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Acronyms used by archivists and records administrators

Suggested additions welcome! Contact Vicki Walch, NFACE Project Coordinator
Last updated May 26, 2003 .

See also a list of acronyms from the American Library Association in PDF format at July 13, 2010ont>

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
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
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 July 13, 2010
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
ARMA Association of Records Managers and Administrators
ASALH Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History
ASI American Society of Indexers
ASIS American Society for Information Science
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
COSHRC Council of State Historical Records Coordinators
COSLA Chief Officers of State Library Agencies
CSG Council of State Governments
DAH Division/Department of Archives and History
EAD Encoded Archival Description
FIAF International Federation of Film Archives
GAI Georgia Archives Institute
GDAH Georgia Department of Archives and History
HABS Historic American Buildings Survey
HAER Historic American Engineering Record
HNOC Historic New Orleans Collection
HRRS Historical Records Repository Survey (COSHRC, 1998-99)
HRS Historical Records Survey (Works Progress Administration, 1930s)
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
IMLS Institute of Museum and Library Services
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
NFACE National Forum on Archival Continuing Education (COSHRC, 2000)
NAGARA National Association of Government Archives and Records Administrators
NARA National Archives and Records Administration
NASIRE National Association of State Information Resource Executives
NCC National Coordinating Committee for the Promotion of History
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)
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
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
NYSARA New York State Archives and Records Administration
OAH Organization of American Historians
OHA Oral History Association
PLA Public Library Association
PLASMA "Pretty Loose Association of State Museum Associations"
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
SMAs State Museum Associations
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

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