Standards Committee Activities 2019
Last Updated December 20, 2019
1.
Ballot on nomination of 2 rotating members of ISO 3166/MA
Voted for
Japan
Kenya
for nomination for 2 rotating memberships on the ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency
Question:
Which two (2) countries do you select to serve on the ISO 3166/MA?
Description:
Following the call for P-NMB wanting to participate in ISO 3166/MA – document N2747 dated 2018-10-23 – we received the following five candidatures: from Australia (SA), China (SAC), Japan (JISC), Kenya (KEBS) and Spain (UNE).
A new consultation is now open to approve the nomination of two rotating members amongst those who expressed their interest in becoming member of the ISO 3166/MA for a 2-year mandate (20192020) in accordance with subclause 2.1.3.2 Rotating ISO Pmembers of the Terms of reference for the maintenance of ISO 3166. Australia won’t be included in the possibilities as SA is already a rotating member until the end of 2019.
Reminder:
SA and SCC (Canada) are rotating members for 2018-2019. JISC and SAC were rotating members in 2016-2018. KEBS was rotating member in 2016-2017. AFNOR, ANSI, BSI, DIN and SIS are the permanent member bodies.
2.
Voted YES on Resolution to Disband ISO/TC46/SC10/WG3
Question:
Do you agree with the disbandment of ISO/TC46/SC10/WG3 according to the ISO Directives Part 1?
Description:
As no project is being developed under ISO/TC 46/SC 10/WG 3, “Holdings Management”, the WG needs to be disbanded by the decision of the committee in accordance with subclause 1.12.4 of the ISO/IEC Directives part 1.
3.
Voted YES on Resolution Disbanding TC46/SC8 WG 8 and WG9
Question:
Do you agree to the proposed resolution to disband TC46/SC8 WG8 and WG9?
Description:
TC46 SC8 is proposing resolutions to disband two of their working groups – WG8 and WG9 since there is no work for them to do.
4.
Voted APPROVE on ISO/CD 30300, Records Management – Core concepts and vocabulary
Question:
Do you approve the circulation of the draft as a DIS?
Description:
This document contains the terms and definitions of the concepts used in ISO/TC46/SC11 products related to records management.
5.
Voted APPROVE on ISO/FDIS 21248, Quality Assessment
Question:
Do you approve the technical content of the final draft?
Description:
This document defines terms for the quality assessment of national libraries and specifies the following methods for the assessment of
– performance measurement, and
– impact assessments.
6.
Voted YES on NISO Z39.96-201x, JATS: Journal Article Tag Suite (1.2) – with the comment below
Question:
Do you approve this revised standard (NISO Z39.96, JATS 1.2) for publication as an American National Standard
Description:
This voting pool is to approve the publication of the standard NISO Z39.96-201x, JATS: Journal Article Tag Suite (1.2), as an American National Standard.
The purpose of the NISO Journal Article Tag Suite (NISO JATS) standard is to define a suite of XML elements and attributes that describes the content and metadata of journal articles—including research and non-research articles, letters, editorials, book and product reviews—with the intent of providing a common format in which publishers and archives can exchange journal content. This standard is a revision of JATS 1.1 published in 2015, and includes input determined by the NISO JATS Standing Committee pursuant to its ANSI-approved Continuous Maintenance process.
Comment:
We noticed some editorial errors that should be reviewed before the standard is published
For instance in the Forward
In the section about 2018 version, it said:
“We have added four new attributes for naming (and possibly linking to) a general or controlled taxonomy or
vocabulary and a specific term within the vocabulary: @vocab, @vocab-identifier, @vocab-term, and @vocab-identifier.”
You can tell the 2nd and 4th are the same. In the real document, there is a “@vocab-term-identifier” for Vocabulary/Taxonomy Term Identifier, which we believe should be the correct one.
We suggest that the entire document be reviewed for similar errors that should be corrected before publication occurs
Comment provided by Marcia Zeng and Mark Needleman
7.
