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International Document Standardization: Process and Benefits

Discover the process and benefits of international document standardization, including key elements like voting, translations, and fast-tracking for efficient results. Learn about profiles, controversial pricing, web availability, and core reference standards.

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International Document Standardization: Process and Benefits

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  1. ISO TC46 Information and Documentation

  2. TC46 Subcommittees • SC4 - Computer Applications in Information and Documentation • SC9 - Presentation, identification and description of documents

  3. SC4 - Computer applicationsin Information and Documentation • WG1 - Character sets • WG4 - Protocols • WG6 - Electronic publishing • WG7 - Data elements • WG8 - Library codes

  4. TC46 membership • TC46 - National Standards bodies • P - voting or O - Observer membership • TC46 Advisory Group - elected reps • Sub committees - National standards bodies, also P and O membership • Working groups - experts • Ad hoc groups, joint working groups

  5. TC 46 Members • P - Voting members • 31 countries - Armenia, Australia, Austria, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iran, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Korea, Mongolia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Macedonia, Ukraine, U.K., U.S.A. • O - Observers - 37

  6. TC46 SC4 Members • P - Voting Members • 18 countries - Australia, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Iran, Italy, Japan, Mongolia, Norway, Russia, South Africa, Sweden, Ukraine, U.S.A. • O - Observer members • 26 countries - Regular attendees - China, Ireland, Poland, Slovenia, U.K.

  7. Why IS? • International interoperability • In two languages; national bodies have right to publish local version, e.g. Translation • Increased focus on definition where obscure outside national area • National prejudices

  8. Process • New work item NWI, Recommended by AG, voted by TC46 plenary • WD - in working group • CD - 3 month ballot; 2/3 majority • DIS - in French & English, 5 month ballot, 3/4 majority • FDIS - 2 month ballot; Y/N • Wait for publication

  9. Process continued • Preference for National Standards as a basis • Fast track - voted at SC - skips CD ballot • ISO 23950; GEDI; 12083 (SGML) • saves about 3 months, wasted if DIS voting does not succeed • Minimum time for IS - about 2 years; for Fast track - about 12 months

  10. Profiles • ISP (International Standard Profile) - same process as IS; therefore • IRP (International Registered Profile) - electronic only, reliant on a standard, therefore needs to stay aligned • e.g. CIMI, UCP

  11. Controversial issues • Pricing - number of pages versus what the market will bear, free? • Web availability - emerging after several years of “Canutism” • core reference standards, e.g. country codes and currency codes • soon data elements (8459), library codes (15511) and definitions (5127)

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