Information and documentation - Registry services for libraries and related organizations

2Scope / Description

This International Standard establishes the rules for registries operating in a network environment to provide
the information about collections, parties, activities and services needed by libraries and related organizations
to manage their collections and deliver information and documentation services across a range of applications
and domains.
This International Standard presents a data element directory that can be used as a framework for collecting
the appropriate data and sharing it with other registry services, providing access to registry data through
standard protocols whenever it is needed as part of an automated business workflow, publishing registries in
electronic or print form, and archiving registry data when the data exist only in electronic form.
This International Standard is applicable to national registries published in bi- or multilingual countries and
national and regional registries intended for international use.