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Terminology and Acronyms
Cite page (MLA): "Terminology and Acronyms." In Livingstone's 1871 Field Diary. Adrian S. Wisnicki, dir. Livingstone Online. Adrian S. Wisnicki and Megan Ward, dirs. University of Maryland Libraries, 2017. Web. http://livingstoneonline.org/uuid/node/1c8d1749-834b-4bba-a6db-76db3bc16220.
This section explains the reference system used to indicate individual leaves, folia, and pages of Livingstone's 1871 Field Diary. The section also defines the key institutional acronyms employed in this edition.
Leaf, Folio, Page Top ⤴
In this edition, we call each sheet of paper on which Livingstone has written any portion of his diary a leaf. Each side of each leaf is a folio. Thus, every leaf consists of two folia, the one on the recto and the one on the verso. Finally, each folio may contain either one Livingstone diary page (covering the whole folio on which is appears) or two Livingstone diary pages (side by side on the folio on which they appear). The diary pages may be numbered or unnumbered.
Institutional Acronyms Top ⤴
The following table provides the key institutions and institutional acronyms referenced in this critical edition.
| Acronym | Institution or Organization |
| NEH | National Endowment for the Humanities |
| DLC | David Livingstone Centre, Blantyre, Scotland |
| NLS | National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland |
| NTS | National Trust for Scotland |
| UCLA | University of California, Los Angeles, USA |
| EMEL | Early Manuscripts Electronic Library |