| AACL | Alberta Association of College Librarians |
| AALT | Alberta Association of Library Technicians |
| ALA | American Library Association |
| AFA | Alberta Foundation for the Arts |
| ALC | Alberta Library Conference |
| ALTA | Alberta Library Trustees’ Association |
| APLAC | Alberta Public Library Administrators’ Council |
| ARPA | Alberta Recreation and Parks Association |
| ATA | Alberta Teachers Association |
| AUMA | Alberta Urban Municipalities Association |
| BCLA | British Columbia Library Association |
| BCLTA | British Columbia Library Trustees Association |
| BDP | Board Development Program, Culture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women |
| CACUL | Canadian Association of College and University Libraries |
| CARL | Canadian Association of Research Libraries |
| CARLS | Chinook Arch Regional Library System |
| CFLA | Canadian Federation of Library Associations |
| COPPUL | Council of Prairie and Pacific University Libraries |
| CPL | Calgary Public Library |
| CPLSA | Creative Public Library Service Award |
| CULC | Canadian Urban Libraries Council |
| EPL | Edmonton Public Library |
| FLA | Foothills Library Association |
| FOIPP | Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy |
| GELA | Greater Edmonton Library Association |
| GPPL | Grande Prairie Public Library |
| IFLA | International Federation of Library Associations |
| JPL | Jasper Park Lodge |
| LAA | Library Association of Alberta |
| LAC | Library and Archives Canada |
| LOAP | Library Operations Certificate |
| LRC | Learning Resources Council |
| MLIS | Masters of Library and Information Studies (designation for professional librarians) |
| MLS | Marigold Library System |
| MRC | Mount Royal College |
| MU | MacEwan University |
| NAIT | Northern Alberta Institute of Technology |
| NEOS | Networking Edmonton’s Online System |
| NLLS | Northern Lights Library System |
| NRC | National Research Council |
| OLA | Ontario Library Association |
| OLTA | Ontario Library Trustees Association |
| PLS | Peace Library System |
| PLSB | Public Library Services Branch, Alberta Municipal Affairs |
| PNLA | Pacific Northwest Library Association |
| PRL | Parkland Regional Library |
| RMA | Rural Municipalities of Alberta |
| SAIT | Southern Alberta Institute of Technology |
| SALA | Strategic Alliance for Library Advocacy |
| SLA | Saskatchewan Library Association |
| SLIS | School of Library & Information Studies (U of A) |
| SLS | Shortgrass Library System |
| SLTA | Saskatchewan Library Trustees Association |
| TAL | The Alberta Library |
| TRAC | The Regional Automation Consortium |
| U of A | University of Alberta |
| U of C | University of Calgary |
| U of L | University of Lethbridge |
| UBC | University of British Columbia |
| UVIC | University of Victoria |
| YABS | Young Alberta Book Society |
| YRL | Yellowhead Regional Library |
