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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