Voted APPROVE on Ballot on approval of ISO/CD 22038 as a DIS
Question:
Do you approve the circulation of the draft as a DIS?
Description:
This document provides ways for digital collections to effectively present rights information to their end-users. Digital collection here refers to a service providing resources in digital form, especially resources in libraries, museums, archives or other organizations that offer similar resources to their patrons. Rights information here refers to the intellectual property rights and related access/usage rights concerning the resources.
8.
Voted YES on LB Registration of Blockchain RM Technical Report
Question:
Do you endorse the development of a Technical Report for ‘Records Management with Blockchain’?
Description:
As agreed in resolution 20/2017-05, WG 17 has commenced preparatory work for a Technical report for Records Management with Blockchain, lead by Project Leader Sungjae Kim (KATS).
A Draft document was circulated to WG 17 for comments, and Mr. Kim has now responded to these comments and provided an updated Draft. At this stage, we are launching a Committee Internal Ballot to endorse the registration of this project and for a Technical Report to be developed for publication.
9.
Voted APPROVE on ISO/FDIS 8, Presentation and identification of periodicals
Question:
Do you approve the technical content of the final draft (ISO/FDIS 8)?
Description:
This document establishes the minimum characteristics required for the presentation and identification of periodicals including not only the obvious traditional elements that print periodicals typically display (e.g. title, ISSN, publisher, date), but also the “footprints” of periodicals published on digital dynamic media that enable them to be traced along the path of their history, such as changes of URL and publisher or content provider. Furthermore, this document provides information about persistent identifiers, using ISSN, and citation of periodicals (especially when published online or digitized and when titles have changed). It also makes specific recommendations for presentation and identification aspects of retrospective digitization of periodicals.
10.
Voted YES on Approval of Proposed New Work Item: Create a New Standard: Criteria for Indexes
Question:
Do you approve of a Proposed New Work Item: Create a New Standard: Criteria for Indexes
Description:
This ballot is to approve a proposed new work item on the development of a standard for criteria for indexes
11.
Voted YES on Resolution to nominate ISO 3166-1 to 3 project leader
Question:
Do you approve the resolution nominating Elisabeth Porteneuve as project leader for the revision of ISO 3166 Parts 1 to 3?
Description:
Following ISO TC46/WG2 recommendation, a vote to open to approve the resolution nominating Elisabeth Porteneuve as ISO 3166- Parts 1 to 3 the new project leader.
12.
Voted CONFIRM with comments on Systematic Review – ISO 25577, MarcXchange
Question:
Do you recommend that ISO 25577:2013, MarcXchange be confirmed, revised or withdrawn?
Description:
This International Standard specifies the requirements for a generalized XML-based exchange format for bibliographic records as well as other types of metadata.
Comments:
4.1 g) Embeddeddata — “can be used an number of embedded fields…” presumably should be “any number”
-
- g) 1) 1) Format (optional): identifies the MARC format (examples: MARC21, UNIMARC, danMARC2,
Ibermarc);
thought these are just examples don’t believe MARC21 supports embedded data per se.
- g) 1) 1) Format (optional): identifies the MARC format (examples: MARC21, UNIMARC, danMARC2,
Annex A, p. 7 contains several regular expressions which to readers unfamiliar might be confusing
— might help to have a note on the existence of these since there are a lot of different types.
Annex B (Informative)
B.1 Marc 21 example of bib leader is this really supposed to be 23 in length vs 24 ?
B.1 also the 008 — 27 in length vs 40 ?? According to MARC21 this should be 40 in length.
920219s1993 caua j 000 0 eng
A more general comment on Annex B:
On the whole these are good examples.
Example for MARC21 looks odd, though, compared with the UNIMARC and danMARC2. MARC21 example is juvenile literature,
while the examples for the other formats focus on multi-volume cases with embedded data relationships.
Might be clearer to include (or add) a MARC21 example describing a multivolume set, with perhaps linking entry fields
(76X-78X) since those might be used in such a case to include cross references to items from the main record.
Comments provided by Gail Thornburg
13.
