Glossary of Useful Acronyms, Abbreviations, Words, & Phrases
Employees new to San Diego, UCSD and the University of California library and university system encounter many unique acronyms and abbreviations and unique uses of words and phrases. LAUC-SD offers the following list of commonly used acronyms, words and phrases to ease the transition. Newbies can find lists of a similar nature in the print UC and UCSD telephone directories. These other sources are good to check as UCSD adds new buildings, names them, and consequently adopts acronyms and/or abbreviations for them.
See also "Common Library Terms & Acronyms."
| AA | Administrative Assistant | |
| AAL | Art and Architecture Library (UCSD) | |
| ACG | All Campus Group (HOTS, HOPS, CDC, LTAT, and RSC) | |
| ACRL | Association of College & Research Libraries | |
| ACS | Academic Computing Services (UCSD) and Access Services (Libraries) | |
| Adcon | Conference room in the Library Administrative suite in Geisel | |
| Admin Team | Consists of senior library administrators | |
| AIT Guide | Faculty Guide to Academic Information Technology | |
| Annex | Off-campus storage facility for low-use materials from UCSD Libraries' collections | |
| APM | Academic Personnel Manual UC Personnel Policies for academic appointees. Includes procedures for appointment, advancement, and promotion. | |
| ARL | Association of Research Libraries | |
| ARPM | Academic Review Procedures Manual, Librarian Series, UCSD guidelines to provide procedural details for conducting appointment and performance reviews of UCSD Librarians. | |
| Arts Libraries | Includes Art & Architecture Library, Film & Video Library, and the Music Library | |
| ASCL | Academic Senate Committee on Library (UCSD) | |
| AUL | Assistant or Associate University Librarian | |
| __Blank Assistant | All AA's are in this job classification, but all in this classification are AA's. | |
| Biomed or BML | Biomedical Library (UCSD) | |
| BLINK | UCSD portal for staff. Has glossary feature that is useful. | |
| Blue Sheets | Library accounting form used for supplies, etc. (an actual piece of paper) | |
| CAIT | Committee on Academic Information Technology (UCSD) | |
| CAP | Committee on Advancement and Promotion is a faculty version of CAPA | |
| CAPA | Committee on Appointments, Promotions, and Advancements (elected by LAUC-SD membership) | |
| Career Status | Term use for permanent classified job titles; for academic appointees (i.e., librarian) denotes a continuous appointment without the need to renew a contract on a periodic basis. | |
| CARL | California Academic and Research Libraries. | |
| CC | Community College San Diego County has: City, Mesa, Miracosta, and Palomar community colleges | |
| CDC | Collection Development Committee (UC) | |
| CDL | California Digital Library. Tenth UC library. | |
| Central or CUL | Central University Library (retired terms; use Geisel Library) | |
| Circuit | Combined catalog that includes a paging service for books at San Diego county's four largest academic libraries (CSUSM, SDSU, UCSD, USD, and the San Diego County Public Libraries) | |
| CJK | Chinese, Japanese, Korean | |
| CLICS | Center for Library & Instructional Computing Services (formerly Undergraduate Library, Humanities Library, UGLi, and Cluster I) | |
| Clusters | Overarching divisions of UCSD libraries (Administrative, Sciences, Social Sciences & Humanities, Technology & Technical Services) | |
| CMRR | Center for Magnetic Recording Research (UCSD) | |
| COVC | Council of Vice-Chancellors (UC) | |
| CPNM | Current Periodicals, Newspapers, and Microforms located in the Social Sciences and Humanities Library, Geisel Library building | |
| CRS | Computer Resource Specialist job title | |
| CSU | California State University, approx 23 campuses, San Diego county has CSU San Marcos and San Diego State University. | |
| DAR | Digital Audio Reserves | |
| DBF | Department of Business and Finance | |
| DDS/ILL | Document Delivery Service/Interlibrary Loan Committee (reports to AUL for Public Services) | |
| DIR | Digital Image Reserves | |
| DLWPG | Digital Library Program Working Group (pronounced DILL PWIG) | |
