ISO 999
Encyclopedia
ISO 999 - Information and documentation—Guidelines for the content, organization and presentation of indexes.
It is an ISO
standard
which provides the information industry with guidelines for the content, organisation and presentation
of indexes
to a wide range of documents including books, Periodicals, electronic documents, films, images, maps
, three-dimensional objects. It covers the choice and form of headings and subheadings used in index entries once the subjects to be indexed have been determined.
ISO999:1996 is a complete revision and expansion of the first (1975) edition of this International Standard on indexes. It was prepared by ISO Technical Committee (TC) 46, Subcommittee (SC) 9 which develops International Standards for the identification and description of information resources.
Ms. Janet Shuter from United Kingdom was project leader for ISO 999.
It is an ISO
International Organization for Standardization
The International Organization for Standardization , widely known as ISO, is an international standard-setting body composed of representatives from various national standards organizations. Founded on February 23, 1947, the organization promulgates worldwide proprietary, industrial and commercial...
standard
Standardization
Standardization is the process of developing and implementing technical standards.The goals of standardization can be to help with independence of single suppliers , compatibility, interoperability, safety, repeatability, or quality....
which provides the information industry with guidelines for the content, organisation and presentation
Presentation
Presentation is the practice of showing and explaining the content of a topic to an audience or learner. Presentations come in nearly as many forms as there are life situations...
of indexes
Index (publishing)
An index is a list of words or phrases and associated pointers to where useful material relating to that heading can be found in a document...
to a wide range of documents including books, Periodicals, electronic documents, films, images, maps
MAPS
Maps is the plural of map, a visual representation of an area.As an acronym, MAPS may refer to:* Mail Abuse Prevention System, an organisation that provides anti-spam support...
, three-dimensional objects. It covers the choice and form of headings and subheadings used in index entries once the subjects to be indexed have been determined.
Revision
- ISO 999:1975
- ISO 999:1996
ISO999:1996 is a complete revision and expansion of the first (1975) edition of this International Standard on indexes. It was prepared by ISO Technical Committee (TC) 46, Subcommittee (SC) 9 which develops International Standards for the identification and description of information resources.
Ms. Janet Shuter from United Kingdom was project leader for ISO 999.