Voted APPROVEwith comments on Approval of ISO/DIS 3297 for Publication
Question:
Do you approve the technical content of ISO/DIS 3297?
Description:
This document defines and promotes the use of a standard code (ISSN) for the unique identification of serials and other continuing resources
Comments:
Section 7 ISSN clusters: The introductory paragraph seems a little sketchy, considering the import/potential of such clusters (for searching, FRBR-izing, and other activities).
ISO/DIS 3297:2019(E)
7 ISSN Clusters
When the ISSN Registration authority identifies the need for resource clusters such as to group all the earlier and later titles, it will publish in the ISSN Manual definitions and processes for the assignment of new classes of ISSN to clusters of that sort.
Comments provide by Gail Thornburg
14.
Voted APPROVE on ISO/DTR 22428, Records management in the cloud environment: Issues and concerns
Question:
Do you approve the draft for publication?
Description:
The purpose of this document is to provide organizations with an understanding of the issues and risks that may arise when performing record management tasks using cloud services.
15.
Voted APPROVE on SO/DIS 16175-1, Processes and functional requirements for software for managing records – Part 1: Digital records
Question:
Do you approve the technical content of ISO/DIS 16175-1?
Description:
This document provides model, high-level functional requirements and associated guidance for software applications that are intended to manage digital records (including digital copies of analogue source records), either as the main purpose of the application or as a part of an application that is primarily intended to enable other business activities.
16.
Vote APPROVE on : ISO/DIS 16175-2, Processes and functional requirements for software for managing records – Part 2: Guidance
Question:
Do you approve the technical content of ISO/DIS 16175-2?
Description:
This international standard provides guidelines for the decision making around selection, design, implementation and maintenance of software for managing records, according to the principles specified in ISO 15489-1.
17.
Voted APPROVE on : ISO/CD 690, Guidelines for bibliographic references and citations
Question:
Do you approve the technical content of ISO/CD 690?
Description:
This document gives guidelines for the preparation of bibliographic references. It also gives guidelines for the preparation of citations in Latin scripts in works that are not themselves primarily bibliographical.
18.
Voted CONFIRM on Systematic Review of ISO 16439, Methods and procedures for assessing the impapct of libraries
Question:
Do you recommend ISO 16439, Methods and procedures for assessing the impact of libraries be confirmed, revised, or withdrawn?
Description:
This International Standard defines terms for impact assessment of libraries and specifies methods for such assessment.
19.
Voted CONFIRM on Systematic Review – ISO 11620, Library performance indicators
Question:
Do you recommend ISO 11620, Library performance indicators be confirmed, revised or withdrawn
Description:
ISO 11620:2014, Information and documentation – Library performance indicators
20.
Voted CONFIRM on Systematic Review – ISO 11940 – Transliteration of Thai
Question:
Do you recommend that ISO 11940 be confirmed, revised or withdrawn?
Description:
This International Standard establishes a system for the transliteration of Thai characters into Roman characters. One set of rules is provided for a completely reversible stringent conversion where principles of transliteration are applied without exception.
21.
Voted CONFIRM on ISO/TS 18344, Effectiveness of paper deacidification processes
Question:
Do you recommend ISO/TS 18344, Effectiveness of paper deacidification processes be confirmed, revised, or withdrawn?
Description:
This Technical Specification defines test methods and minimum requirements for paper deacidification processes regarding their effectiveness and consistency.
22.
Voted CONFIRM on ISO 14416, Requirements for binding of books, periodicals, serials and other paper documents for archive and library use
Question:
Do you recommend ISO 14416, Requirements for binding of books, periodicals, serials and other paper documents for archive and library use – Methods and materials be confirmed, revised or withdrawn?
Description:
This International Standard is applicable to the binding of books, periodicals and archive documents which have special requirements for durability and permanence.
23.
Voted CONFIRM on Systematic Revieiw – ISO 11800,Requirements for binding materials and methods use in the manuacture of books
Question:
Do you recommend ISO 11800, Requirements for binding materials and methods used in the manufacture of books
Description:
This International Standard specifies manufacturing methods and materials that will result in durable hard cover and soft cover binding for books manufactured in commercial quantities.
