Information and documentation standards

STANDARDS NEW ZEALAND MEDIA RELEASE

2 May 2010

Information and documentation – Standards for interoperability among library and related systems

Two important ISO Standards that will underpin interoperability among library and related systems, services, and databases, have been finalised.

ISO 2146, Information and documentation – Registry services for libraries and related organisations (soon to be published), will:

-facilitate the organisation of data elements of the services and resources of cultural institutions -provide a model for establishing standard data elements and structures to be used in the creation of registries describing the collections, parties, activities, and services provided by libraries and related organisations.

ISO 8459:2009, Information and documentation – Bibliographic data element directory for use in data exchange and enquiry is an important tool that:

-enables the interoperability of Standards in bibliographic and library domains comprising content schemas, protocols, profiles, and models -provides common definitions for data elements exchanged in protocol messages between systems -acts as a reference for the development of new protocols, models, and schemas.

ISO 20775:2009, Information and documentation – Schema for holdings information, and the OpenURL Request Transfer Message both drew heavily on ISO 8459 during their development.

New Zealand holds the secretariat for the ISO Technical Committee (TC) 46/Subcommittee (SC) 4 ‘Technical interoperability’, which finalised ISO 2146 and ISO 8459. Subcommittee 4 plays a key role in facilitating interoperability among systems and organisations. Alison Elliott, Director of Content Services at the National Library of New Zealand, is Chair of Subcommittee 4.

Order ISO 8459:2009 or ISO 20775:2009 from www.standards.co.nz (enter keyword ‘8459’ or ‘20775’ into the search panel and select ISO), email enquiries@standards.co.nz, or call 0800 782 632. To order PDFs of ISO Standards email enquiries@standards.co.nz or call 0800 782 632 during business hours.

ends

© Scoop Media