Acronyms & Initialisms of the Library World: their meaning and their importance

AACRII (Anglo-American Cataloging Rules, 2nd ed. (1969, 1979))

ALA ~ LC (DLC) ~ CCC ~ BL (UKM) ~ ACOC

ISBD (International Standard Bibliographic Description (1977))

A Brief History of AACR

Desc: Descriptive Cataloging Form

MARC (MAchine Readable Cataloging (late 1960s))

Bibliographic Formats and Standards

LC (Library of Congress (1800))

Jefferson's Legacy : a Brief History of the Library of Congress (with some wonderful images of the building!)

LCSH (Library of Congress Subject Headings (1898))

100 Years of LC Subject Headings

Critical Views of LCSH

Races, Nationalities, Faiths, and Ethnic Groups

Charting a Changing Language with LCSH

LCRI (Library of Congress Rule Interpretations)

can be accessed in Cataloger's Desktop

RDA (Resource Description and Access (2005))

From AACR to RDA: Executive Summary

RDA: Resource Description and Access

FRBR (Functional Requirements of Bibliographic Records (1998))