List of New and Old Names of Some Important Institutes / Organizations Related to Library and Information Science

New Name of the Institute / Organization	Old Name of the Institute / Organization
All-Russian Institute for Scientific and Technical Information (VINITI)	All-Soviet Institute for Scientific and Technical Information
All-Russian Institute for Scientific and Technical Information (VINITI)	Institute for Scientific Information
Association for Information Management (ASLIB)	Association of Special Libraries and Information Bureaux (ASLIB)
Atlantic Provinces Library Association (APLA)	Maritime Library Association
British Library Document Supply Service (BLDSS)	British Library Lending Division
Centre For Development Of Advanced Training (C-DAC)	Scientific and Industrial Research Network (SIRNET)
Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP)	Institute of Information Scientists (IIS)
Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP)	Library Association (LA) (UK)
Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP)	Institute of Information Scientists (IIS)
Cooperative Online Serials Program (CONSER)	CONversion of SERials (CONSER)
Current Technology Index	British Technology Index (BTI)
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)	Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA)
Developing Library Network (DELNET)	Delhi Library Network (DELNET)
Functional Requirements for Authority Data (FRAD)	Functional Requirements for Authority Records (FRAR)
International Federation for Information and Documentation (FID)	Institut International de Bibliographie (IIB)
International Federation for Information and Documentation (FID)	International Institute of Bibliography (IIB)
International Federation for Information and Documentation (FID)	Institut International de Documentation (IID)
International Federation for Information and Documentation (FID)	Federation Internationale de Documentation (FID)
International Council for Science (ICSU)	International Council of Scientific Union (ICSU)
Internet Architecture Board (IAB)	Internet Configuration Control Board (ICCB)
Internet Architecture Board (IAB)	Internet Advisory Board
Internet Architecture Board (IAB)	Internet Activities Board
National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources (NISCAIR)	Indian National Scientific Documentation Centre (INSDOC)
National Science Foundation Network (NSFNET)	Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET)
National Social Science Documentation Center (NASSDOC)	Social Science Documentation Centre (SSDC)
Society of College, National and University Libraries (SCONUL)	Standing Conference of National and University Libraries (SCONUL)
University of Twente, Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC)	International Training Centre (ITC)
University of Twente, Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC)	International Institute for Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC)

Badan Barman at present working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Library and Information Science, Gauhati University, Guwahati-781014, Assam, India. He is the creator of the LIS Links (http://www.lislinks.com) - India’s most popular social networking website for Library and Information Science professionals. He also created the UGC NET Guide (http://www.netugc.com) and LIS Study (http://www.lisstudy.com) website.