep(s)	Representative(s)
Res	Research
RI	Rhode Island
Rm	Room
Rte	Route
Rts	Rights
SAN	Standard Address Number
SASE	Self-Addressed Stamped Envelope
SC	South Carolina
Sci	Science
SD	South Dakota
Secy	Secretary
Serv(s)	Service(s)
SK	Saskatchewan
Soc	Social, Sociology
Spec	Special
Sq	Square
Sr	Senior
St	Saint, Street
Sta	Station
Ste	Sainte
Subn(s)	Subscription(s)
Subs	Subsidiary
Supv	Supervisor
SVP	Senior Vice President
Synd	Syndicated, Syndication
Tech	Technical
Technol	Technology
Tel	Telephone
Terr	Terrace
TN	Tennessee
Tpke	Turnpike
Treas	Treasurer
TX	Texas
UK	United Kingdom
Univ	University
unsol	unsolicited
UT	Utah
V	Vice
VA	Virginia
VChmn	Vice Chairman
VI	Virgin Islands
vol(s)	volume(s)
VP	Vice President
VT	Vermont
WA	Washington
WI	Wisconsin
WV	West Virginia
WY	Wyoming
yr	year
YT	Yukon Territory