| DOCS | Designation in Roger for government documents in the Social Sciences and Humanities Library | |
| DoD | Director of Development (UCSD), Department of Defense (USA) | |
| DMR | Digital Media Reserves | |
| DSSL | Department Systems Services Liaisons | |
| DULtd> | Deputy University Librarian | |
| eLinks | See UC-eLinks | |
| ERC | Eleanor Roosevelt College | |
| eScholarship | ||
| FD | Fretwell Downing, Inc. British company provides us with VDX and Scholar's Portal software | |
| FD&C | Facilities, Design and Construction (UCSD) | |
| FinancialLink | ||
| FVL | Film and Video Library (UCSD) | |
| FVR | Film and Video Reserves (UCSD) | |
| GA | General Assistance (budget for non-work-study student assistants in the library) | |
| GIS | Geographic Information Systems Lab, Research Services, SSHL | |
| Green Sheets | Campus notices distributed electronically (formerly distributed to departments on green paper) | |
| GLADIS | Automated library catalog at UC Berkeley | |
| HOPS | Heads of Public Services (UC --AUL’s for public service serve on this committee) | |
| HOSC | Heads of Special Collections (UC) | |
| HOTS | Heads of Technical Services (UC --AUL’s for Technical service serve on this committee). | |
| IFIS | UCSD's financial and accounting automated system | |
| IMPRINTS | UCSD print and graphics service and the Libraries partner in our own copy and print service. | |
| InfoPath | former name for UCSD's Web Site | |
| INNOPAC | UCSD's online catalog from Innovative Interfaces Inc. | |
| IOC | Instruction and Outreach Committee. Reports to AUL for Public Services | |
| IR/PS | Graduate School for International Relations/Pacific Studies. Refers both to the school and the library (UCSD.) | |
| ISC | Information Services Committee. Reports to PSAC. | |
| ITD | Information Technology Department (formerly the Systems Department and the Software Engineering Department) | |
| IUC | Instructional Use of Computing | |
| LA | Library Assistant job classification scheme | |
| LAO | Library Administrative Office wherein reside the UL, AULs, and Budget Queen Tammy, DoD (Diva of Dollars) | |
| LASR | (pronounced "laser") Leave Activity Summary Report is a monthly report of accrued and used sick, vacation, comp, and other types of leave. | |
| LTAG | Library of Technology Advisory Group (Reports to SOPAG) | |
| LAUC | Librarian’s Association of the University of California. Employment as a librarian automatically makes one a member of this group. Each campus has a division (e.g. LAUC-SD). | |
| LEC, Room 274 | Library Electronic Classroom located in the Geisel Library building. (pronounce by initials L.E.C. or as a work "Lec" rhymes with Shreck; speakers preference) | |
| LEO | Library Equipment Order | |
| LHR | Library Human Resources (UCSD) | |
| LIBNET | UCSD Libraries Intranet | |
| LiFT | Library Financial Team (UCSD) | |
| LMG | Library Management Group (UCSD) | |
| LPL | Library Privacy Liaisons (former ACG which reported to SOPAG) | |
| LOL | Lots of Laughs | |
| LSST | Library Safety and Security Team (UCSD) | |
| LWC | Libraries Website Committee. Reports to PSAC. | |
| MCL | Medical Center Library. A branch of the Biomedical Library located at the UCSD Medical Center in Hillcrest. | |
| MELVYL | UC online catalog | |
| Merced | See UCM. | |
| MOU | Memorandum of Understanding, Professional Librarians Unit, American Federation of Teachers | |
| MSCL | Mandeville Special Collections Library, formerly SPEC. (UCSD) | |
| MSO | Management Services Officer. Each department at UCSD has one. UCSD Libraries are considered one department. | |
| MSP | Managers and Senior Professionals (campus) | |
| MUS | Music Library (UCSD) | |
| NRLF | Northern Regional Library Facility. Storage facility for collections from northern California UC libraries. | |
| OCLC | ||
| ONO | Office of Network Operations. Responsible for management and technical consulting for the campus LAN. (UCSD) | |
| OP or UCOP | University of California, Office of the President (Oakland) | |
| ORION2 | Automated library catalog at UCLA. | |
| PACTECH | Technical services version of INNOPAC. | |
| PAF | Personnel Action Form | |
| PAG | Preservation Advisory Group (UC ACG, reports to SOPAG) | |
