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--- naming_standards [2019/03/24 22:41] – created steve
+++ naming_standards [2019/03/24 22:43] – steve
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 When referencing the scriptures, one verse can have many titles. Do you use John 3:16, St. John 3:16, Saint John 3:16 or St John 3:16?
-These exports standardize on a format that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has provided in their canon of scripture.
+The exports have multiple formats so that users can choose one they like.
+Using the SQLite database as an example, you can see the different column names. Here, for volumes:
+<code>
+sqlite> .mode line
+sqlite> select * from volumes;
+                id = 1
+      volume_title = Old Testament
+ volume_long_title = The Old Testament
+   volume_subtitle =
+volume_short_title = OT
+    volume_lds_url = ot
+                id = 2
+      volume_title = New Testament
+ volume_long_title = The New Testament
+   volume_subtitle = Of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ
+volume_short_title = NT
+    volume_lds_url = nt
+                id = 3
+      volume_title = Book of Mormon
+ volume_long_title = The Book of Mormon
+   volume_subtitle = Another Testament of Jesus Christ
+volume_short_title = BoM
+    volume_lds_url = bm
+                id = 4
+      volume_title = Doctrine and Covenants
+ volume_long_title = The Doctrine and Covenants
+   volume_subtitle =
+volume_short_title = D&C
+    volume_lds_url = dc
+                id = 5
+      volume_title = Pearl of Great Price
+ volume_long_title = The Pearl of Great Price
+   volume_subtitle =
+volume_short_title = PGP
+    volume_lds_url = pgp
+</code>
-If you look at the front of your Book of Mormon you'll see a page with the title **Abbreviations and Designations in Footnotes and Index**, and this is the formatting scheme used. So in the case of our example, the verse would be referenced as "John 3:16" in the indexes and footnotes.