ACRL - Association of College and Research Libraries (a division of ALA)
AGSCI - referring to the Fischer Agricultural Sciences Library
ALA - American Library Association (Chicago)
ARCH - Archives (but sometimes Architecture Library)
ARCHT LIB - Architecture Library (Carpenter Hall 114)
ARIBIB - ARI Bibliographical Database for Astronomical References
ARL - Association of Research Libraries (Washington, DC)
ASCII - American Standard Code for Information Interchange Text files are stored in this format on computers; ASCII characters are comprised of the letters, numbers, punctuation, and symbols seen on a computer keyboard.
ASIS - American Society for Information Science (Washington, DC)
ATRIUM - The spacious ground floor area in the Terrell Library where the baby grand piano is located and where we hold the 'Atrium Music Series' and display free-standing exhibits.
BNA - Blackwell North America (an Approval Plan book vendor)
CALS - Cooperative Academic Library Services -- WSU Spokane
CD - Collection Development
CHR - Center for Human Rights (WSU department)
CIRC - Circulation
CJ - Current Journals (the Current Journals Room in Terrell Library)
CLR - Council on Library Resources (Washington, DC)
CNI - Coalition for Networked Information (Washington, DC)
COP - Council of Presidents (the presidents of the 6 Wash. state-assisted college/universities)
CRITERIA - The WSU Libraries Criteria for Merit Increases, Promotion, and Granting of Tenure document (see Sec. 3.b.1 of the Library Faculty Handbook)
CTS - Collections and Technical Services
CUB - Compton Union Building
DDLS - Distance Degree Library Services
ECLS - Extended Campus Library Services (library unit -- Terrell Library 120)
ED - Brain Education Library (Cleveland 130)
ED LIB - Brain Education Library (Cleveland 130)
EDUC - Brain Education Library (Cleveland 130)
FISCHER - Fischer Agricultural Sciences Library
FOL - Friends of the Library (comprised of donors to the WSU Libraries)
FPO - Frances Penrose Owen Science & Engineering Library
FSLC - Faculty Senate Library Committee (a WSU faculty senate committee)
FTE - Time Equivalent (a 1.00 FTE appointment = full-time; a .50 FTE appt. = half-time, etc.)
FTP - File Transfer Protocol-an Internet protocol which facilitates the transfer of files between computers.
GPSC - Graduate & Professional Study Center, Terrell Library ground floor
HRS - Human Resource Services (WSU?s Faculty & Staff Personnel Office, French 139)
html - hypertext markup language
http - hypertext transfer protocol
HUM/SOC - Humanities/Social Sciences Library (aka Holland and Terrell Libraries)
ICN - Intercollegiate Center for Nursing (Spokane)
ICR - Indirect cost recovery
III - Innovative Interfaces Inc. (the vendor of our integrated online system, Griffin)
ILL - Interlibrary Loan
INCOL - Inland Northwest Council of Libraries (a group of the higher ed libraries in Spokane, and WSU Libraries is also a member)
IRI - Interdepartmental Requisition and Invoice
ISS - Instructional Support Services (a unit managed by IT but which is located in old Holland with its own entrance/exit)
IT - Information Technology ? WSU?s telecommunications department
LAMA - Library Administration & Management Association (a division of ALA)
LAN - Local Area Network--a computer network confined to a small localized area.
LAN - Local Area Network
LAO - Library Administrative Office (a library unit, 221 Holland)
LC - Library of Congress (library classification system)
LFAC - Library Faculty Affairs Committee (a library faculty committee)
LIB INSTRUCTION - Library Instruction unit, (formerly called User Education)
LIB INSTRUCTION/REF WG - Library Instruction/Reference Working Group
LIBCOUNCIL - Library listserv for members of Library Council; address is: libcouncil@listproc.wsu.edu
LIBFACULTY - Library listserv for all library faculty; address is: libfaculty@listproc.wsu.edu
LIBSYS - Library Systems Office email account to report problems with Griffin & other computer related problems; email address is: libsys@mail.wsu.edu
LIBUSERS - Library listserv for ?All Library faculty and staff;? address is: libusers@listproc.wsu.edu
LITA - Library Information & Technology Association (a division of ALA)
LWOP - Leave Without Pay
MASC - Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (a library unit, Terrell Library 12)
MICRO - Microforms (a library unit, Holland 120)
MM&R - Media Materials & Reserves: Located at Terrell Library Rm. 1; part of Holland Circulation unit
NAL - National Agriculture Library (Beltsville, MD)
NLW - National Library Week (yearly event, usually held in April)
OCLC - Online Computer Library Center (Dublin, Ohio) (a bibliographic utility for shared cataloging & ILL)
OMS - Office of Management Services (a division of ARL)
OPAC - Online Public Access Catalog
OWEN - Owen Science & Engineering Library
P&P MANUAL - WSU Libraries? Policies & Procedures Manual (1 copy located in most library units). The Web WG is currently in the process of placing important policies and procedures from this Manual on the Libraries homepage; once that is completed, the paper version will be discontinued.
PID - Periodic Increment Date (The month each staff employee achieves ?permanent status? is their PID. The PID is the month each employee receives his/her incremental pay increases and the month before which yearly performance evaluations are due in LAO)
PNLA - Pacific Northwest Library Association
PUBSERV - Library listserv for all library public services employees; address is: pubserv@listproc.wsu.edu
RASD - Reference and Adult Services Division (an ALA division)
RCW - Revised Code of Washington (state code)
REF - Reference
RLG - Research Libraries Group
RLIN - Research Libraries Information Network (a shared cataloging bibliographic utility; we are not a member)
RTSD - Research & Technical Services Division (an ALA division)
RWA - Reference Work Area (Terrell Library 120)
RWA CONF RM - Reference Work Area Conference Room 120-A
S&E - The Owen Science & Engineering Library
SCIENCE - The Owen Science & Engineering Library
SLA - Special Library Association
SLC - The (Faculty) Senate Library Committee
SMTP - Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, the standard e-mail protocol on the Internet.
SYSTEMS - Collections & Systems Services Office (a library unit; located in Terrell Library)
TCP/IP - Transmission Control Protocol/ Internet Protocol--a collection of protocols which enable computers to exchange data over the Internet.
Triple I - Innovative Interfaces Inc. (the vendor of our integrated online system, Griffin)
UI - University of Idaho
UMI - University Microforms International (Ann Arbor, MI)
UPDATE - ?Library Update - A Library Newsletter for WSU Faculty?
URL - Uniform Resource Locator-an Internet address system unique to the World Wide Web.
USDA - U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
USER ED - Library User Education unit; NAME CHANGED TO 'LIBRARY INSTRUCTION'
VET - Veterinary Medical/Pharmacy Library (Wegner 170; NAME CHANGED TO HEALTH SCIENCES LIBRARY
VET MED - Veterinary Medical/Pharmacy Library (Wegner 170) NAME CHANGED TO HEALTH SCIENCES LIBRARY
WAC - Washington Administrative Code
WFSE - Washington Federation of State Employees
WLA - Washington Library Association
WSL - Washington State Library (Olympia, WA)
WSU CALS - WSU - Spokane Cooperative Academic Library
WWW - World Wide Web