Library-Related Acronyms and Initialisms

An alphabetical listing of library acronyms including 91´«Ã½ unit, division, roundtable and committee acronyms; 91´«Ã½ unit publications known by acronyms; acronyms for other library and related organizations; and abbreviations commonly used in library literature (e.g., AACR).

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This alphabetical listing of library acronyms and initialisms includes:

  • 91´«Ã½ unit, division, office, roundtable and committee acronyms and initialisms
  • 91´«Ã½ unit publications known by acronyms
  • Acronyms for other library and related organizations
  • Abbreviations commonly used in library literature (e.g. AACR)

For additional terms not contained here, please see one of the following Glossaries:

  • , from Tools for Trustees: The Georgia Public Library Trustee Manual. (Several state library trustees manuals have glossaries, which may have different, state-specific terms defined.)
  • database is a professionally generated signage tool designed for libraries by the Library of New South Wales. It contains common library phrases in 49 languages.
  • , compiled by members of the Instruction for Diverse Populations Committee of the ACRL Instruction Section, with both a six-language table and a set of definitions.
  • created by Joan M. Reitz, Associate Librarian for Instruction at the Ruth A. Haas Library, Western Connecticut State University (WCSU) in Danbury, CT.
  • , a selection of commonly used terms from OCLC product/service glossaries. Many of the OCLC product/services support separate glossaries with context-specific information.

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A

AA --
AACR -- Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules
AALL -- (91´«Ã½ Affiliate)
AAM -- ;
AAMES--
AAP --
AASL --
AASLH--
AAUP --
AAT --
ABOS -- (91´«Ã½ Affiliate)
ACA --
ACG -- Advocacy Coordinating Group
ACRL --
AECT --
AFAS --
AFL/CIO --
AIA --
AILA -- (91´«Ã½ Affiliate)
AJL -- (91´«Ã½ Affiliate)
AL --
AL21C --
91´«Ã½ --
91´«Ã½-APA --
91´«Ã½IR --
ALCTS --
ALISE -- (91´«Ã½ Affiliate)
ALSC --
ALTAFF -- Obsolete: See UFL - - [Formerly: Association for Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations]
AMIA -
ANSI --
ANSS --
AP3 --
APA --
AP91´«Ã½ -- (91´«Ã½ Affiliate)
ARC -- Advance Reading Copy
ARSC --
ARL -- (91´«Ã½ Affiliate)
ARLIS/NA -- (91´«Ã½ Affiliate)
ARSL -- (91´«Ã½ Affiliate)
ARTS --
AS --
ASCA --
ASC -- Activity Sections Council (ACRL)
ASCAP --
ASCLA --
ASIS&T -- (91´«Ã½ Affiliate)
ATLA -- (91´«Ã½ Affiliate)

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B

BARC --
BC91´«Ã½ -- (91´«Ã½ Affiliate)
BETA -- (91´«Ã½ Affiliate)
BES --
BFYA --
BIBCO -- (PCC)
BIBFRAME --
BIGWIG -- Blogs, Interactive Groupware & Wikis Interest Group (LITA - Obsolete)
BISAC -- Book Industry Standards and Communications
BRASS --

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C

C&RL News -- (periodical)
C&RL-- (journal)
CAEP --
C91´«Ã½ -- (91´«Ã½ Affiliate)
CALM --
CaMMS -- (ALCTS) - [formerly Cataloging and Classification Section (CCS)]
CATHLA -- (91´«Ã½ Affiliate)
CBC --
CC:AAM -- (ALCTS/CaMMS)
CC:DA -- (ALCTS/CaMMS)
CCBC --
CCC --
CCF --
CCO --
CCS -- Cataloging & Classification Section (ALCTS) - See
CCSS --
CIFNAL -- , Center for Research Libraries
CJCLS --
CILIP --
CLA -- (91´«Ã½ Affiliate)
CLENERT -- See
CLIPP - (ACRL)
CLIR --
CLS --
CMS -- (ALCTS) - [formerly Collection Management & Development Section (CMDS)]
COA --
COD --
CODES --
COE --
COL --
COLA --
COLT -- Council on Library/Media Technicians (Inactive)
CONSER --
CONTU -- (National) Commission on New Technological Uses of Copyright
COO --
COPE --
CORS --
COSLA --
COSWL --
COUNTER --
CPLA --
CRC --
CRG -- Council of Regional Groups (ALCTS)
CRL --
CRO --
CRS -- (ALCTS) - [formerly the Serials Section (SS)]
CSO --
CUAC --

