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Glossary of Acronyms and Abbreviations

3Rs Reference and Research Resources
ACRL Association of College and  Research Libraries
ALA American Library Association
ALLUNY Association of Law Librarians of Upstate New York
AMC Albany Medical College
ASLS Academic and Special Libraries Section (of NYLA)
BASS BOCES - Albany Schoharie Schenectady SLS
CAA Capital Area Archivists (of New York)
CaDiLaC Capital District Library access Catalog
CALA Capital Area Library Assistants
CARL Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries
CATS Capital Area Technical Services Committee
CCD Coordinated Collection Development
CCDC Coordinated Collection Development Committee
CDLC Capital District Library Council
COIL Committee on Interlibrary Loan
CORS Committee on Resource Sharing (formerly COIL)
CROCODILE Committee for a Regionally Operated Cooperative Online Database for Interactive Library Enterprises
DAP Direct Access Program
DDP Designated Document Provider
DHP Documentary Heritage Program
DHPAC DHP Advisory Committee
DLD Division of Library Development (of the NYSL)
DRA Data Research Associates
ENY/ACRL Eastern New York/ ACRL
ENYSLMA Eastern New York School Library Media Assoc.
FLI Forum on Library Instruction
GAC Group Access Capability
GIIG Government Information Interest Group
HFM Hamilton-Fulton-Montgomery SLS
HLSP Hospital Library Service Program
HMLA Hudson-Mohawk Library Association
III Innovative Interfaces Inc.
ILL InterLibrary Loan
LAMS Library Administration and Management Section (of NYLA)
LSTA Library Services & Technology Act
MARAC Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference
MARC MAchine Readable Cataloging
MLA Medical Library Association
MVLS Mohawk Valley Library System
NLM National Library of Medicine
NOVEL New York Online Virtual Electronic Library
NYLA New York Library Association
NYSD ~ New York State Department of ~
NYSCLS New York State Conference of Library Systems
NYSILL New York State Interlibrary Loan
NYSL New York State Library
NYTRO New York Three R's Organization
OGS (New York State) Office of General Services
OPAC Online Public Access Catalog
OCLC Online Computer Library Center
PLS Public Library System
PLS Public Libraries Section (of NYLA)
PUC Partial Union Catalog
PuLiDA Public Library Directors Association
PuLiSDO Public Library Systems Directors Organization
QUES Questar III SLS (formerly R-C-G SLS)
RAAC Regional Automation Advisory Committee
RASS Reference and Adult Services Section (of NYLA)
RBDB Regional Bibliographic Data Bases Program
ReCap CDLC Newsletter
RML Regional Medical Library
RPI Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
SAA Society of American Archivists
SALS Southern Adirondack Library System
SARA (New York) State Archives and Records Administration
SED State Education Department
SLA Special Libraries Association
SLAUNYC SLA - Upstate New York Chapter
SLEEK Special Librarians Eating and Exchanging Knowledge
SLiMS School Library Media Section (of NYLA)
SLS School Library System
SLSA School Library Systems Association
SMART Section of Management of Information Resources and Technology (of NYLA)
SUNY State University of New York
UHLS Upper Hudson Library System
ULS Union List of Serials
VORC Virtual Online Regional Catalog
WALDO Westchester Academic Library Directors Organization
WSWHE Washington-Saratoga-Warren-Hamilton-Essex  SLS
YSS Youth Services Section (of NYLA)