ERIC ED337191: The White House Conference on Library and Information Services. July 1991. Delegate Education Materials.

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ED 337 191
The White House Conference on Library and Information
TITLE
Services. July 1991. Delegate Education Materials.
White House Conference on Library and Information
INSTITUTION
Services.
PUB DATE
91
23p.; Paper presented at the White House Conference
NOTE
(2nd, Washington,
on Library and Information Services
DC, July 9-13, 1991).
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Vocabularies/Classifications/Dictionaries (134) --
Speeches/Conference Papers (150)
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Abbreviations; Definitions; *Information Science;
DESCRIPTORS
Information Services; *Library Science; Library
Services; Reference Materials; *Vocabulary
*White House Conference Library Info Services
IDENTIFIERS
ABSTRACT
This booklet was prepared as a point of reference for
the delegates to the White House Conference to familiarize them with
the meanings of library and information science related acronyms and
terms. he first of three sections of the booklet provides a list of
selected acronyms and their meanings. A glossary of selected terms
related to library and information services is presented in the
second section, and the third includes a list of the types of
librarf.es and information facilities to be found in the United
States. (MAB)
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Dear Delegate/Alternate:
As you prepared for your state preconference, you werc introduced to many acronyms and terms
related to library nil information services. As the official delegate, or alternate, for your state
deliberation and discussion of issues during
you will be receiving materials to prepare you for
with
the White House Conference. These materials no doubt will contain acronyms and terms
booklet
which you are not familiar. To assist you we have developed, for reference purposes, this
library and
containing a list of selected acronyms, a glossary of selected terms related to
information services and a list of types of libraries and information facilities.
reading background and
It will help you to keep this document handy at all times when you are
always contact your nearest library
context materials that you will receive. Don't forget, you can
in this document.
for additional assistance if you encounter a term in your reading not covered
best
Remember, to participate fully in the working sessions during the Conference it is to your
interest to be knowledgeable.
the White Housc
Our warmest rcgards upon your appointment to serve as delegate or alternate to
If you have questions, we are as near as your
Conference on Library and Information Services.
telephone. Call us at 1-800-942-5472.
The White House Conference Staff
Table Of Contents
I. List of Acronyms
I 1-4
II. Glossary of Library and Information and Information
Related Terms
II 1-8
III. Types of Libraries and Information Facilities
III 1-6
LIST OF ACRONYMS
- Abstracting and
Indexing
A&I
American Association for the Advancement of Science
AAAS
Association of Law Libraries
- American
AALL
-
Association of American Publishers
AAP
Association of School Librarians *
- American
AASL
Association of American University Presses
AAUP
American Booksellers Association
ABA
American Bibliographic Center
ABC
American Council on Education
ACE
Council of Learned Societies
- American
ACLS
of College and Research Libraries *
- Association
ACRL
American Chemical Society
ACS
- Association of
Data Processing Service Organizations
ADAPSO
Article Delivery Over Network Information Systems
ADONIS
-
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
Educational Communications and Technology
- Association for
AECT
Information Resources Management
- Association for Federal
AFFIRM
Federation of Information Processing Societies
- American
AFIPS
Agriculture On-line Access
AGRICOLA
- Associated
Information Managers
AIM
Information Referral Services
- Alliance for
AIRS
-
American Library Association
ALA
for Library Collections & Tezhnical Services *
- Association
ALCTS
for Library and Information Science Education
- Association
ALISE
for Library Service to Children *
- Association
ALSC
Library Trustee Association *
- American
ALTA
Method for Indexed Data Generalized for Operating System (a library
- Access
AMIGOS
network in the Southwest)
American National Standards Institute
ANSI
Administration on Aging
AOA
Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association
APALA
of Research Libraries
- Association
ARL
of Rccords Managers and Administrators
- Association
ARMA
Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies *
ASCLA
Amc: 'can Society of Indexers
ASI
of Information and Dissemination Centers
- Association
ASIDIC
American Society for Information Science
ASIS
-
Bibliographical Center for Research
BCR
- Bureau
of Indian Affairs
BIA
-
Bibliographic Network (Law Library Association)
BIBNET
* A division of the American Library Association
** A Round Table of the American Library Association
I - I
i)
1-2
BITNET
Becausc Its Timc Nctwork (An international cducation teler lmmunications
nctwork)
BLAISE
- British Library Automated Information Systcm
BLLD
British Library Lending Division
CALA
Chincsc-Amcrican Librarians Association
CAPCON
- Capitol Consortium Nctwork (Consortium of Univcrsitics of thc Washington, DC
Metropolitan Arca)
CAPTAIN
- Computer-Aidcd Processing and Tcrminal Acccss Information Nctwork
CAS
Chcmical Abstracts Service
CATV
- Community Antcnna Television (cablc tcicvision)
CBEMA
Computcr and Busincss Equipmcnt Manufacturers Association
CCC
Copyright Clcarance Ccntcr
CCSSO
- Council of Chicf Statc School Officcrs
CCLN
Council for Computerized Library Nctworks
CD/I
Compact Disc/Interactive
CD-ROM
- Compact Disc-Rcad Only Memory
CE
Continuing Education
CI&R
Community Information and Referral
CIS
Congrcssional Information Service
CIA
Catholic Library Association
CLASS
- Cooperativc Library Agcncy for Systcms and Services
**
CLENERT
- Continuing Library Education Nctwork and Exchange Round Tablc
CLR
Council on Library Resourccs, Inc.
