ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 5127 First edition 2001-10-15 Information and documentation - Vocabulary Information et documentation Vocabulaire Reference number ISO 5127:2001(E) ISO @ ISO 2001 ISO 5127:2001(E) PDFdisclaimer This PDF file may contain embedded typefaces. In accordance with Adobe's licensing policy, this file may be printed or viewed but shall not be edited unless the typefaces which are embedded are licensed to and installed on the computer performing the editing. In downloading this file, parties accept therein the responsibility of not infringing Adobe's licensing policy. The IsO Central Secretariat accepts no liability in this area. Adobe is atrademarkof Adobe Systems Incorporated. Details of the software products used to create this PDF file can be found in the General Info relative to the file; the PDF-creation parameters were optimized for printing. Every care has been taken to ensure that the file is suitable for use by ISO member bodies. In the unlikely event that a problem relating to it is found, please inform the Central Secretariat at the address given below ? ISO 2001 The reproduction of the terms and definitions contained in this International Standard is permitted in teaching manuals, instruction booklets technical publications and journals for strictly educational or implementation purposes. The conditions for such reproduction are: that no modifications are made to the terms and definitions; that such reproduction is not permitted for dictionaries or similar publications offered for sale; and that this International Standard is referenced as the source document. With the sole exceptions noted above, no other part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or the country of the requester. ISO copyright office Case postale 56. CH-1211 Geneva 20 Tel. + 41 22 749 01 11 Fax + 41 22 749 09 47 E-mail [email protected] Web www.iso.ch Printed in Switzerland ii @ ISo 2001 - All rights reserved ISO 5127:2001(E) Foreword IsO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies (isO member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out through ISsO technical the right to be represented on that committee. International organizations, governmental and non-governmental, in liaison with IsO, also take part in the work. IsO collaborates closely with the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of electrotechnical standardization. Draft International Standards adopted by the technical committees are circulated to the member bodies for voting Publication as an International Standard requires approval by at least 75 % of the member bodies casting a vote. Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this International Standard may be the subject of patent rights. IsO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. Subcommittee Sc 3, Terminology of information and documentation. SO/DIS5127-2:1998，ISO/DIS5127-4:1983，ISO/DIS5127-5:1997，ISO/DIS5127-7:1998，ISO/DIS5127-8:1984 ISO/DIS 5127-9:1997, ISO/DIS 5127-10:1998, ISO/DIS 5127-12:1998 and ISO/DIS 5127-14:1996. @ ISO 2001 - All rights reserved ii ISO 5127:2001(E) Introduction The available parts of the IsO 5127 series were published in the 1980s. Since then, developments in the field of information and documentation have been so extensive that a revision of the IsO 5127 series was felt to have become necessary. Consequently, ISO/TC 46/SC 3 resolved, in May 1994 at its 26th meeting, to revise ISO 5127. This International Standard (the revision) has the following structure: 1 Basic and framework terms 2 Documents, data media and their parts 3 Documentation institutions and their holdings Documentation process 4.1 Collection planning, development and acquisition Analysis,representation and content description 4.3 Storage, search and retrieval 5 Use of information and docum