24.
Voted DISAPPROVE on ISO/NP 24138, International Standard Content Code (ISCC)
Question:
Do you approve, disapprove or abstain on this NWIP?
Description:
The International Standard Content Code (ISCC), is a generic digital media identifier that works consistently across different media types (text, image, audio, video).
Comment:
ASIST has seen no evidence that there is a community need or demand for such a standard and given the numerous identification standards already in existence feels that this would be needed, superfluous and unlikely to achieve wide adoption
In addition while the standard does mention the ability for registration authorities to exist, it provide no guidance or mechanisms for certification of any authorities that might decide to become registration authorities or rules for their operation. Also ASIST is concerned that the standard does not specifically prevent registration authorities for charging for any resolution services they may provide (nor does it define any such services that are required to be provided by a registration authority) – and feels that any `charging mechanism developed by a registration authority would be an impediment to potential users of any ISCC that was developed
Comment provided by Mark Needleman
25.
Voted APPROVE on ISO/DIS 15836-2, The Dublin Core metadata element set – Part 2: DCMI properties and classes
Question:
Do you approve of the technical content of ISO/DIS 15836-2?
Description:
This document establishes a vocabulary for cross-domain resource description, known as the Dublin Core metadata terms. It includes all of the properties and classes in the main namespace of DCMI Metadata Terms.
26.
Voted to SUPPORT ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency decision not to assign a 3 letter alpha code to SARK
Question:
After having considered the elements at your disposal, do you support the ISO 3166 Maintenance Descision?
Description:
This ballot is to consider and decide on BSI’s appeal on ISO 3166/MA decision N0990 not to allocate a country code to Sark.
BSI appealed against ISO 3166/MA decision not to allocate an alpha-3 code to Sark following the results of the ISO 3166/MA ballot N986 “BSI request for a reserved code for Sark” (7 countries voted against, 1 country voted in favour)
27.
Voted APPROVE on ISO/FDIS 15511, International standard identifier for libraries and related organizations (ISIL)
Question:
Do you approve the technical content of the final draft?
Description:
This document specifies the International Standard identifier for libraries and related organizations (ISIL), which comprises a set of standard identifiers used for the unique identification of libraries and related organizations such as museums and archives with a minimum impact on already existing systems.
28.
Voted APPROVE on ISO/NP 24228, Romanization of Cantonese
Question:
Do you approve, disapprove or abstain on this ISO/NP 24228?
Description:
This International Standard applies to the information input, transcription, transliteration, encoding, interchange and storage of the Cantonese language, by manual or automated means.
29.
Voted APPROVE on ISO/NP 24229, Codes for script conversion systems
Question:
Do you approve, disapprove or abstain on this ISO/NP 24229?
Description:
This International Standard provides a code for the presentation of script conversion systems.
30.
Voted in NISO Vice Chair/Chair Elect Election 2019-2020 BallotCast vote for:
Peter Simon (Vice President, Product Management, NewsBank, Inc.) (only candidate on Ballot)
31.
Voted in Ballot for NISO Board of Directors Election (2019-2022)Voted for 7 Candidates: (only 7 candidates were on the Ballot)
Ryan Bernier (Vice President, Database Partnerships, EBSCO)
Gregory Grazevich (Associate Director of Bibliographic Information Services and Editor MLA International Bibliography, Modern Language Association)
Alan Lu (Vice President, Research Tool, Services and Platforms, ProQuest)
Rhonda R. Ross (Assistant Director, Marketing Programs Management, CAS, a division of the American Chemical Society
Mary Sauer-Games (Vice President, Product Management, OCLC, Inc.)
Chris Shillum (Vice President, Identity and Platform Strategy, Elsevier)
Wayne Strickland (Acting Associate Director, FOIA Officer, Office of Program Management, National Technical Information Service, U.S. Department of Commerce)
32.
