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AALL – American Association of Law Libraries - www.aallnet.org/
AASL — American Association of School Librarians, ALA - www.ala.org/aasl/
ACRL – Association of College and Research Libraries, ALA - www.ala.org/acrl/
ALA – American Library Association – www.ala.org
ALCTS — Association for Library Collections & Technical Services, ALA - www.ala.org/alcts/
ALF – Area Library Forum
ALSC — Association for Library Service to Children, ALA - www.ala.org/alsc/
ALTA – Association for Library Trustees and Advocates, ALA - www.ala.org/alta/
ANHLF – Association of New Hampshire Library Friends
ANHLL – Association of New Hampshire Law Librarians - www.fplc.edu/anhll/anhll.htm
ARL – Association of Research Libraries - www.arl.org/
ASCLA — Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies, ALA - www.ala.org/ascla/

 
BHSL – Basic Health Sciences Library Network
 
CHILIS – Children's Librarians Section, NHLA - www.nh.gov/nhla/chilis.htm
CCLC – Carroll County Library Cooperative
COLT - Council on Library/Media Technicians - http://library.ucr.edu/COLT/
COSLA – Chief Officers of State Library Agencies - www.cosla.org/
COSLINE – Council of State Library Agencies in the Northeast -www.lori.state.ri.us/loripro/Resources/cosline.htm

 
EGIR – Electronic and Government Information Resources Section (State Library) - www.nh.gov/nhsl/electronic/
 
FOLUSA - Friends of Libraries USA - www.folusa.com/
FRC – Family Resource Connection, Special Services Section, State Library - www.nh.gov/nhsl/frc/
FSCS - Federal/State Cooperative System for Public Library Data, NCES

 
GMILCS – Greater Manchester Integrated Library Cooperative System - www.gmilcs.org/
GSL – Granite State Libraries (State Library newsletter) - www.nh.gov/nhsl/services/librarians/gsl

 
HQ76.3/New England – Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Librarians and Library Workers Section, NELA - www.dartmouth.edu/~jcd/hq763.html
HSA Code – Library's user ID on the NHU-PAC
HSL-NH/VT – Health Sciences Libraries of New Hampshire and Vermont - http://library.umassmed.edu/hslnhvt/

 
ILL – Interlibrary Loan
IMLS – Institute of Museum and Library Services - www.imls.gov/
ITS - Information Technology Section, NELA - http://nelib.cjwebsolutions.com/its/its.html

 
LAMA — Library Administration and Management Association, ALA - www.ala.org/lama/
LiDS – Library Development Services Section, State Library - www.nh.gov/nhsl/lds/
LITA — Library and Information Technology Association, ALA - www.lita.org/
LLNE – Law Librarians of New England, AALL - www.aallnet.org/chapter/llne/
LOON – Libraries Online/Outreach North (consumer health initiative) - www.ourkingdom.com/nonprofit/loon/
LSTA – Library Services and Technology Act
LUV – Librarians of the Upper Valley (cooperative)

 
MARC – Machine readable cataloging record
MHR – Merri-Hill-Rock (cooperative)
MLA – Medical Library Association - www.mlanet.org/

 
NAHSL – North Atlantic Health Sciences Libraries, Inc., MLA - www.nahsl.org/
NCES – National Center for Education Statistics - www.nces.ed.gov/
NCLC – North Country Library Cooperative
NCLIS – U.S. National Commission for Library and Information Science - www.nclis.gov/
NHPLAR – New Hampshire Public Library Annual Report - www.nh.gov/nhsl/lds/public_library_stats.html
NCO – North Country Office, State Library
NEA – New England Archivists - www.lib.umb.edu/newengarch/
NEDCC – Northeast Document Conservation Center - www.nedcc.org/
NEEMA – New England Educational Media Association - www.neema.org/
NELA – New England Library Association - http://nelib.cjwebsolutions.com/
NELINET – New England Library Network - www.nelinet.net/
NELLCO – New England Law Library Consortium, Inc. - www.nellco.org/
NELSSA - New England Library Support Staff Association, NELA
NERTCL - New England Round Table of Children's Librarians, NELA
NETSL - New England Technical Services Librarians, NELA - http://nelib.cjwebsolutions.com/netsl/indexnew.html
NHAG – New Hampshire Archives Group
NHAIS – New Hampshire Automated Information System - www.nh.gov/nhsl/nhais/
NHAISB – New Hampshire Automated Information System Board
NHCUC – New Hampshire College and University Council - www.nhcuc.org/
NHEMA – New Hampshire Educational Media Association - www.nhema.net/
NHLA – New Hampshire Library Association - www.nhlibrarians.org
NHLTA – New Hampshire Library Trustees Association - www.nh.gov/nhlta/
NHSL – New Hampshire State Library - www.nh.gov/nhsl/
NHU-PAC – New Hampshire Public Access Catalog - www.nh.gov/nhsl/services/public/catalogs.html

 
OCLC – Online Computer Library Center, Inc. - www.oclc.org/home/
OFL – The Once and Future Librarian (Library Development Services newsletter, State Library) - www.nh.gov/nhsl/once/

 
PLA – Public Library Association - www.pla.org/
 
RALI – Rochester Area Libraries
READS – Reference and Adult Services Section, NHLA - www.nh.gov/nhla/reads.htm
RUSA — Reference and User Services Association, ALA - www.ala.org/rusa/
 
SCROOGE & MARLEY - Service Center Region Organized to Overcome Growing Expenses and Mulitply
Available Revenues for Libraries by Enlarging their Yield, aka SAM
SILC – Suncook Interlibrary Cooperative
SLA – Special Libraries Association - www.sla.org/
SLD - www.sl.universalservice.org/

 
UPLC – Urban Public Library Consortium, NHLA
 
WOTM – West of the Merrimack (cooperative)
 
YALSA — Young Adult Library Services Association, ALA - www.ala.org/yalsa/

 
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