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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 June 6, 2012 at 17:30

Thanks for all valuable abbreviations at one place. Correction OPAC- ONLINE PUBLIC ACCESS CATALOGUE

Permalink Reply by Dr. Ghante Pradipkumar on June 6, 2012 at 17:44

R/ Sir,

Good job, thanks, keep it up.

Permalink Reply by Mallikarjuna on June 6, 2012 at 17:49

Dear Sumit ranjan,

nice work . please don't include Dr. S.R. Ranganathan name as abbreviation form

Permalink Reply by Dr. SUMIT RANJAN on June 12, 2012 at 20:20

ok sir

Permalink Reply by Mohammad Ahmad on June 6, 2012 at 18:21

Very Nice.

Permalink Reply by manoj tickoo on June 6, 2012 at 18:44

very nice,thanks 

Permalink Reply by THIRUMURUGAN S on June 6, 2012 at 20:27

Thank you sir.

Permalink Reply by Nihad Faisal on June 6, 2012 at 20:59

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?

Permalink Reply by Tushar Vanzwala on June 6, 2012 at 21:30

Thanks Sumit, Check this also.

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Permalink Reply by murali on June 7, 2012 at 23:11

thank u sir

u gathered good information for lis professionals

Permalink Reply by SATYA NAND PANDEY on June 6, 2012 at 22:29

nice job

Permalink Reply by murali on June 7, 2012 at 23:06

thank u for giving this type of useful information

keep it up

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