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Glossary of Library Acronyms and Terms (A to Z) Click on a
letter below Group Access Capability-- Allows access to OCLC for
interlibrary loan with libraries in New England, New York, New
Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and parts of West Virginia.
Government Printing Office-- Prints and sells books, reports and
materials produced by government agencies. (LINK) Graphical User
Interface-- Allows computer users to "point and click" with a
mouse to navigate on a PC. Hypertext Mark-up Language--
Programming code applied to text and graphics to create a
hyperlinked Interlibrary Loan-- Borrowing and lending of library
materials (books, audio-visual materials, etc.) and photocopying
of journal articles by one library from another, on behalf of a
patron. Integrated Library System A collection of data networks,
bibliographic databases, electronic bulletin boards, library
catalogs, and many other resources, accessed by computers over
high-speed lines. Intern