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LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
Afghan Box Libraries Extension
ACKU
Afghan Center at Kabul University
ADPNet
Alabama Digital Preservation Network
AES
Audio Engineering Society's
AIDS
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
AIMS
Archival Information Management System
ARL
Association of Research Libraries
AVI
Audio Video Interleave
BMP
Bitmap Image File Format
CALIBNET
Calcutta Library Network
CATCAT
Union Catalogue of Catalogues
CD
Compact Disc
C-DAC
Centre for Development of Advanced Computing
CDL
California Digital Library
CDP
Collaborative Digitization Program
CDP
Colorado Digitization Project
CD-ROM
Compact Disc, Read Only Memory
CEDARS
Curl Exemplars in Digital Archives
CI
Cultural Institutions
CIL
Cultural Informatics Lab
CLDUT
Central Library and Documentation centre University of Tehran
CLT
Central Library of Tabriz
CNI
Coalition for Networked Information
DCHC
Digital Cultural Heritage Community
DELNET
Delhi Library Network
DLI
Digital Library of India
DOD
Digitization-on-Demand
DP
Digital Preservation
DPC
Digital Preservation Coalition
DPE
Digital Preservation Europe
DVD
Digital Versatile /Video Disc
EC
European Commission
ECHO
Exploring Cultural Heritage Online
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EDL
European Digital Library
EMERALD
Electronic Management Research Library Database
ERPANET
Electronic Resource Preservation and Network
ETDs
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
EU
European Union
FOSS
Free and Open Source Software
FP7
Seventh Framework Programme
GIF
Graphics Interchange Format
GIOPS
Government Information and Official publications
GMNet
Global Memory Net
HandS
Hub and Spoke
HARAM
Hafeze Roghomi e Meli
HDD
Hard Disk Drive
HUMI
Humanities Media Interface
ICT
Information and Communication Technologies
IFLA
International Federation of Library Associations
IGNCA
Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts
IIT
Indian Institute of Technology
I-M-C-S
Integrated Multimedia Content Retrieval System
IMLS
Institute of Museum and Library Services
IMPACT
Improving Access to Text
INTACH
Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage
IP
Intellectual Property
IT
Information Technology
JAC
Joint Astronomy Centre
JPEG
Joint Photographic Experts Group
KB
Koninklijke Bibliotheek
KBOPL
Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Public Library
KKTERMS
Kala Kosa Terms Database
KNRL
Kala Nidhi Reference Library
LBSNAA
Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration
LHDRP
Local History Digital Resources Project
LISA
Library and Information Science Abstract
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LISTA
Library and Information Science and Technology Abstracts
LMDCP
Library, Museum and Documentation Centre Parliament
LOCKSS
Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe
LSDIs
Large-Scale Digitization Initiatives
LSTA
Library Service and Technology Act
MARC
Machine Readable Catalogue
METS
Metadata Encoding and Transmission Standard
MMS
Multimedia Messaging System
MNLM
Malek National Library and Museum
MOU
Memorandum of Understanding
MP3
MPEG-1 Audio Layer-3
MPEG
Moving Pictures Experts Group
NAI
National Archives of India
NAS
National Archives of Singapore
NCSH
National Centre for History of Science
NDCHR
National Digital Cultural Heritage Repository Centre
NDHA
National Digital Heritage Archive
NDIIPP
National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program
NEDCC
Northeast Document Conservation Centre
NESTOR
Network of Expertise in Long-Term Storage of Digital Resources
NICSI
National Informatics Centre
NICSI
National Informatics Centre Services Incorporated
NINCH
National Initiative for a Networked Cultural Heritage
NLA
National Library of Australia
NLAI
National Library and Archives of Islamic Republic of Iran
NLC
National Library of China
NLI
National Library of India
NMML
Nehru Memorial Museum and Library
NSLS
North Suburban Library System
OAIS
Open Archival Information System
OCLC
Online Computer Library Center
OCR
Optical Character Recognition
OLMAQ
Organization of Libraries, Museums and Documents Centre of Astan Quds
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ORI
Oriental Research Institute
PAC
Preservation and Conservation
PADI
Preserving Access to Digital Information
PANDORA
Preserving and Accessing Networked Documentary Resources of Australia
PDF
Portable Document Format
PH
Power of Hydrogen
PREMIS
Preservation Metadata Implementation Strategies
RMRL
Roja Muthiah Research Library
RRL
Rampur Raza Library
SPSS
Statistical Package for the Social Sciences
TASL
The Asiatic Society Library
TCEs
Traditional Cultural Expressions
TGLAM
The Grand Library of Ayatullah al-Uzma Marashi Najafi
THDI
Texas Heritage Digitization Initiative
TIFF
Tagged Image File Format
TNA
The National Archives
UCLA
University of California at Los Angeles
UNDP
United Nation Development Programme
UNESCO
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
WHMNet
World Heritage Memory Net
WIPO
World Intellectual Property Organization
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