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rec.arts.books bibliography codes

Here's the official list of %-codes for bibliography, with examples.

          %A   Author's name (use a separate %A line for each)
          %B   Anthology/collection title for individual stories/articles
          %C   City (place of publication)
          %D   Date of publication
          %E   Editor (of book or series)
          %G   Government order number (use this for ISBN)
          %H   Header commentary, printed before reference
          %I   Issuer (publisher's name and imprint)
          %J   Journal containing article
          %K   Keywords  
          %O   Comments/etc. (use for format/price, ordering info)
          %P   Page number(s) (use for page count)
          %S   Series title
          %T   Title of article or book
          %V   Volume number
Two examples, first a novel in a series, then a critical article in an anthology:
        %A Smith, Nancy Q.
        %T The Wizard and the Blonde
        %I NAL Roc Fantasy
        %C New York
        %D June 1991
        %G ISBN 0-123-45678-9
        %P 403 pp.
        %S The Wizard's Journey
        %V Book 3
        %O paperback, US$4.95

        %A Milligan, Sterling J.
        %T Delany's "Dhalgren": Masterpiece or Solecism?
        %B The Big Book of SF Criticism
        %E Oliver, Chad
        %E Greenberg, Martin
        %I Big Books
        %C Radnor, PA
        %D 1982
        %G No ISBN
        %P 552 pp.
        %O trade paperback, US$12.95
        %O order from Big Books, P.O. Box 123, Radnor PA 19304 USA

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