Abbreviations in the FamilySearch Catalog

The catalog uses the following types of abbreviations in catalog entries:

Locations

Collections

Shelves

Locations

Abbreviation	Location
FHL	Family History Library (Salt Lake City, Utah)
JSMB	Joseph Smith Memorial Building (Salt Lake City, Utah)
VAULT	Granite Mountain Records Vault (Utah)

Collections

Abbreviation	Collection
ARC	Automated Resource Center (no longer used, see CD-ROM below)
BRITISH	British (Family History Library, B2)
ES	Extra Surveillance
FHD	Family History Department
INTL	International (Family History Library, B1)
RESTRICT	Restricted (Family History Library, Access Services Window)
SPECIAL	Special Collections (Family History Library, B1 access services window for books; Special Collections room on B2 for films)
TEMPLE	Temple Services
US/CAN	United States and Canada (Family History Library, main floor and second floor)

Shelves

Abbreviation	Shelf
Access Window	Access Services Window
Atlas Stand	Atlas Stand
Audio	Audio
Book	Book
CD-ROM	CD-ROM
Census Area	Census Area
Civil Reg	Civil Registration Fiche
Compact Disc	Compact Disc
Directories	Directories Storage
Fam Hist Book	Family History Book
Fiche	Fiche
Film	Film
Floppy Disc	Floppy Disc (no longer used)
Folio Storage	Folio Storage
Large Q Book	Large Q Book
Large Q Ref	Large Q Reference
Lg Q Ref 2nd	Large Q Reference, 2nd Floor
Lg Q Ref Main	Large Q Reference, Main Floor
Lib Att Win	Library Attendants' Window (now Access Services)
Map Case	Map Case
Map File	Map File
Pedigree File	Pedigree Chart File
Q Storage	Q Book Storage
Reference	Reference
Ref 2nd	Reference, 2nd Floor
Ref Main	Reference, Main Floor
Reg Table	Register Table
Book Storage	Regular Book Storage
Telephone Bks	Telephone Books
Video	Video
Vertical File	Vertical File
X Large Folio	X Large Folio
XL F Ref	X Large Folio Reference
XL F Ref 2nd	X Large Folio Reference, 2nd Floor
XL F Ref Main	X Large Folio Reference, Main Floor

Family History Library (FHL); now called, FamilySearch Library (FSL)