Jargon Buster

Help with acronyms and glossaries

Like other professions, archivists, librarians and museum curators use jargon in their work. The following information will hopefully act as a guide through the acronyms and terms so you can understand what they are talking about.

Federation of Family History Societies acronym buster (for organisations):  http://www.ffhs.org.uk/archives/acronyms.php

Libraries North West library speak/glossary:
http://www.lnw.org.uk/bu/acronyms.htm

Arts & Humanities Data Service acronym buster:
http://ahds.ac.uk/creating/acronyms.htm

Technical Advisory Service for Images (TASI) glossary: http://www.tasi.ac.uk/glossary/images_glossary.html

Digital Preservation Coalition acronyms and initials: http://www.dpconline.org/graphics/intro/acronyms.html

The National Archives archives portal glossary: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/portal/help/portal/glossary.htm

The Archive-Skills consultancy: 
http://www.archive-skills.com/links/links8.php

British Records Association glossary of archival terms: http://www.britishrecordsassociation.org.uk/publication_pages/Guidelines2.htm

Catholic Archives Society glossary of basic archival terms:
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