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Requirements for the Management of Electronic Records, n. (MoReq, abbr.) ~ Model specifications for electronic records management system requirements.

Research Libraries Group, n. (RLG, abbr.) ~ An international cooperative of libraries, archives, museums, and other institutions that maintains a union cata- log, provides other information resources, and undertakes research projects of

Research Libraries Information Network, n. (RLIN, abbr.) ~ A bibliographic utility that includes the RLG Union Catalog.

Notes: RLIN contains catalog records from more than a hundred member libraries, archives, and museums. In 2004 RLIN was renamed RLIN 21 to reflect upgrades to the underlying infrastructure.

research room ~ see: reading room

research value ~ see: informational value

researcher, n.~ An individual who uses the collections and services of a repository; a customer; a patron; a reader¹.

Syn: patron, reader, user