CNLIA
Council of National Library and Information Associations
- Colorado Library Nctwork
COLONET
COLT
Council on Library/Media Tcchnicians
COM
Computcr output microfilm
CONSER
Conversion of Scrials
- Committee on Scicntific and Technical Information
COSATI
COSLA
Chief Officers of Statc Library Agcncics
CRL
Center for Research Librarics
CRS
- Congrcssional Rcscarch Service
CRT
Cathodc Ray Terminal (computcr monitor sacen)
DOE/OSTI
Dcpartmcnt of Energy
Officc of Scicntific and Tcchnical Information
mum
- Department of Encrgy - Technical Information Center
- Dcpartmcnt of thc Interior
DOI
DOT
Dcpartmcnt of the Transportation
DTIC
Dcfcnse Tcchnical Information Center
ECIA
Education Consolidation and Improvement Act
Education Commission of thc Statcs
ECS
ED
Departmcnt of Education
EDP
Electronic Data Proccssing
EPA
Environmcntal Protection Agcncy
ERIC
Educational Resources Information Ccntcr
FSEA
- Elcmentary and Sccondary Education Act
EURONET
Western Europcan Network
- Federal Communications Committcc
FCC
1-3
- Federal
Library and Information Network
FEDLINK
Internationale de Documentation
- Federation
FID
- Federal
Information Managers
FIM
Federal Library and Information Center Committee
FLICC
- Freedom of
Information Act
FOIA
- Friends of Libraries
USA
FOLUSA
- Federal
Publishers Committee
FPC
Federal Register
FR
- F'ederal Trade
Commission
FTC
Fiscal Year
FY
-
Government Accounting Office
GAO
Roundtabl,. (ALA)
- Government Documents
GODORT
Printing Office
- Government
GPO
General Services Administration
GSA
Transportation Request
- Government
GTR
Higher Education Act
HEA
-
Department of Health and Human Services
HHS
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Committee Scientific and Technical Information
- International
ICSTI
Federation of Library Associations and Institutions
- International
IFLA
Industry Association
- Information
IIA
- Inter
Library Loan
ILL
and Information Nctwork
- Illinois Library
ILLINET
Indiana Cooperative Library Servicrs Authority
INCOLSA
-
Information Resources Managemcnt
IRM
- Institute
for Scientific Information
ISI
International Standards Organization
ISO
- Joint
Committee on Printing
JCP
Library Administration and MaAagement Association *
LAMA
-
Library of Congress
LC
-
Library and Information Technology Association *
LITA
Library Services and Construction Act
LSCA
- Machine
Readable Catalog
MARC
Medical Library Analysis and Retrieval System
MEDLARS
MEDLARS On-line
MEDLINE
Midwest Region Library Network
MIDLNET
Information Network and Exchange
- Montana
MINE
Minnesota Interlibrary Telecommunications Exchange
MINITEX
Library Association; Music Library Association
- Medical
MLA
Advisory Committee
- Network
NCA
-
Administrators
National Association of Government Archives and Records
NAGARA
Agricultural Library
- National
NAL
National Archives and Records Administration
NARA
Aeronautics and Space Agency
- National
NASA
-
National Center for Education Statistics
NCES
Commission on Libraries and Information Science
- National
NCLIS
Endowment for the Arts
- National
NEA
NEH
National Endowment for the Humanitics
NELINET
Ncw England Library Information Network
NFAIS
National Fcderation of Abstracting and Indexing Services
NISO
National Information Standards Organization
NLM
National Library of Medicine
NLW
National Library Wcck
NOAA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NSF
National Science Foundation
NREN
National Rcscarch and Education Network
NTIA
National Tciccommunications and Information Administration
NTIS
National Technical Information Scrvicc
OCLC
Onlinc Computcr Library Center, Inc.
OERI
Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED)
OHIONET
Ohio Network
OSI
Opcn Systcms Interconnection
Office of Science and Technology Policy (Office of thc Prcsident)
OSTP
OTA
Office of Technology Assessment
PALINET
Pennsylvania Area Library Nctwork
PLA
Public Library Association *
Pittsburgh Regional Library Center
PRLC
RAM
Random Acccss Mcmory
RASD
Reference and Adult Services Division *
R&D
Rcscarch and Development
RC
Register of Copyrights
RLG
Rcsearch Libraries Group, Inc.