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D

DACS --
DCMA --
DCRM --Descriptive Cataloging of Rare Materials
DCWG --
DEU -- (ALCTS)
DLF --
DLS -- (ACRL)
DOI --
DPLA --
DRM -- Digital Rights Management
DttP -- (GODORT publication)

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E

EAD --
EBSS -- (ACRL)
ECRR -- (ALSC & PLA)
EL --
EMC -- Education Media Council
EMIERT --
ERIC --
ERT --
ESL -- English as a second-language
ESLS -- (AASL)
ESSA --
ETF -- Education Task Force (GODORT)
ETS -- (RUSA) [formerly MARS]

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F

F&A --
FAFLRT --
FDTF --
FINRA--Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
FLAG -- Federal Legislative Advocacy Group
FLLAN -- Federal Library Legislative and Advocacy Network (obsolete)
FOIA --
FOLUSA -- Friends of Libraries USA - Obsolete; now part of
FRBR --
FRFDS -- (LLAMA)
FTF -- (SRRT)
FTRF --

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G

GAMERT --


GIC -- Government Information for Children (GODORT Committee)

GLBTRT --
GN MIG --
GODORT --
GOV --
GWLA --

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H

HRDR --
HRS --
HS --
HTML --

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I

IASSIST --
ICAN -- Interlibrary Cooperation & Networking (ASCLA, Obsolete)
ICLAE -- International Council of Library Association Executives
ICOLC --
IDTF -- (GODORT)
IFC --
IFLA --
IFRT --
IG -- Interest Group
IGARD -- Alzheimer's & Related Dementias Interest Group (ASCLA)
IIDA --
ILEX -- Independent Librarians Exchange Section (ASCLA, obsolete)
ILL -- Inter-Library Loan or Inter-Library Lending
ILS -- Integrated Library System
IMLS --
IPEDS --
IRC --
IRO --
IRRT --
IS --
ISBN --
ISKME --
ISLD --
ISO --
ISS --
ISSN --
ITAL -- (LITA)
ITTS -- (91´«Ã½ unit)

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J

JCLC --
JOYS -- (ALSC/YALSA) (Replaced in 2003 with and )
JSC-AACR -- (Obsolete)
JSC-RDA --

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K

KQ -- (division publication)

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L

LA&M -- see

LACONI -

LAMA -- see

LC --

LCA --

LCIG -- Library Consultants Interest Group (ASCLA)

LCRI --

LCSH --

LEARNRT -- - [formerly Continuing Library Education Network & Exchange Round Table (CLENERT)]

LES -- (ACRL)

LHRT --

LIANZA - (91´«Ã½ Affiliate)

LIRT --

LITA --

LL&M -- (LLAMA division publication)

LLAMA --

LMPI --

LOMS -- (LLAMA)

LPSS -- (ACRL)

LRC -- Learning Resource Center

LRRT --

LRTS -- (ALCTS publication)

LS -- Library School Events (listing in 91´«Ã½ conference program)

LSDF -- Library Service to the Deaf Forum (ASCLA, obsolete)

LSIEF -- Library Service to the Impaired Elderly Forum (ASCLA, obsolete)

LSPF -- (ASCLA)

LSPVD -- (ASCLA)

LSSC --

LSSDDPMAG -- Library Service to Developmentally Disabled Persons Membership Activity Grp. (ASCLA)

LSSIRT --

LSSPS -- Libraries Serving Special Populations Section (ASCLA, obsolete)

LSTA -- Library Services and Technology Act

LTA -- Library Technical Assistant

LTC --

LUTFCSUSTC -- Librarians United To Fight Costly, Silly and Unnecessary Serial Title Changes (ALCTS, obsolete)

