GLOSSARY

State University System (SUS), the thirteen public universities in the state of Florida.

Standardized Usage Statistics Harvesting Initiative protocol, a NISO standard for improving the efficiency and consistency of the collecting and reporting of usage statistics.

Southwest Florida Library Information Network (Multi-type Library Cooperative)

Tampa Bay Library Consortium, a cooperative of approximately 100 libraries in 12 counties, part of the interlibrary loan system providing ground delivery of books and resources.

Technical Services Standing Committee for FLVC. Charged to:

• Assist and advise the FLVC MCLS regarding all technical services issues in a statewide environment. Scope of committee work includes, but is not limited to, acquisitions, cataloging, preservation, and serials.
• Propose, review, and evaluate procedures and guidelines that support technical work products and training, focusing on the quality and effectiveness of technical operations and catalog functionalities in a complex academic environment that includes multiple types and sizes of libraries and materials.
• Work with other committees and task forces, solicit ideas and disseminate best practices using multiple communication mechanisms to enhance the exchange of necessary consortial initiatives in a cooperative statewide academic setting.