LIS abbreviation AACR: Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules. API = Application Programming Interface. ARPANET: Advanced Research Projects Agency Network. ASIS: American Society for Information Science. ASLIB: Association for Information Management, previously, the Association of Special Libraries and Information Bureau. CALIBER: Convention on Automation of LIBraries in Education and Research institutions. CAS: Current Awareness Service CCF: Common Communication Format CILIP: Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals. CMS: Content Management System. DCMI: Dublin Core Metadata Initiative. DDS: Document Delivery Service DELNET: DEveloping Library NETwork. DLF = Digital Library Federation. DNS: Domain Naming System. Dr. S. R. Ranganathan: Dr. Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan. DRTC: Documentation Research and Training Centre. FRAD: Functional Requirements for Authority Data. FRBR: Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records. FSF: Free Software Foundation. FTP: File Transfer Protocol. GPRS: General packet radio service. GSDL: Green Stone Digital Library software. HTML: Hyper Text Mark Up Language. HTTP: Hyper Text Transfer Protocol. IASLIC: Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information Centers. IATLIS: Indian Association of Teachers of Library and Information Science. IFLA: International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions. ILL: Inter Library Loan INDEST: Indian National Digital library in Engineering Sciences and Technology INFLIBNET INFormation and LIBrary NETwork IP: Inte rnet Protocol ISBD:International Standard Bibliographic Description ISO: International Organization For Standardization ISP: Internet Service Provider ISSN: International Standard Serial Number. JANET: Joint Aceemic NETwork. JOCLAI: Joint Council of Library Associations of India LAN: Local Area Network MALI: Meical Library Association of India MAN: Metropolitan Area Netwok MARC: Machine Readable Catalougue NCP: Network Control Protocol NISCAIR: National Institute of Science Communication And Information Resources NSF: National Science Foundation OAI: Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting. OCLC: Online Computer Library Centre. OPAC: Online Computer Access Catalogue PLANNER: Promotion of Library Automation and Networking in North Eastern Region RDA: Resource Description and Access RRRLF: Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation SDI: Selective Dissemination Of Information. SIS: Society For Information Science. SRU: Search Retrieval via URL TCP IP: Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol UNESCO: United Nations Educational, Scientific & Cultural Organization UNIMARC: Universal Machine Readable Catalogue. URL: Uniform Resource Locator. WAN: Wide Area Network. WIPO: World Intellectual Property Organization. WWW: World Wide Web.