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- Fewer abbreviations; what were formerly abbreviations are now spelled out UNLESS the abbreviation is transcribed.
Exceptions- mono and stereo are no longer considered abbreviations
- p and c are no longer valid preceding the date; instead, you'll see ℗ or © (or spelled out phonogram, copyright)
- abbreviations of measurements (cm., in., min., sec., etc) are still allowed.
- Music related numbers (i.e. op., n., no, no., Nr., etc) are left abbreviated.
- When there is no publisher information, the records will say [Place of publication not identified] and/or [Publisher not identified].
- Dates might look very funny. You might see phrases like "not before" or "not after," or "between YYYY and YYYY].
- In general, whenever more than one person or body is responsible for a work, only the first is required in the record. Alternatively, all persons will be listed.
- If only the first of many is listed, that name will be followed by [and ## others].
- Not all persons listed need to be traced.
- Traced names do not need to be justified in the record.