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annotation
annex
Ann Arbor Accords
Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules
ancient documents
analytical inventory
analytical index
analytical entry
analytical bibliography
analysis
analog
ammonium thiosulfate
ammonia process
AMIA
American Standard Code for Information Interchange
American Society for Testing and Materials
American National Standards Institute
American Library Association
American Institute for the Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works
American Association for State and Local History
amendment
AMC format
AMC File
ambrotype
ambient data
alternative title
alteration
ALS
alphanumeric filing system
alphanumeric
alphabetic-subject filing system
alpha cellulose
alkaline-reserve paper
alkali
alienation
albumen photograph
album
Albertype
ALA
AIIM
AIC
agreement
aggregated records
agent
agency record
agency history
agency
aerial photograph
ADS
ADP
Adobe Reader
Adobe Portable Document Format
Adobe Acrobat
admissibility
administratively controlled information
administrative value
administrative regulation
administrative records
administrative microfilming
administrative metadata
administrative history
administrative control
adequacy of documentation
addressee
address
addition
added entry
acutance
active records
actionable information
action copy
action
act
Acrobat
ACRL
acquisition policy
acquisition microfilm
acquisition
acid-free paper
acid migration
acid
acetate
accuracy
accumulation
accrual
accretion
accountability
account book
account
accompanying material
acclimation
accessions list
accession record
accession number
accession
accessibility
access restriction
access policy
access point
access date