| AALL |
American Association of Law Libraries |
| AAM |
American Association of Museums |
| AASLH |
American Association for State and Local History |
| ACA |
Academy of Certified Archivists |
| ACDA |
Association of Catholic Diocesan Archivists |
| A*CENSUS |
Archival Census and Education Needs Survey in the United States (conducted 2004) |
| ACRL |
Association of College and Research Libraries (ALA) |
| ACWR |
Archivists for Congregations of Women Religious |
| ADE |
Association for Documentary Editing |
| AFS |
American Folklore Society |
| AGFO |
Association of Government Finance Officers |
| AHA |
American Historical Association |
| AHA! |
Association of Houston Archivists |
| AIC |
American Institute for the Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works |
| AIIM |
American Association for Information and Image Management |
| ALA |
American Library Association |
| ALCTS |
Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALA) |
| ALISE |
Association for Library and Information Science Education |
| AMIA |
Association of Moving Image Archivists |
| AMICO |
Art Museum Image Consortium |
| Amigos |
Amigos Library Services |
| APT |
Association for Preservation Technology International |
| ARI |
Archivists of Religious Institutions |
| ARL |
Association of Research Libraries |
| ARMA |
Association of Records Managers and Administrators |
| ASALH |
Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History |
| ASI |
American Society of Indexers |
| ASIST |
American Society for Information Science and Technology |
| BARM |
Bureau of Archives and Records Management |
| CCAHA |
Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts |
| CCRA |
Clerks of Courts and Registers Association |
| CEPD |
Committee on Education and Professional Development (SAA) |
| CIHM |
Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions |
| CIMA (1) |
Coalition of Information Management Associations |
| CIMA (2) |
Conference of Inter-Mountain Archivists |
| CIMI |
Consortium for the Computer Interchange of Museum Information |
| CLIR |
Commission on Library and Information Resources
(formerly CLR: Council on Library Resources) |
| CNI |
Coalition for Networked Information |
| CoOL |
Conservation Resources On-Line |
| CoSA |
Council of State Archivists (formerly the Council of State Historical Records Coordinators) |
| COSHRC |
See CoSA |
| COSLA |
Chief Officers of State Library Agencies |
| CSG |
Council of State Governments |
| DAH |
Division/Department of Archives and History |
| dPlan |
Disaster planning tool available online |
| EAD |
Encoded Archival Description |
| EPI |
Emergency Preparedness Initiative (CoSA) |
| FIAF |
International Federation of Film Archives |
| GAI |
Georgia Archives Institute |
| GDAH |
Georgia Department of Archives and History |
| HABS |
Historic American Buildings Survey |
| HAER |
Historic American Engineering Record |
| HENTF |
Heritage Emergency National Task Force |
| HNOC |
Historic New Orleans Collection |
| HP |
Heritage Preservation |
| HRRS |
Historical Records Repository Survey (COSHRC, 1998-99) |
| HRS |
Historical Records Survey (Works Progress Administration, 1930s) |
| IASSIST |
International Association for Social Science Information Services and Technology |
| ICA |
International Council of Archives |
| ICCROM |
International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and the Restoration of Cultural Property |
| ICMA |
International City/County Management Association |
| ICRM |
Institute of Certified Records Managers |
| IFLA |
International Federation of Library Associations |
| IMLS |
Institute of Museum and Library Services |
| IPI |
Image Permanence Institute |
| IRMT |
International Records Management Trust |
| ISG |
Industry Specific Group (ARMA) |
| ISO |
International Organization for Standardization |
| KDLA |
Kentucky Department of Library and Archives |
| LC |
Library of Congress |
| LITA |
Library Information Technology Association |
| MAA |
Michigan Archival Association |
| MAC |
Midwest Archives Conference |
| MARAC |
Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference |
| MARBI |
USMARC Advisory Board |
| MCN |
Museum Computer Network |
| MLAI |
Museum and Library Archives Institute |
| NACo |
National Association of Counties |
| NAGARA |
National Association of Government Archives and Records Administrators |
| NARA |
National Archives and Records Administration |
| NASCIO |
National Association of State Chief Information Officers (formerly "National Association of State Information Resource Executives (NASIRE)" |
| NASIRE |
See NASCIO |
| NASS |
National Association of Secretaries of State |
| NCC |
National Coordinating Committee for the Promotion of History (succeeded by NCH) |
| NCH |
National Coalition for History (successor to NCC) |
| NCLIS |
National Commission on Libraries and Information Science |
| NCPH |
National Council on Public History |
| NCPTT |
National Center for Preservation Technology and Training (National Park Service) |
| NCSHPO |
National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers |
| NDIIPP |
National Digital Information Infrastructure Preservation Project (Library of Congress) |
| NEA (1) |
National Endowment for the Arts |
| NEA (2) |
New England Archivists |
| NEARI |
New England Archivists of Religious Institutions |
| NEDCC |
Northeast Document Conservation Center |
| NEH |
National Endowment for the Humanities |
| NEMA |
National Emergency Management Association |
| NFACE |
National Forum on Archival Continuing Education (COSHRC, 2000) |
| NFPB |
National Film Preservation Board |
| NGA |
National Governors' Association |
| NGS |
National Genealogical Society |
| NHPRC |
National Historical Publications and Records Commission |
| NIC |
National Institute for the Conservation of Cultural Property |
| NINCH |
National Initiative for a Networked Cultural Heritage |
| NISO |
National Information Standards Organization |
| NIST |
National Institute of Standards and Technology |
| NML |
National Media Lab |
| NPS |
National Park Service |
| NPSMMP |
National Park Service, Museum Management Program |
| NWA |
Northwest Archivists, Inc. |
| NYART |
New York Archivists Round Table |
| OAH |
Organization of American Historians |
| OHA |
Oral History Association |
| PLA |
Public Library Association |
| PLASMA |
"Pretty Loose Association of State Museum Associations" |
| PReP |
Pocket Response Plan (CoSA) |
| RAP |
Regional Alliance for Preservation |
| RBMS |
Rare Books and Manuscripts Section (ALA/ACRL) |
| RLG |
Research Libraries Group |
| RUSA |
Reference and User Services Association (ALA) |
| SAA |
Society of American Archivists |
| SARA |
State Archives and Records Administration |
| SCA |
Society of California Archivists |
| SCMRE |
Smithsonian Center for Materials Research & Education |
| SCPRA |
South Carolina Public Records Association |
| SGA |
Society of Georgia Archivists |
| SHPO |
State Historical Preservation Officer |
| SHRAB |
State Historical Records Advisory Board |
| SLA |
Special Libraries Association |
| SMAs |
State Museum Associations |
| SMPTE |
Society of Motion Picture & Television Engineers |
| SOA |
Society of Ohio Archivists |
| SOLINET |
Southeastern Library Network, Inc. |
| SRMA |
Society of Rocky Mountain Archivists |
| SSA |
Society of Southwest Archivists |
| TAPPI |
Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry |
| TCART |
Twin Cities Archives Roundtable |
| VRA |
Visual Resources Association |
| WAI |
Western Archives Institute |