Vote APPROVE on ISO/DIS 21246, Key indicators for museums
Question:
Do you approve the technical content of ISO/DIS 21246?
Description:
This document specifies a set of key indicators for assessing the quality of museums. The aim of this document is to provide a selection of key indicators applicable to a wide range of museums.
33.
Voted YES on Confirming Chunyan Liu as TC46/WG4 convener
Question:
Do you confirm Chunyan Liu as the TC46/WG4 Convener?
Description:
The ISO/TC46 “Information and documentation” decides to confirm Ms. Chunyan Liu as convener of WG4 for 3 years, from 2020-01-01 to 2022-12-31, and asks its secretary to forward it to ISO/CS for registration
34.
Voted YES on Confirming Kate Dolan as Convener of TC46/WG2
Question:
Do your agree to confirm Kate Dolan as convener of TC46/WG2?
Description:
The ISO/TC46 “Information and documentation” decides to confirm Ms. Kate Dolan as convener of WG2 for 3 years, from 2020-01-01 to 2022-12-31, and asks its secretary to forward it to ISO/CS for registration.
35.
Voted YES on Approval of Judith Ellis as TC46/SC11 Chair
Question:
Do you approve the appointment of Judith Ellis as the TC46/SC11 Chair for 3 years?
Description:
The ISO/TC46 “Information and documentation” decides to confirm Ms. Judith Ellis as convener of WG2 for 3 years, from 2020-01-01 to 2022-12-31, and asks its secretary to forward it to ISO/CS for registration.
36.
Voted CONFIRM on Systematic Review - ISO 10324 - Holdings statements - Summary level
Question:
Do you recommend ISO 10324 be confirmed, revised or withdrawn?
Description:
This International Standard specifies display requirements for holdings statements at the summary level for serial and non-serial items, to promote consistency in the communication and exchange of holdings information.
37.
Voted YES on Resolution on liaison with JTC1/SC40
Question:
Do you approve the resolution to establish a liaison with ISO/IEC JTC1 SC40?
Description:
Following the approval of ISO/NP 24143 “Information and Documentation – Information Governance”, TC46 was contacted by ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 40 IT Service Management and IT Governance in order to explore the opportunity to establish a to/from liaison between ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 40 and ISO TC 46.
Indeed, multiple standards from JTC 1/SC 40 (and more specifically ISO/IEC 38500 “Corporate governance of information technology”) are referenced in ISO 24143’s documentation.
A liaison between ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 40 and ISO TC 46 would facilitate the exchange of technical information and documents and a close collaboration between the committees, thus being beneficial to both committees.
The following ISO/TC 46 RESOLUTION 2019-22 is now proposed and a one-month ballot by correspondence will be open on CIB to allow TC 46 to adopt:
ISO/TC46 Resolution 2019-22 :
Liaison between ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 40 and ISO/TC 46
ISO/TC46
- notes the expressed need to establish a liaison with ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 40 regarding the development of ISO 24143 ;
- notes that Judith ELLIS and Noureddine LAMRIRI will be
nominated as Liaison officers;
- approves the establishment of a liaison with ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 40.
38.
Voted CONFIRM on ISO 4 - Rules for abbreviation of title
Question:
Do you recommend ISO 4 be confirmed, revised or withdrawn?
Description:
This International Standard gives rules for abbreviating titles of serials and, if appropriate, non-serial documents in languages using the Latin, Cyrillic, and Greek alphabets. This International Standard also serves as the basis for the establishment of title word abbreviations by the ISSN Network.
39.
Vote YES on Approval of Proposed New Work Item: Register CRediT (Contributor Roles Taxonomy) as ANSI/NISO Standard
Question:
Do you approve of a Proposed New Work Item: Register CRediT (Contributor Roles Taxonomy) as ANSI/NISO Standard?
Description:
This ballot is to approve a proposed new work item to formalize the CRediT (Contributor Roles Taxonomy) [https://casrai.org/credit/] as an ANSI/NISO standard and establish a NISO Standing Committee to continue education and outreach efforts and foster continued development of the taxonomy.