Forthcoming ISO Ballots

Forthcoming ISO ballots

NISO Voting members participate in the development, revision, and evaluation of standards. Voting members are able to influence the standards process and mold the future of the industry. The following NISO ballots are open and will close before the next newsletter is distributed. If you are a NISO Voting Member, log into your NISO page and you'll see the ballots linked there.

• ISO/CD 20247, Information and documentation -- International library item identifier (ILII)
  The purpose of this ballot is to get a consensus of the circulation of the draft as a DIS. This international standard specifies the International Library Item Identifier, which is used for the unique identification of items held by a library and related organization. "Library and related organization" here refers to an organization under the scope of ISO 15511, Information and Documentation -- International standard identifier for libraries and related organizations.

  This ballot closes on Friday, July 8, 2016.

• New Work Item Proposal: ISO 21047 (ISTC)
  This International Standard specifies the International Standard Text Code (ISTC) which is applicable to any textual work, whenever there is an intention to produce such a textual work in the form of one or more manifestations. It provides and identification data element for applications that record and exchange information about textual works and related manifestations. For example, the ISTC can be used for the purposes of collocating subsequent manifestations of the same textual work or derivations of the same textual work in applications involving electronic rights administration or information retrieval.

  This ballot closes Friday, July 8, 2016.

• Systematic Review of ISO 3297:2007 Information and documentation -- International standard serial number (ISSN)
  This International Standard defines and promotes the use of a standard code (ISSN) for the unique identification of serials and other continuing resources. Each International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) is a unique identifier for a specific serial or other continuing resource in a defined medium. This International Standard also describes a mechanism, the "linking ISSN (ISSN-L)," that provides for collocation or linking among the different media versions of the same continuing resource.

  This ballot closes on Friday, September 9, 2016.