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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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