Religion Collections in Libraries and Archives:
A Guide to Resources in Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia

ABBREVIATIONS

Networks/Consortia
AAM	American Association of Museums
AASLH	American Association for State and Local Museums
CAJM	Council of American Jewish Museums
CAPCON	Capitol Consortium Network
CIRLA	Chesapeake Information and Research Library Alliance
CLCM	Cooperating Libraries of Central Maryland
CRL	Center for Research Libraries
FEDLINK	Federal Library Information Network
MAAM	Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums
MILO	Maryland Interlibrary Organization
OCLC	Online Computer Library Center
OPAC	Online Public Access Catalog
PALINET	Pennsylvania Area Library Network
RALC	Richmond Academic Library Consortium
RLIN	Research Libraries Information Network
SLVN	Southside Virginia Library Consortium
SOLINET	Southeastern Library Network, SE Library Network
SWING	Southwest Virginia Information Networking Group
URL	Uniform Resource Locator
VIVA	Virtual Library of Virginia
VLIN	Virginia Library and Information Network
WRLC	Washington Research Library Consortium

Denominations/Organizations
A.M.E.	American Methodist Episcopal
ATLA	American Theological Library Association
B.Y.U.	Brigham Young University
BCM/D	Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware
C.S.P.	Paulist Fathers (Congregatio Sancti Pauli)
CBN	Christian Broadcasting Network
D.C.	Daughters of Charity
E.L.C.A	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
E.U.B.	Evangelical United Brethren
G.P.O.	Government Printing Office
L.C.A.	Lutheran Church in America
NAACP	National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
NIH	National Institute of Health
O. Carm.	Order of Carmelites
O.C.D.	Discalced Carmelite Nuns (Ordo Carmelitarum Discalceatorum)
O.F.M. Cap.	Order of Friars Minor Capuchin
O.P.	Order of Preachers (Dominicans; Ordo Prædicatorum)
O.S.P.	Oblate Sisters of Providence
S.C.S.C.	Sisters of the Congregation of the Holy Cross (Sorores a Caritate Sanctæ Crucis)
S.J.	Society of Jesus (Jesuits; Societas Jesu)
S.S.	Society of the Priests of St. Sulpice (Sulpicians)
S.S.J	St. Joseph's Society of the Sacred Heart (Societas Sancti Joseph Sanctissimi Cordis)
SBC	Southern Baptist Convention
SDA	Seventh-day Adventists
U.L.C.A.	United Lutheran Church of America
W.P.A.	Works Progress Administration

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