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Acronyms used by archivists and records administrators
Suggested additions
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Program Director
Last updated
April 17, 2008
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See also a list of acronyms from the American Library Association in PDF format at http://www.ala.org/ala/eventsandconferencesb/annual/an2003/Acronyms2001.PDF
| AALL | American Association of Law Libraries |
| AAM | American Association of Museums |
| AASLH | American Association for State and Local History |
| ACA | Academy of Certified Archivists |
| ACDA | Association of Catholic Diocesan Archivists |
| A*CENSUS | Archival Census and Education Needs Survey in the United States (conducted 2004) |
| ACRL | Association of College and Research Libraries (ALA) |
| ACWR | Archivists for Congregations of Women Religious |
| ADE | Association for Documentary Editing |
| AFS | American Folklore Society |
| AGFO | Association of Government Finance Officers |
| AHA | American Historical Association |
| AHA! | Association of Houston Archivists |
| AIC | American Institute for the Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works |
| AIIM | American Association for Information and Image Management |
| ALA | American Library Association |
| ALCTS | Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALA) |
| ALISE | Association for Library and Information Science Education |
| AMIA | Association of Moving Image Archivists |
| AMICO | Art Museum Image Consortium |
| Amigos | Amigos Library Services |
| APT | Association for Preservation Technology International |
| ARI | Archivists of Religious Institutions |
| ARL | Association of Research Libraries |
| ARM | Archives and records management (or archivists and records managers) |
| ARMA | Association of Records Managers and Administrators |
| ASALH | Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History |
| ASI | American Society of Indexers |
| ASIST | American Society for Information Science and Technology |
| BARM | Bureau of Archives and Records Management |
| CCAHA | Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts |
| CCRA | Clerks of Courts and Registers Association |
| CEPD | Committee on Education and Professional Development (SAA) |
| CIHM | Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions |
| CIMA (1) | Coalition of Information Management Associations |
| CIMA (2) | Conference of Inter-Mountain Archivists |
| CIMI | Consortium for the Computer Interchange of Museum Information |
| CLIR | Commission
on Library and Information Resources (formerly CLR: Council on Library Resources) |
| CNI | Coalition for Networked Information |
| CoOL | Conservation Resources On-Line |
| CoSA | Council of State Archivists (formerly the Council of State Historical Records Coordinators) |
| COSHRC | See CoSA |
| COSLA | Chief Officers of State Library Agencies |
| CoStep | Coordinated Statewide Emergency Preparedness (NEDCC-sponsored project) |
| CSG | Council of State Governments |
| DAH | Division/Department of Archives and History |
| dPlan | Disaster planning tool available online |
| EAD | Encoded Archival Description |
| EPI | Emergency Preparedness Initiative (CoSA) |
| FIAF | International Federation of Film Archives |
| GAI | Georgia Archives Institute |
| HABS | Historic American Buildings Survey |
| HAER | Historic American Engineering Record |
| HENTF | Heritage Emergency National Task Force |
| HNOC | Historic New Orleans Collection |
| HP | Heritage Preservation |
| HRRS | Historical Records Repository Survey (COSHRC, 1998-99) |
| HRS | Historical Records Survey (Works Progress Administration, 1930s) |
| IACREOT | International Association of Clerks, Recorders, Election Officials, and Treasurers |
| IASSIST | International Association for Social Science Information Services and Technology |
| ICA | International Council of Archives |
| ICCROM | International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and the Restoration of Cultural Property |
| ICMA | International City/County Management Association |
| ICRM | Institute of Certified Records Managers |
| IFLA | International Federation of Library Associations |
| IIMC | International Institute of Municipal Clerks |
| IMLS | Institute of Museum and Library Services |
| IPER | Intergovernmental Preparedness for Essential Records project |
| IPI | Image Permanence Institute |
| IRMT | International Records Management Trust |
| ISG | Industry specific group (ARMA) |
| ISO | International Organization for Standardization |
| KDLA | Kentucky Department of Library and Archives |
| LC | Library of Congress |
| LITA | Library Information Technology Association |
| MAA | Michigan Archival Association |
| MAC | Midwest Archives Conference |
| MARAC | Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference |
| MARBI | USMARC Advisory Board |
| MCN | Museum Computer Network |
| MLAI | Museum and Library Archives Institute |
| NACo | National Association of Counties |
| NACRC | National Association of County Recorders, Election Officials, and Clerks |
| NAGARA | National Association of Government Archives and Records Administrators |
| NAPHSIS | National Association of Public Health Statistics and Information Systems |
| NARA | National Archives and Records Administration |
| NASCIO | National Association of State Chief Information Officers (formerly "National Association of State Information Resource Executives (NASIRE)" |
| NASIRE | See NASCIO |
| NASS | National Association of Secretaries of State |
| NCC | National Coordinating Committee for the Promotion of History (succeeded by NCH) |
| NCH | National Coalition for History (successor to NCC) |
| NCLIS | National Commission on Libraries and Information Science |
| NCPH | National Council on Public History |
| NCPTT | National Center for Preservation Technology and Training (National Park Service) |
| NCSHPO | National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers |
| NDIIPP | National Digital Information Infrastructure Preservation Project (Library of Congress) |
| NEA (1) | National Endowment for the Arts |
| NEA (2) | New England Archivists |
| NEARI | New England Archivists of Religious Institutions |
| NEDCC | Northeast Document Conservation Center |
| NEH | National Endowment for the Humanities |
| NEMA | National Emergency Management Association |
| NFACE | National Forum on Archival Continuing Education (COSHRC, 2000) |
| NFPB | National Film Preservation Board |
| NGA | National Governors' Association |
| NGS | National Genealogical Society |
| NHPRC | National Historical Publications and Records Commission |
| NIC | National Institute for the Conservation of Cultural Property |
| NINCH | National Initiative for a Networked Cultural Heritage |
| NISO | National Information Standards Organization |
| NIST | National Institute of Standards and Technology |
| NML | National Media Lab |
| NPS | National Park Service |
| NPSMMP | National Park Service, Museum Management Program |
| NWA | Northwest Archivists, Inc. |
| NY-ART | New York Archivists Round Table |
| OAH | Organization of American Historians |
| OHA | Oral History Association |
| PALINET | Library cooperative based in Philadelphia PA |
| PLA | Public Library Association |
| PReP | Pocket Response Plan (CoSA) |
| PRIA | Property Records Industry Association |
| RAP | Regional Alliance for Preservation |
| RBMS | Rare Books and Manuscripts Section (ALA/ACRL) |
| RLG | Research Libraries Group |
| RUSA | Reference and User Services Association (ALA) |
| SAA | Society of American Archivists |
| SARA | State Archives and Records Administration |
| SCA | Society of California Archivists |
| SCMRE | Smithsonian Center for Materials Research & Education |
| SCPRA | South Carolina Public Records Association |
| SGA | Society of Georgia Archivists |
| SHPO | State Historical Preservation Officer |
| SHRAB | State Historical Records Advisory Board |
| SLA | Special Libraries Association |
| SMPTE | Society of Motion Picture & Television Engineers |
| SOA | Society of Ohio Archivists |
| SOLINET | Southeastern Library Network, Inc. |
| SRMA | Society of Rocky Mountain Archivists |
| SSA | Society of Southwest Archivists |
| TAPPI | Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry |
| TCART | Twin Cities Archives Roundtable |
| VRA | Visual Resources Association |
| WAI | Western Archives Institute |