• DocumentCode
    1517387
  • Title

    The standardization of publishing practices: An introduction to organizations and the standards process

  • Author

    Harris, P.R. ; Pinelli, T.E.

  • Author_Institution
    NRS, Gaithersburg, MD, USA
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1986
  • Firstpage
    31
  • Lastpage
    34
  • Abstract
    The authors describe two of the organizations involved in standards development in the US: the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and the National Information Standards Organization (NISO). They discuss the mechanism for standards development, the life cycle of a standard, and the revision of American National Standard Z39.18-1974, Guidelines for Format and Production of Scientific and Technical Reports.
  • Keywords
    publishing; standards; ANSI; American National Standard Z39.18-1974; American National Standards Institute; Guidelines for Format and Production of Scientific and Technical Reports; NISO; National Information Standards Organization; US; publishing practices; standardization; standards development; standards process; Libraries; Organizations; Production; Proposals; Standards organizations; Writing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Professional Communication, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0361-1434
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TPC.1986.6448249
  • Filename
    6448249
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1517387