| ACRL/NEC |
Association of College and Research Libraries/New England Chapter |
| ADA |
Americans with Disabilities Act |
| ALA |
American Library Association |
| ANSI/INISO |
American National Standards Institute/National Information Standards Organization |
| BTBL |
Braille and Talking Book Library at the Perkins School for the Blind |
| CLAMS |
Cape Libraries Automated Materials Sharing, Inc. |
| C/WMARS |
Central/Western Massachusetts Automated Resource Sharing, Inc. |
| DOC |
Department of Correction |
| DOE |
Department of Education |
| FLO |
Fenway Libraries Online |
| IMLS |
Institute of Museum and Library Services |
| LMC |
Library Media Center |
| LRP |
Massachusetts Long-Range Plan, 2003-2007 |
| LSCA |
Library Services and Construction Act |
| LSTA |
Library Services and Technology Act |
| MARC |
Machine-Readable Cataloging |
| MBLC |
Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners |
| MBLN |
MetroBoston Library Network |
| MFOL |
Massachusetts Friends of Libraries |
| MLA |
Massachusetts Library Association |
| MLIN |
Massachusetts Library Information Network |
| MLN |
Minuteman Library Network, Inc. |
| MLS |
Masters in Library Science |
| MLTA |
Massachusetts Library Trustees Association |
| MSLMA |
Massachusetts School Library Media Association |
| MVLC |
Merrimack Valley Library Consortium, Inc. |
| NCES |
National Center for Education Statistics |
| NOBLE |
North of Boston Library Exchange, Inc. |
| OCLN |
Old Colony Library Network, Inc. |
| OLA |
Online Affiliate |
| OPAC |
Online Public Access Catalog |
| P.L. |
Public Law |
| PLA |
Public Library Association |
| SABES |
System for Adult Basic Education Support |
| SACL |
State Advisory Council on Libraries |
| SLA |
Special Libraries Association |
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| TBL |
Talking Book Library at the Worcester Public Library |
| TCP/IP |
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol |