| AIP | Archival Information Package |
|---|---|
| CASPAR | Cultural, Artistic and Scientific knowledge for Preservation, Access and Retrieval- EU research project |
| CM | Content Manager- IBM Software Product |
| CoE | Center of Excellence |
| CRL | Center for Research Libraries |
| DIAS | Digital Information Archiving System |
| DIP | Dissemination Information Package |
| DNB | Deutsche Nationalbibliothek |
| GWDG | Gesellschaft für wissenschaftliche Datenverarbeitung Göttingen (University Data Center) |
| ICSR | Interface Catalogue Search and Retrieve |
| IDIP | Interface Dissemination Information Package |
| IM | Information Management |
| ISIP | Interface Submission Information Package |
| KB | “Koninklijke Bibliotheek” National Library of the Netherlands |
| LTDP | Long-term digital preservation |
| LTDPAtool | IBM’s long-term digital preservation assessment tool |
| METS | Metadata Encoding and Transmission Standard |
| OAIS | Open Archival Information System |
| OCLC | Online Computer Library Center |
| PLANETS | Preservation and Long-term Access through NETworked Services -EU research project |
| PLM | Preservation Layer Model or Product Lifecycle Management |
| SIP | Submission Information Package |
| SNIA | Storage Networking Industry Association |
| SOA | Service Oriented Architecture |
| SUB | Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek |
| TRAC | Trustworthy Repositories Audit&Certification |
| TSM | Tivoli Storage Manager- IBM Software Product |
| URN | Uniform Resource Name |
| UVC | Universal Virtual Computer |
