GLOSSARY

International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions international body representing the interests of library and information services into the Concept Development process.

Interlibrary Loan allows patrons to borrow books from a location other than their home library.

Integrated library system (also known as a library management system).

Institute of Museum and Library Services, the primary source of federal support for libraries and museums.

The process of data intake into the digital archives. For every combination of file format and FDA project code, one of three preservation levels must be specified - full, bit, or none. This ingest specification is defined by the agreement with the source library.