ISO 2789: what's new in and around the revision?

Author: Sumsion John  

Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing Ltd

ISSN: 1467-8047

Source: Performance Measurement and Metrics, Vol.3, Iss.1, 2002-04, pp. : 10-19

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Abstract

Changes and additions to ISO 2789, the international standard Information and Documentation ‐ International Library Statistics, are outlined, along with commentary and explanation of their purpose. Many of these changes relate to new components of libraries' electronic collections and to their networked services. Some statistics are cited of the present position of electronic serials. Other related work, recently published, is described briefly.