What did they just say?!?
Here are some acronyms you may hear frequently in and around the libraries. Most refer to library departments, campus services and offices, and professional associations. For definitions and other details, try the Duke Libraries staff directory or google the names.
- ACT: Assessment and Core Team
- ADS: Access and Delivery Services
- ALA: American Library Association
- ATIS: Academic Technology and Instructional Services
- AUL: Associate University Librarian
- AUX: Assessment and User Experience
- CAP: Continuing Appointment and Promotion
- CDVS: Center for Data and Visualization Science
- CSD: Collection Strategy and Development
- DGS: Duke Graduate School
- DCCS: Digital Collections & Curation Services
- DDR: Duke Digital Repository
- DP3: Digital Preservation and Publishing Program
- DSPS: Digital Scholarship & Publishing Services
- DSS: Digital Scholarship Services
- DST: Digital Strategies and Technology Division
- DUL: Duke University Libraries (comprises all libraries at Duke)
- ECL: East Campus Libraries
- EG: Executive Group (Duke Libraries)
- EOHW: Employee Occupational Health and Wellness (Duke)
- ERM: Electronic Resource Management
- FDS: Facilities and Distribution Services
- FMLA: Family Medical Leave Act
- IAS: International and Area Studies
- ITS: (Library) Information Technology Services
- LA: Libraries Assembly
- LAB: Library Advisory Board
- LHR: Library Human Resources
- LSC: Library Service Center
- LSIS: Library System & Integration Support
- MCL: Medical Center Library
- OAR: Open Access Repository
- OCSC: Office of Copyright and Scholarly Communication
- OESO: Occupational and Environmental Safety Office (Duke)
- OIT: Office of Information Technology (Duke)
- OLE: Open Library Environment
- PEP: Performance Evaluation Process
- RIS: Research and Instructional Services
- RL: Rubenstein Library
- TS: Technical Services (“Big Tech” – DUL TS; RLTS – Rubenstein TS)