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Answered By: Amy Conerly
Last Updated: Sep 05, 2024     Views: 851

Acronyms, Abbreviations, Software, and Vendor Names in FCPL

Terms What It Stands For
ABM Assistant Branch Managers
ASM Adult Services Managers
Avaya County Internal Telephone System
Bibliotheca/3M Self-Check Vendor
BOS Board of Supervisors
CMP Career Management Plan
Comprise Vendor of the Payment Kiosks and Public Printing System
CT Comp Time
DHR Department of Human Resources
DIT Department of Information Technology
EAC Employee Advisory Council
Employee U Employee University - Online Training Registration System
ESMP Enterprise Service Management Platform - online submission of technical and building incidents
FAN Friends and Advocates Network (Library Board committee)
FCPLEA Fairfax County Public Library Employee Association
FCPS Fairfax County Public Schools
FMD Facilities Maintenance Department
FOCUS Fairfax County Unified System - online time entry and approval system
Friends Volunteer organizations supporting the Library Branches
FSD Financial Services Department
Green Sheets Bi-weekly branch schedules
ILL Interlibrary Loan
ILLiad Interlibrary Loan internet accessible database (ILL system)
ILS Integrated Library System (includes staff interface, public catalog, and related modules)
IP Address Internet Protocol address, a unique network address each machine connected to the internet is assigned. These are usually temporarily assigned, but may be made permanent.
ITSD Information Technology Service Desk
JDMS Job Descriptions Made Simple - online access to your job description
LBOT Library Board of Trustees
LibCal Library Public Event Calendar and Public Room Reservation System
Lib-IT Library Information Technology Department
MarCom Marketing and Communications team in FCPL Admin; also the name of the department's app
NCS Neighborhood and Community Services
OT Overtime
OverDrive / Libby Primary vendor for eBook, eAudio, and eMagazine titles; Libby is the vendor app
PAC Public Access Catalog - public interface for catalog searching and account access
PCAM Public Computer Activity Manager - software that runs public PC sign-ups and public printing
PIC Person in Charge
Polaris Integrated Library System (launched November 2019)
Power Platform Includes Power BI and Power Apps which cover many functions in FCPL, including the Scheduling App, Branch Shelving Cart, various reports and workflows, and many more.
PP Pay Period
SAMPX Printing Management Software from Comprise
Springshare Vendor that provides LibAnswers, LibCal, and LibGuides
SRA/SRP Summer Reading Adventure/Summer Reading Program
LTAP Language Tuition Assistance Program
TAP Tuition Assistance Program
Tech Team Designated representatives from branches to deal with all things technical
VLA Virginia Library Association

 

Branches & Locations 

AD Library Administration
AS Access Services
BC Burke Centre Library
CE Centreville Regional Library
CH Chantilly Regional Library
CL Culmore Library (formerly Woodrow Wilson Library - name change approved July 2024)
DM Dolley Madison Library
FX City of Fairfax Regional Library
GC Government Center
GF Great Falls Library
GM George Mason Regional Library
HE Herndon Library
JM John Marshall Library
KN Kingstowne Library
KP Kings Park Library
LO Lorton Library
MW Martha Washington Library
OK Oakton Library
PH Patrick Henry Library
PO Pohick Regional Library
RB Richard Byrd Library
RR Reston Regional Library
SH Sherwood Regional Library
TE Technical Operations Division (located in the same building as CH library)
TJ Thomas Jefferson Library
TY Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library
VR Virginia Room (located in the FX library)

 

 

 

 

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