diff -Naur perl_lib/EPrints/MetaField/Date.pm perl_lib.20070604/EPrints/MetaField/Date.pm
--- perl_lib/EPrints/MetaField/Date.pm	2007-06-04 12:35:26.000000000 +0100
+++ perl_lib.20070604/EPrints/MetaField/Date.pm	2007-06-04 12:58:06.000000000 +0100
@@ -105,9 +105,11 @@
 	my $month;
 	foreach $month ( @EPrints::MetaField::Date::MONTHKEYS )
 	{
-		$months->{$month} = EPrints::Time::get_month_label( 
-				$session, 
-				$month );
+		if($self->{render_style} eq 'short'){
+			$months->{$month} = EPrints::Time::get_month_label_short( $session, $month );
+		}else{
+			$months->{$month} = EPrints::Time::get_month_label( $session, $month );
+		}
 	}
 
 	return $months;