| AAUP | American Association of University Professors |
| ALA | American Library Association |
| CMS | Central Management Services |
| CODSULI | Consortia of Directors of State University Libraries |
| DMCA | Digital Millenium Copyright Act |
| Find-it! Illinois | Portal for VIC/IGI |
| IBHE | Illinois Board of Higher Education |
| ICCB | Illinois Community College Board |
| ICCCA | Illinois Council of Community College Administrators |
| ICCHE | Illinois Council on Continuing Higher Education |
| ICCMP | Illinois Coordinated Cooperative Management Program |
| ICCO | Illinois Community Colleges Online |
| ICN | Illinois Century Network |
| IDAL | Illinois Digital Academic Library |
| IERC | ILSCO Electronic Resources Committee |
| IGI | Illinois Government Information |
| IIA | Illinois Information Advantage |
| ILA | Illinois Library Association |
| ILLINET | Illinois Library and Information Network |
| ILSCO | Illinois Library Computer Systems Organization |
| INAC | Illinet Network Advisory Committee |
| ION | Illinois Online Network |
| IPHEC | Illinois Prairie Higher Education Consortium |
| IRHEC | Illinois Regional Higher Education Consortium |
| ISBE | Illinois State Board of Eduation |
| ISN | Illinois Satellite Network |
| IVC | Illinois Virtual Campus |
| IVEN | Interactive Video Education Network
(being rolled into ICN) |
| LCLS | Lewis and Clark Library System |
| NILRC | A Consortium of Midwest Colleges and Universities |
| PALI | Private Academic Libraries in Illinois |
| SICCM | Southern Illinois Collegiate Common Market |
| SIHEC | Southwestern Illinois Higher Education Consortium |
| SILRC | Southern Illinois Learning Resource Cooperative |
| UCITA | Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act |
| VIC | Virtual Illinois Catalog |