International Directory Of Acronyms In Library Information And Computer Sciences

How to use this book; Geographic abbreviations; Acronyms.

This enlarged and expanded edition is designed to be a valuable resource for librarians and users of information sources, clarifying the bewidering number of new acronyms that appear every year in the information science field. Nearly 30,000 acronyms in 35 languages are listed. As libraries are to a large extent interdisciplinary, the dictionary covers language forms used in computers, publishing, printing, archive management, journalism and reprography, as well as in the library and information science fields Acronyms reproduced here represent institutions, library and information systems, pr.

Many authors use abbreviations, acronyms, technical nomenclature and symbols in their publications. The use of such abbreviations without definitions can be very frustrating for the reader. This lexicon is designed to overcome such problems. This unique reference work is the world's most comprehensive list of abbreviations and acronyms relating to the plastics and rubber industries. The 5000+ references have been compiled from the journals, books, trade magazines, reports, data sheets and directories covering rubber and plastics, which are used to create abstracts for the Rapra Polymer Library database.