Rescarch Librarics Information Network
RLIN
ReadOnly Mcmory
ROM
SAA
Socicty of Amcrican Archivists
SBA
Small Busincss Administration
SLA
Spccial Libraries Association
SOLINET
Southeastern Library Network
SSP
Society for Scholarly Publishing
ULC
Urban Libraries Council
UNESCO
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
VILINET
Virgin Islands Library and Information Network
Whitc House Confcrcncc on Library and Information Services
WHCLIS
Whitc Housc Conference on Library and Information Services Taskforce
WHCLIST
WLN
Western Library Nctwork
Young Adults Services Division *
YASD
TERMS
GLOSSARY OF SELECTED LIBRARY AND INFORMATION RELATED
brief summary of a complete document. See also full text.
Abstract:
library collection or
used as a verb or noun to indicate gaining entry to a
Access:
information system for the purpose of retrieving specific documents or
information.
letter or letters of each word or major
a word formed from the initial
Acronym:
word in a compound term. See your brochure of acronyms.
gift.
the process of obtaining library materials by purchase, exchange or
Acquisition:
and also makes them available,
a person who has care of the archives
Archivist:
under proper safeguards, to historians and researchers.
videotapes and
nonprint materials such as films, filmstrips, sound tapes,
Audiovisual:
other media.
microcomputers,
the use of automatic data processing equipment, such as
Automation:
done manually.
to accomplish work intensive tasks that were once
of parallel lines or bars, representing
a graphic code arranged in a series
Barcode:
in a
data that is interpreted by a scanner into digital signals for storage
computer. See also light pen.
they can be identified and found readily,
an orderly listing of materials so
Bibliographic control:
identifying
usually by author, title, subject or some other key word or
number.
records about published documents
a database containing descriptive
Bibliographic database:
(books, articles, reports, recordings).
of a work.
a uniquely identified work or part
Bibliographic item:
online bibliographic data bases as tht.. basis
an organization that maintains
Bibliographic utility:
libraries and other
for providing information products and services to
clients.
a draft of proposed legislation.
Bill:
the 1979 White House Conference on
Sources for terms and definitions include the glossary prepared for
Information Science, Dictionary :A
Library and Information Services, ALA Glossary of Library and
Technology, Draft Revised Library
Information Technology 2nd ed., Dictionary of New Information
activities.
199x) and glossaries prepared by states for their preconference
Statistics Standard (Z39.7
9
11-2
Block Grant:
grants made directly to States in accordance with a formula based
on the
number of persons to be served or on the amount of Federal
or State
money available.
In Stateadministered grants, the State itself is the
grantee and may award grants to subgrantees on either a discretionary
or
formula basis.
Bookmobile:
usually a van, bus or truck equipped to carry books and other library
materials and serves as a traveling branch library.
Cable television:
aibo called CATV (community antenna television) and originally used to
improve television reception in outlying areas.
The cable carrying the
television signal has a vast informationcarrying capacity and
can be used
for other purposes besides transmitting the television signal. Cable offers
the potential for home TV owners to call up services such
as news,
financial, computeraided learning, information retrieval from databases
and information from a broadcasting source, perhaps a library,
on demand.
Capital expenditures:
funds expended for the acquisition of or additions to fixed assets such
as
building sites, new building additions, new equipment (including major
computer instabtions), initial book stock, furnishings for new or expanded
buildings and new vehicles.
This excludes Keplacement and repair of
existing furnishings and equipment, regular purchase of library materials
and investments for capital appreciation.
Card catalog:
a file in which bibliographic records are on separate cards arranged in a
desired order--author, title, subject--in card trays.
Categorical grants:
formula grants earmarked for certain types of libraries and required by law
to go to those libraries.
CDROM
(compact diskread only memory) a 4.75 inch optical memory storage
disk which can be read only, not erased or uptsated like a floppy disk
or
tape.
Classified material:
memoranda, reports and other documents emanating from government
departments, industrial and other corporations, research associations, etc.,
which are of a secret and confidential nature. They are classified
as 'top
secret', 'secret', 'confideibtial' and 'restricted' in descending order of
secrecy
and are treated variously in libraries. Also called classified information.
Clearinghouse:
an organization that collects and maintains information in a specialized
area, monitors research and development in relevant fields, and provides
referral to other relevant information sources.
Common carrier:
a telecommunications company that
is regulated by an appropriate
government agency and that offers communications services to the general
public such as a telephone company.
Community profile:
a formal assessment of the area served by the library in order to better
target services to the people to be served.