SUNY-Related Acronyms
API: Application Programming Interface (SUNY union catalog utilizes WorldCat API)
C4D: SUNY Comprehensive Colleges' Coordinated Collection Development Group (collection development librarians from the Arts & Sciences colleges who are striving to work together)
CIT: Conference on Instruction & Technologies (provides faculty and instructional support professionals an opportunity to share common experiences and expertise, sponsored by SUNY FACT2)
CPD: SUNY Center for Professional Development (collaborative central resource for the SUNY community providing access to professional development opportunities)
Dspace: open source software used by the SUNY Digital Repository
FACT2: SUNY Faculty Advisory Council on Teaching and Technology (gives SUNY faculty and staff access to professional development to sustain education leadership in service to the citizens and institutions of the State of New York)
Innovation Grants: Grants from FACT2 that provide seed money for activities and events aimed at the exploration of new trends and developments in teaching and technology (formerly known as COCID grants)
LAND: Statewide library delivery system currently managed by NYSHEI (originally stood for Libraries and Nylink Deliver)
LACUNY: Library Association of the City University of New York
NYSHEI: New York State Higher Education Initiative (advocacy organization promoting the interests of all public and private academic and research libraries in New York State)
NY3Rs: NY3Rs Association, Inc. comprises nine regional 3Rs councils serving libraries and library systems across New York State (Capital District (CDLC); Central New York (CLRC); Long Island (LILRC); Metropolitan New York (Metro); Northern New York (NNYLN); Rochester Regional (RRLC); Southeastern New York (SENYLRC); South Central Regional (SCRLC); Western New York (WNYLRC))
NYLA: New York Library Association
OGS: Office of General Services (New York State office providing state contracts/agreements used by SUNYConnect/OLIS)
OLIS: Office of Library and Information Services
SCAC: SUNY Collections and Access Council (cooperative SUNY library group with representatives from university centers and health science centers)
SCC: SUNYConnect Coordinating Committee (primary governance body for SUNYConnect; standing committee of SCLD; formerly called SAC – SUNYConnect Advisory Council)
SCLD: SUNY Council of Library Directors (organization of SUNY library directors with goal of providing vision, leadership and advocacy for SUNY libraries)
SFC: SUNYConnect Financial Committee (looks at system-wide financial commitments, makes recommendations regarding contracts and /or licenses, etc.; committee of SCLD convened as necessary, split off as part of SAC reconfiguration)
SUNYConnect: SUNY-wide library consortium (64 SUNY campuses)
TUG: Technology Users Group (SUNYLA’s tech committee)
UUP: United University Professions (union representing more than 35,000 academic and professional faculty on 29 SUNY campuses, plus System Administration and Empire State College)
WGIL: Working Group for Information Literacy (SUNYLA’s information literacy and instruction committee)