Frequently Used Acronyms and Buzz Words
"The Buzz" is meant to be a brief digest, so we may not take the space to define every acronym or buzz word used in our issues of the newsletter. Here we compile a list of acronyms and buzz words we frequently use. We note if it is an acronym or word commonly used in the National Archives, the archival profession, the library science profession, or the Web community. We also might link to an online resource with more information for your reference.
| Acronym / Buzz Word |
Definition | Type |
|---|---|---|
| ALA | American Library Association | Library Science Profession |
| American Memory | Library of Congress collections online | Library Science Profession |
| ARC | Archival Research Catalog | National Archives |
| DACS | Describing Archives: A Content Standard | Archival Profession |
| Digital Vaults | Online exhibit based on the National Archives Public Vaults exhibit | National Archives |
| EAC | Encoded Archival Context | Archival Profession |
| EAD | Encoded Archival Description | Archival Profession |
| Flickr | Website for sharing photographs | Web Community |
| Fold3 (formerly Footnote) | Website for accessing and sharing original historical documents and stories | Web Community |
| ICA | International Council on Archives | Archival Profession |
| ICA-ISDF | International Standard for Describing Functions | Archival Profession |
| ISAD(G) | General International Standard Archival Description | Archival Profession |
| ISAAR(CPF) | International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families | Archival Profession |
| LAC | Library and Archives Canada | Archival Profession |
| LC | Library of Congress | Library Science Profession |
| MARC | Machine Readable Catalog | Library Science Profession |
| NAA | National Archives of Australia | Archival Profession |
| NARA | National Archives and Records Administration | National Archives |
| Public Vaults | Permanent exhibit in the National Archives in Washington, DC | National Archives |
| RSS | Really Simple Syndication | Web Community |
| SAA | Society of American Archivists | Archival Profession |
| TNA | The National Archives of the United Kingdom | Archival Profession |
| Wiki | A collection of web pages featuring collaboratively created content (for example Wikipedia) | Web Community |
Did we miss an acronym we used in one of our issues? Please let us know at arc@nara.gov.
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