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Secretariat: AFNOR
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Chairperson (until end 2028):M Gregory Miura
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ISO Technical Programme Manager [TPM]:ISO Editorial Manager [EM]:
- Creation date: 1947
Scope
Standardization of practices relating to libraries, documentation and information centres, publishing, archives, records management, museum documentation, indexing and abstracting services, and information science.
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This committee contributes with 41 standards to the following Sustainable Development Goals:
Reference | Title | Type |
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ISO/TC 46/SC 4 | Technical interoperability | Subcommittee |
ISO/TC 46/SC 8 | Quality - Statistics and performance evaluation | Subcommittee |
ISO/TC 46/SC 9 | Identification and description | Subcommittee |
ISO/TC 46/SC 10 | Requirements for document storage and conditions for preservation | Subcommittee |
ISO/TC 46/SC 11 | Archives/records management | Subcommittee |
ISO/TC 46/AHG 2 | Terminology Coordination Group | Working group |
ISO/TC 46/AHG 4 | Artificial Intelligence | Working group |
ISO/TC 46/CAG | Chair's Advisory Group | Working group |
ISO/TC 46/MA | ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency | Working group |
ISO/TC 46/MA (TF ISO 3166-2) | Task Force ISO 3166-2 | Working group |
ISO/TC 46/MA (Voting Members) | ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency (Voting members) | Working group |
ISO/TC 46/WG 2 | Coding of country names and related entities | Working group |
ISO/TC 46/WG 3 | Conversion of written languages | Working group |
ISO/TC 46/WG 4 | Terminology of information and documentation | Working group |
ISO/TC 46/WG 13 | Information Governance | Working group |
Liaison Committees to ISO/TC 46
The committees below can access the documents of ISO/TC 46:
Reference | Title | ISO/IEC |
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ISO/IEC JTC 1 | Information technology | ISO/IEC |
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 34 | Document description and processing languages | ISO/IEC |
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 36 | Information technology for learning, education and training | ISO/IEC |
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 42 | Artificial intelligence | ISO/IEC |
ISO/TC 6/SC 2 | Test methods and quality specifications for paper and board | ISO |
ISO/TC 37 | Language and terminology | ISO |
ISO/TC 37/SC 2 | Terminology workflow and language coding | ISO |
ISO/TC 42 | Photography | ISO |
ISO/TC 68/SC 8 | Reference data for financial services | ISO |
ISO/TC 68/SC 9 | Information exchange for financial services | ISO |
ISO/TC 154 | Processes, data elements and documents in commerce, industry and administration | ISO |
ISO/TC 211 | Geographic information/Geomatics | ISO |
ISO/TC 307 | Blockchain and distributed ledger technologies | ISO |
Liaison Committees from ISO/TC 46
ISO/TC 46 can access the documents of the committees below:
Reference | Title | ISO/IEC |
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ISO/IEC JTC 1 | Information technology | ISO/IEC |
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 34 | Document description and processing languages | ISO/IEC |
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 40 | IT service management and IT governance | ISO/IEC |
ISO/TC 6/SC 2 | Test methods and quality specifications for paper and board | ISO |
ISO/TC 37 | Language and terminology | ISO |
ISO/TC 37/SC 2 | Terminology workflow and language coding | ISO |
ISO/TC 68 | Financial services | ISO |
ISO/TC 68/SC 8 | Reference data for financial services | ISO |
ISO/TC 154 | Processes, data elements and documents in commerce, industry and administration | ISO |
ISO/TC 171 | Document management applications | ISO |
ISO/TC 211 | Geographic information/Geomatics | ISO |
ISO/TC 215 | Health informatics | ISO |
Organizations in liaison (Category A and B)
Acronym | Title | Category |
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CalConnect | The Calendaring and Scheduling Consortium | A |
CIDOC | International Documentation Committee, International Council of Museums | A |
CISAC | International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers | A |
DOI | The International DOI Foundation, Inc | A |
EC - European Commission | European Commission | A |
IAEA | International Atomic Energy Agency | A |
ICA - archives | International Council on Archives | A |
ICAO | International Civil Aviation Organization | A |
ICIA | ICIA | A |
ICSTI - conseil | International Council for Scientific and Technical Information | A |
IFLA | International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions | A |
ISAN | ISAN International Agency | A |
ISBN | International ISBN Agency Ltd | A |
ISOC | Internet Society | A |
ISSN International Center | ISSN International Centre | A |
ITU | International Telecommunication Union | A |
UNCTAD | United Nations Conference on Trade and Development | A |
UNECE | United Nations Economic Commission for Europe | A |
UNESCO | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization | A |
UNICODE | The Unicode Consortium | A |
IIF | International Institute of Refrigeration | B |
UN | United Nations | B |
UPU | Universal Postal Union | B |
WIPO | World Intellectual Property Organization | B |
Organizations in liaison (Category C)
C liaisons participate at the level of a Working Group
Acronym | Title | Category |
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ICANN | Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers | C |
Date | Month | Location | TC/SC | Note |
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19-23 | May 2025 | Delft (Netherlands) | ISO/TC 46 |
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ISO/TC 46 - Secretariat
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