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International Conference on Libraries for Sustainable Futures: Collaboration, Technology and Knowledge Sharing (Hybrid) at Thiruvananthapuram
February 10, 2026 at 6pm to February 28, 2026 at 7pm
Applications are invited from eligible candidates for recruitment to the post of "Librarian and Library Apprentice Trainees" on a temporary contract basis
The Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amaravati Campus, Andhra Pradesh is inviting applications from qualified candidates for the post of a Assistant Librarian.
IISER Thiruvananthapuram invites online application from eligible candidates for the Library Superintendent (UR-1) Group: B non-teaching position on regular basis.
KLA-CPD is organizing a One-Day National Workshop on ‘AI Tools for Teaching, Learning, and Research’,
February 21, 2026 from 9:30am to 3:30pmOne-Day Seminar on Research Journal Article Writing and Publishing
February 16, 2026 from 10am to 4pm
User Awareness Programme on ORCID, IRINS and INFLIBNET Services for Scholarly Communities at Avantika University, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh on March 20, 2026.
March 20, 2026 from 9am to 5pmOnline Webinar on One Nation and One Subscription (ONOS)
February 21, 2026 from 6pm to 8pmResponsible Research in the AI Era: Ethics, Authorship and Scholarly Practices
February 7, 2026 from 8:30am to 5:30pm
Online applications are invited from eligible candidates for appointment to the Semi-Professional Assistant, Library Attendant Group B & C posts in the Manipur University, Canchipur, Manipur.
NIMHANS, Bengaluru, invites applications for the Library Assistant vacant posts through online mode from Indian nationals residing in India and abroad.
LIS ABBRIVIATION
LIS abbreviation AACR: Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules. API = Application Programming Interface. ARPANET: Advanced Research Projects Agency Network. ASIS: American Society for Information Science. ASLIB: Association for Information Management, previously, the Association of Special Libraries and Information Bureau. CALIBER: Convention on Automation of LIBraries in Education and Research institutions. CAS: Current Awareness Service CCF: Common Communication Format CILIP: Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals. CMS: Content Management System. DCMI: Dublin Core Metadata Initiative. DDS: Document Delivery Service DELNET: DEveloping Library NETwork. DLF = Digital Library Federation. DNS: Domain Naming System. Dr. S. R. Ranganathan: Dr. Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan. DRTC: Documentation Research and Training Centre. FRAD: Functional Requirements for Authority Data. FRBR: Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records. FSF: Free Software Foundation. FTP: File Transfer Protocol. GPRS: General packet radio service. GSDL: Green Stone Digital Library software. HTML: Hyper Text Mark Up Language. HTTP: Hyper Text Transfer Protocol. IASLIC: Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information Centers. IATLIS: Indian Association of Teachers of Library and Information Science. IFLA: International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions. ILL: Inter Library Loan INDEST: Indian National Digital library in Engineering Sciences and Technology INFLIBNET INFormation and LIBrary NETwork IP: Inte rnet Protocol ISBD:International Standard Bibliographic Description ISO: International Organization For Standardization ISP: Internet Service Provider ISSN: International Standard Serial Number. JANET: Joint Aceemic NETwork. JOCLAI: Joint Council of Library Associations of India LAN: Local Area Network MALI: Meical Library Association of India MAN: Metropolitan Area Netwok MARC: Machine Readable Catalougue NCP: Network Control Protocol NISCAIR: National Institute of Science Communication And Information Resources NSF: National Science Foundation OAI: Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting. OCLC: Online Computer Library Centre. OPAC: Online Computer Access Catalogue PLANNER: Promotion of Library Automation and Networking in North Eastern Region RDA: Resource Description and Access RRRLF: Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation SDI: Selective Dissemination Of Information. SIS: Society For Information Science. SRU: Search Retrieval via URL TCP IP: Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol UNESCO: United Nations Educational, Scientific & Cultural Organization UNIMARC: Universal Machine Readable Catalogue. URL: Uniform Resource Locator. WAN: Wide Area Network. WIPO: World Intellectual Property Organization. WWW: World Wide Web.
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Permalink Reply by KANCHAN SHARMA on
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Thanks for all valuable abbreviations at one place. Correction OPAC- ONLINE PUBLIC ACCESS CATALOGUE
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Permalink Reply by Dr. Ghante Pradipkumar on
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R/ Sir,
Good job, thanks, keep it up.
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Permalink Reply by Mallikarjuna on
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Dear Sumit ranjan,
nice work . please don't include Dr. S.R. Ranganathan name as abbreviation form
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Permalink Reply by Dr. SUMIT RANJAN on
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ok sir
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Permalink Reply by Mohammad Ahmad on
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Very Nice.
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Permalink Reply by manoj tickoo on
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very nice,thanks
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Permalink Reply by THIRUMURUGAN S on
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Thank you sir.
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Permalink Reply by Nihad Faisal on
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Dear Sumit,
thank you very much for this valuable information, could you please say the source of this information and can I get more abbreviation of LIS?
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Permalink Reply by Tushar Vanzwala on
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Thanks Sumit, Check this also.
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Short forms.docx, 20 KB
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Permalink Reply by SATYA NAND PANDEY on
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nice job
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