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M

MAES -- (LLAMA)
MAGIRT -- - [formerly Map & Geography Round Table (MAGERT)]
MARBI -- (obsolete)
MARC --
MARS -- MARS: Emerging Technologies in Reference Section (RUSA) - [formerly Machine Assisted Reference Section]; obsolete--see ETS
MFLA -- Midwest Federation of Library Associations
MIG -- Membership Initiative Group; (ALCTS)
MLA -- (91´«Ã½ Affiliate); ; (91´«Ã½ Affiliate)
MOOC -- Massive Open Online Course
MOUSS -- Management and Operation of User Services Section (RUSA) - See STARS
MPS -- (91´«Ã½ department)
MPLA --
MRGITF -- Machine Readable Government Information Task Force (GODORT)

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N

NABE --
NACO --


NCAAL -- National Conference of African American Librarians

NCATE -- National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (obsolete, see CAEP)
NCES --
NCLIS -- (obsolete)
NEH --
NELA --
NERL --
NGSS --
NISO --
NLA -- National Librarians Association
NLM --
NLW --
NMRT --
NSN -- (91´«Ã½ Affiliate)
NPS -- (LLAMA)

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O

OA -- , Open Access
OCLC -- - [formerly Online Computer Library Center]
ODLOS --
OFD -- - see ODLOS
OGR --
OIF --
OITP --
OLA --
OLAC -- (91´«Ã½ Affiliate)
OLOS -- Office for Literacy and Outreach Services - see ODLOS
OLPR -- see HRDR
OPAC -- Online Public Access Catalog
ORS --
OTLD -- See TOLD

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P

PAIG -- (formerly PADG)
PAN --
PAO --
PARS -- (ALCTS)
PBA -
PCC -- (LC)
PCPAC -- (91´«Ã½)
PELS -- (LLAMA LOMS)
PIO -- Public Information Office (obsolete; replaced 2015 with Public Awareness Office)
PLA --
PLDS -- (PLA)
PLIG --
PNLA --
PPO --
PRMS -- (LLAMA)
PROLIT -- (91´«Ã½ Affiliate)
PTRCA -- (91´«Ã½ Affiliate)

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R

RAILS --
RBB -- Reference Books Bulletin (a publication)
RBM -- (ACRL publication)
RBMS -- (ACRL)
RDA --
RDF --
REFORMA -- (91´«Ã½ Affiliate)
RFID -- Radio Frequency Identification Technology
RFP -- Request for Proposal
RIG -- Residency Interest Group (ACRL)
RMRT --
RNTLOAK --
RSS -- (RUSA)
RUSA --
RUSQ -- (division publication)

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S

SAA --
SAC -- , a subcommittee of the Committee on Diversity; Subject Analysis Committee, ALCTS/CaMMS
SACO -- (PCC)
S91´«Ã½LM -- (91´«Ã½ Affiliate)
SASS -- (LLAMA)
SBPR -- (91´«Ã½ Affiliate)
SEES -- (ACRL)
SELA --
SISAC -- Serials Industry Systems Advisory Committee
SLA --
SLAS -- State Library Agency Section (ASCLA) (obsolete)
SLDTF -- (GODORT)
SLMR -- School Library Media Research (online division publication)
SORT --
SPARC --
SPEC --
SPVS -- (AASL)
SRRT --
SS -- Serials Section (ALCTS) Obsolete, use CRS, Continuing Resources Section (ALCTS)
STARS -- (RUSA) [formerly Management and Operation of User Services Section]
STEAM -- Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics
STEM -- Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
STS -- (ACRL)
SUSTAINRT -- Sustainability Round Table
SXSW -

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T

TESLA -- Technical Standards for Library Automation (obsolete)
TLA -- (91´«Ã½ Affiliate)
TOLD --
TRAIL --

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U

UNITED --
ULC -- (91´«Ã½ Affiliate)
ULS -- (ACRL)
UNO -- Unofficial Groups (used in conference program books)
USBBY --

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V

VRT --
VSS --

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W

WAI --

WESS --

WEST --

WGSS -- - [formerly Women's Studies Section (WSS)]

WHCLIS -- White House Conference on Library & Information Services

WNBA -

WNDB --

WO --

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X

XML --

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Y

YA -- Young Adult
YALSA --
YMA --

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Last updated April 28, 2016; updates requested.