ISO 999 (Information and documentation—Guidelines for the content, organization and presentation of indexes) is an
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standard Standard may refer to:
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which provides the information industry with guidelines for the content, organisation and
presentation
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of
indexes
Index (or its plural form indices) may refer to:
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to a wide range of documents including books,
Periodicals
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,
electronic documents
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,
films,
images,
map
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s, and three-dimensional objects.
It covers the choice and form of
heading
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s and subheadings used in index entries once the subjects to be indexed have been determined.
Revision
*ISO 999:1975
*ISO 999:1996
ISO999:1996 is a complete revision and expansion of the first (1975) edition of this International Standard on indexes. It was prepared by ISO Technical Committee (TC) 46, Subcommittee (SC) 9 which develops International Standards for the identification and description of information resources.
Ms. Janet Shuter from United Kingdom was project leader for ISO 999.
References
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