| PIR | Patron Initiated Request (somewhat retired, evolved into Request) | |
| PSAC | Public Service Advisory Council. Representatives from public services units of all libraries serve on this committee. (UCSD) | |
| R&PD | Research and Professional Development Committee. (UCSD & UC) | |
| Recharge | System by which departments pay each other for goods and services. | |
| Representative Assembly | The voting members of the Academic Senate (UCSD) | |
| Request | Online feature for submitting interlibrary loan requests. (Internally referred to as PIR) | |
| Roger | UCSD Libraries online catalog. Name for UCSD founder Roger Revelle. (sometimes written ROGER; sometimes Roger) | |
| Room 276 | Library classroom with instructor station and projection capability. | |
| RSC | Resource Sharing Commitee (ACG, reports to SOPAG) | |
| SAGE | Database of electronic resources and databases available through the UCSD Libraries website. | |
| Schedule of Classes | (print retired 10/03; online access only on StudentLink) | |
| S&E, SEL | Science and Engineering Library (UCSD) | |
| SDPL | San Diego Public Library | |
| SDSU | San Diego State University | |
| SED | Software Engineering Department (retired term; superseded by ITD) | |
| SFX | See UC-eLinks | |
| SIO | Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Refers both to the Institution and to its library (UCSD) | |
| SLASIAC | System wide Library and Scholarly Information Advisory Committee (UC) | |
| SOM | School of Medicine | |
| SOPAG | System wide Operations and Planning Advisory Group (UC) | |
| Soupy Sales | Campus Surplus Sales where old equipment, furniture and withdrawn books get sold to public and others. (UCSD) | |
| SPEC | Mandeville Special Collections Library (UCSD) not in current use; superseded by MSCL. | |
| SRLF | outhern Regional Library Facility. Storage facility for southern California UC libraries, located at UCLA. | |
| SR VCAA | Senior Vice-Chancellor Academic Affairs is the campus administrator to whom the University Librarian reports. | |
| SSH, SSHL | Social Sciences and Humanities Library (UCSD) | |
| StudentLink | Administrative portal for students and faculty, includes online registration and the like. | |
| Systems | (retired term; superseded by ITD) | |
| TDC | Technology Directions Committee (UCSD) | |
| TEV | Travel Expense Voucher | |
| TLC | Total Learning Classroom, one of several library electronic classrooms, located in CLICS (see also LEC, Room 274). | |
| TPOT | Technical Processing Online Tools | |
| UC | University of California | |
| UC/AFT | University Council - American Federation of Teachers | |
| UCAI | The Union Catalog for Art Images (UCAI) Project will create a prototype database using bibliographic metadata and thumbnail images submitted by three partner institutions: the University of California, San Diego, the Fine Arts Library at Harvard University, and the Ingalls Library of the Cleveland Museum of Art. (2002 - 2003) | |
| UCB | University of California, Berkeley | |
| UCCSC | UC Computer System Conference | |
| UCD | University of California, Davis | |
| UC eLinks | University of California, Davis | |
| UCI | University of California, Irvine | |
| UCLA | University of California, Los Angeles | |
| UCM | University of California, Merced. Tenth UC campus. Eleventh UC library. | |
| UCOL | Academic Senate University Committee on Library (UC) | |
| UCR | University of California, Riverside | |
| UCSB | University of California, Santa Barbara | |
| UCSC | University of California, Santa Cruz | |
| UCSD | University of California, San Diego | |
| UCSF | University of California, San Francisco | |
| UGL, UGLi, Undergrad, Undergraduate Library | (retired terms see CLICS) | |
| UL | University Librarian | |
| USD | University of San Diego | |
| VCAA | Vice-Chancellor Academic Affairs is campus division to which the Libraries report | |
| VDX | Virtual Document Exchange An interlibrary loan and document delivery system from Fretwell-Downing and licensed to the UC system. | |
| WASC | Western Association of Schools & Colleges is major academic accrediting association. For UCSD Libraries, institutional membership in WASC relates to borrowing privileges. |
