Library Abbreviations Used In the MaineCat – Statewide Catalog

URSUS Abbrev | Minerva Abbrev  | MILS Abbrev

Library staff are likely to encounter a wide variety of abbreviations for library locations in processing MaineCat online requesting and lending transactions. This page provides a key to those abbreviations for several of the consortial systems linked to MaineCat.  Note that not every location listed here participates in lending and borrowing.

Consult the Maine Barcode Symbol Registry for a listing of the current barcode prefixes registered to libraries across the state.


URSUS Catalog

Single character locations found on Paging & Transit Slips:

A – U M Augusta / Off Campus Lib Service

B – Bangor Public

F – U M Farmington

H – Maine State Library

I – U M Presque Isle

J – Maine State Law and Legislative reference library

K – U M Fort Kent

L – Law School

M – U M Machias

O – U Maine Orono

S – U So Maine

  • University of Maine (Orono) odoc, odocf, odocs, omap, osta, ostr
  • Darling Center / UM dsta
  • University of Maine at Augusta ab&t , aedof , aeres, amaps, amic, amst, aovr, asta
  • University College (Bangor) / UMA usta
  • University of Maine at Farmington fsta
  • University of Maine at Fort Kent kgovt, kovr, kpam, ksta, ksto, kya, karcc
  • University of Maine at Machias mcur, mfic, mficm, mjuv, movr, msta, mstam, mvfm
  • University of Maine at Presque Isle iacq , iadm , iarc, icat, icmc, icnew, icper, icrom, idoc, idocf, ifas, igrfl, iindx, ijuv, ijuvb, imap, imdoc, imed, imic, inew, iper, istor, upqd, upqm, upqq, upqt, upqu
  • University of Maine School of Law (Portland) lcan, lcml, ldoc, ldocf, leu, lne, lsta
  • University of Southern Maine – Portland pcirc, pdoc, pdocd, pdocf, pfoli, pmdoc, pmdod, porb, povr
  • University of Southern Maine – Gorham gcirc, godc, gdocd, gdocf, dfoli, gjuv, fmdoc, fmdod, gorb, govr
  • Lewiston Auburn College / USM ecirc, eovr, esta
  • Bangor Public Library bchr, bcoa, bdoc, beasy, beres,bfic, bgvf, bjawd, bjefl, bjhol, bjmec, bjper, bjser, bjsta, bjya, blob,bme, bmic, bnbk, bnld,bpfr, bpic, bscf, bsta
  • Maine State Library (Augusta) mea&, meaa, meac, mead, meaf, meag, meah, meam, mear, meas, meat, meatl, meau, meaud, mebr, mecdr, medst, mefic, mefil, megd, megdf, mehol, melup, memd, menbk, meovs,meper, mered, mesaf, meres, mesfb, mesmc, mesmp, mesoh, mesta, metrp, mewre
  • Maine Law and Legislative Reference Library (Augusta) raud, rgov, rlen, rmain, rmez, rper, rrep, rsta, rsth, rvid

Note that requests from UMS sites and centers not listed below should be sent to the home campus library of the student, not to the remote site. For further info on such transactions, contact: Brenda Sevigny-Killen, Library Associate for Off-Campus Library Services, University of Maine System/University College, Katz Library 208, 46 University Drive, Augusta, ME 04330 tel 207-621-3351 or 1-800-339-7323 Maine only /1-888-266-4950 National http://learn.maine.edu/library/


Minerva Catalog

In certain contexts “Minerva” is the only visible location. If a barcode is visible, however, you can usually determine the owning library by checking the assigned barcode identifiers in the Maine Barcode Symbol Registry.

  • APL – Auburn Public Library
  • ART – Maine College of Art
  • ASD – Augusta School Department
  • BAI – Bailey Public Library
  • BBH – Boothbay Harbor ML
  • BFL – Belfast Free Library
  • BML – Baxter Memorial Library
  • CAM – Camden Public Library
  • CFL – Calais Free Library
  • CML – Curtis Memorial Library
  • EDL – Edythe Dyer Comm Lib
  • EMM – Eastern Maine Medical Ctr
  • FML – Falmouth Memorial Library
  • FRE – Freeport Community Library
  • GAR – Gardiner Public Library
  • GPL – Gray Public Library
  • HOB – Hobbes Memorial Library
  • HUS – Husson University
  • JML – Jesup Memorial Library
  • KBK – Kennebunk Free Library
  • LIT – Lithgow Public Library
  • LPL – Lewiston Public Library
  • LUD – Ludden Memorial Library
  • MCA – McArthur PL
  • MGA – Me Gen Med Ctr – Augusta
  • MGM – Maine General Medical Ctr
  • MHS – Maine Historical Society
  • MMA – Maine Maritime Academy
  • NOR – Norway Memorial Library
  • OPL – Orono Public Library
  • OTP – Old Town Public Library
  • PFL – Patten Free Library
  • PIT – Pittsfield Public Library
  • RIC – Rice Public Library
  • RKD – Rockland Public Library
  • ROC – Rockport Public Library
  • RPL – Rumford Public Library
  • SCA – Scarborough Public Library
  • SJC – St. Joseph’s College
  • SKI – Skidompha Public Library
  • SPB – South Portland Branch Library
  • SPP – South Portland Public Lib
  • SWH – Southwest Harbor PL
  • TCC – Central Maine Comm Coll
  • TCE – Eastern Maine Comm Coll
  • TCN – Northern Maine Comm Coll
  • TCS – Southern Maine CC
  • TCW – Washington Cty Comm Coll
  • TCY – York County Comm Coll
  • THO – Thomas College
  • TML – Thomas Memorial Library
  • TPL – Topsham Public Library
  • UNI – Unity College
  • WEL – Wells Public Library
  • WIN – Windham Public Library
  • WIT – Witherle Memorial Library
  • WLK – Walker Memorial Library
  • WPL – Waterville Public Library
  • YAR – Merrill Memorial Library
  • YPL – York Public Library
  • YSC – York School Department

MILS Catalog

  • ABR – A. B. Ricker Memorial Library
  • BRW – Berwick Public Library
  • DAH – D. A. Hurd Library
  • DFC – Wells Reserve – Dorothy Fish Coastal Resource Library
  • KVC – Kennebec Valley Community College Library
  • LBN – Lisbon Library
  • LBT – Liberty Library
  • MAR – Maine Maritime Museum
  • MMC – Maine Medical Center Library
  • MML – Millinocket Memorial Library
  • OOB – Libby Memorial Library
  • PAR – Paris Public Library
  • PMM – Penobscot Marine Museum
  • SBR – South Berwick Public Library
  • SVL – Springvale Public Library
  • TMN – Thomaston Public Library
  • VOS – Vose Library
  • WSC – Wiscasset Public Library
  • WSW – Winslow Public Library