This section lists abbreviations used by the contributors to this issue. The list is not exhaustive as in a few cases, abbreviations are accompanied by appropriate explanation. This list is intended to assist readers who may not be familiar with the
history of the Australian and international library and tertiary education scene.
| AACOBS |
Australian Advisory Council on Bibliographical Services |
| AARNet |
Australian Academic and Research Network |
| ACLIS |
Australian Council of Libraries and Information Management |
| AIMA |
Australian Information Managment Association |
| AL CAE |
Association of Librarians in Colleges of Advanced Education |
| ARL |
Association of Research Libraries |
| AUC |
Australian Universities Commission |
| AVCC |
Australian Vice-Chancellors' Committee |
| CAE |
College of Advanced Education |
| CARL |
Canadian Association of Research Libraries |
| CAUDIT |
Committee of Australian University Directors of Information Technology |
| CAUL |
Committee of Australian University Librarians (later Council of Australian University Librarians) |
| CAVAL |
co-operative Action by Victorian Academic Libraries |
| CICOM |
CAUL Index of Cost of Monographs |
| CICOP |
CAUL Index of Cost of Periodicals |
| CNI |
Coalition for Networked Information |
| CONZUL |
Committee of New Zealand University Librarians |
| CSIRO |
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation |
| DEET |
Department of Employment, Education and Training |
| HEFCE |
Higher Education Funding Council for England |
| IFLA |
International Federation of Library Associations |
| JEDDS |
Joint Electronic Document Delivery System |
| JISC |
Joint Information Systems Committee (UK) |
| NBEET |
National Board of Employment, Education and Training |
| LAA |
Library Association of Australia |
| RLG |
Research Libraries Group, USA |
| SCIR |
Standing Committee on Information Resources (of the AVCC) |
| SCONUL |
Standing Coonference on National and University Libraries (UK and Ireland) |
| TEC |
Tertiary Education Commission |
