| Prefix | Format | Example | |
| N | NEWSLETTERS | month/year, page(s) | N2/90.7-8 |
| N | NEWSLETTERS | /month/year, page(s) | N/2/07 |
| T | TRANSACTIONS | volume/number.page(s) | T1/2, p6 |
| M | MEMOIRS 1964-1969 | year.page(s) | M1966.51-52 |
| M | MEMOIRS 1971-1974 | volume/number.page(s) | M2/1.12 |
| IS | INDIVIDUAL SURVEY SERIES | number.page(s) | IS1.6 |
| OP | OCCASIONAL PUBLICATIONS | number.page(s) | OP5.6 |
| BM | BRITISH MINING | number.page(s) | BM21.3,33,38,41 |
| eg. N2/90.7-8 could also be written N2/90, p. 7-8 | |||