Is Copac an acronym?
Copac started life as an acronym, but it is now simply used as a name. If you wish to refer to Copac, on a website or in a publication you should just use Copac rather trying to deconstruct the acronym. It may be helpful to add an explanatory sentence along the lines of: “Copac: the UK and Irish Academic and National Library catalogue.” Or with a little more detail: “Copac provides free access to the merged online catalogues of major UK and Irish academic research libraries, plus the British Library, the National Library of Scotland, the National Library of Wales/Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru, and the National Art Library (V&A). It also includes details of special collections from a range of other libraries.
