Question
Download Solution PDFIdentify the committee charged with the responsibility for Indian standards related to libraries
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Option 4 : MSD - 5
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe Correct answer is MSD - 5.
Key Points
- The Documentation and Information Sectional Committee, known as MSD 5, is a part of the Management and Systems Division Council (MSDC) under the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS).
- BIS is India's National Standards Body responsible for standardization activities across various fields through its fourteen Division Councils.
- MSD 5 specifically focuses on standardization activities related to libraries, documentation, and information centers.
- The committee covers a wide range of areas, including indexing and abstracting services, bibliographic formats, conservation and preservation of both print and non-print media, archives, information science, document imaging applications, data processing, and more.
Additional Information
- TC - 46:
- ISO/TC 46, which stands for Technical Committee 46, operates under the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and is entrusted with the domain of Information and documentation.
- The committee is tasked with the 'standardization of practices related to libraries, documentation and information centers, publishing, archives, records management, museum documentation, indexing and abstracting services, and information science