Links to Organisations & Institutions
Taking the Acronym out of the Acronyms and Abbreviation Links
Organisations & Institutions
Here are acronyms with the full title and links to institutions, organisations and international websites, where appropriate.
Please note: The organisations listed below do not necessarily have an obvious or direct connection with Conservation and Preservation, but have either been mentioned in literature read by conservators or referred to us by conservators and other interested parties.
We are always happy to receive relevant new acronyms or links related to Conservation.
ACA - The Association of Canadian Archivists
ACARM - Association of Commonwealth Archivists and Records Managers
ACW - Archives Council Wales (Also: CAC Cyngor Archifau)
AIC - American Institute for Conservation
ASA - Australian Society of Archivists
ASTM - American Society for Testing and Materials
BAPH – British Association of Paper Historians
BCIN - Bibliographical Conservation Information Centre Network
BL- British Library
BM - British Museum
BRA - British Records Association
BSI - British Standards Institute
CAC - Cyngor Archifau (ACW Archives Council Wales)
CAMD - The Conservation and Art Materials Dictionary
CHIN - Canadian Heritage Information Network
Conservation Register- operated by ICON to provide a search facility for the public to find a UK conservator and introductory guidance on the care and conservation of different types of objects and materials.
COOL – Conservation OnLine
Home to: Abbey Newsletter; American Institute for Conservation ; Guild of Bookworkers; The Institute of Conservation (ICON) ;European Confederation of Conservation and Restoration Organizations; ICOM ; Journal of Conservation and Museum Studies; Solinet; and many other relevant groups.
DAA - Data Archiving Association
DCMS- The Department for Culture, Media and Sport
DPC – Digital Preservation Coalition
ECCO - European Confederation of Conservator-Restorer''s Organisations
ECPA - The European Commission on Preservation and Access
EPIC - The European Preservation Information Centre
EMMLAC - East Midlands MLAC
FSP - Film,Sound & Photography Group of the Society of Archivists
HLF - Heritage Lottery Fund
HMC - The Historic Manuscripts Commission ( formerly the RCHM- Royal Commission on Historic Manuscripts)
HSE – Health and Safety Executive
IADA – Internationale Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Archiv-bibliotheks und Graphikrestauratoren (International Association of Conservators of Archival Material, Books & Graphic Art on Paper)
ICA - International Council on Archives
ICCROM - International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property
ICI - Imperial Chemical Industries
ICOM - International Council of Museums
ICON – Institute of Conservation
IFLA / PAC – International Federation of Library Associations
IIC - The International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works
IMC - Irish Manuscripts Commission
JISC - The Joint Information Systems Committee
LC – Library of Congress – Preservation
LMA - London Metropolitan Archives
MCIN - Materials Conservation Information Network
MDA -Museum Documentation Association
MGC - Museums and Galleries Commission
MLAC- The Commission for Museums Archives and Libraries, was known as re: source
NACAB - National Association Citizen Advice Bureau
NADFAS - National Association of Decorative and Fine Arts Societies
NARA - National Archives and Records Administration
NAS - National Archives of Scotland
NCA - National Council on Archives
NISO – National Information Standards Organisation
NMR - Nation Monuments Record
NOF - New Opportunities Fund
NPO - The National Preservation Office (British Library)
NWRAC - North West Regional Archive Council
PACR - Professional Accreditation of Conservator- Restorers
PIRA - Printing Industries Research Association
PRO - Public Record Office (London)
PRONI - The Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (Belfast)
RCHM - Royal Commission on Historic Manuscripts. Archaic name for the HMC- Historic Manuscripts Commission
RO - Record Office. In some cases (usually mistakenly), Records Office. The addition of a prefix letter is often used as an acronym within the literature of a record office. For example: NRO would be Norfolk Record Office.
SEPIA – Safeguarding European Photographic Images
SIRIS - Smithsonian Institution Research Information System
SoA - Society of Archivists
SoB - Society of Bookbinders
SoG - The Society of Genealogists
Smithsonian Institution Research Information System
Solinet / Preservation Services – Southeastern Library Network
State Library of Victoria, Australia – Conservation Department
SWRAC - The South West Regional Archives Council
UKIRB - United Kingdom and Ireland Blue Shield Organisation
FAF - Film Archive Forum
V&A - The Victoria and Albert Museum
VADS - Visual Arts Data Service
WAAC – Western Association for Art Conservation
WMRAC - West Midlands Regional Archive Council
Last modified 23/10/2007
