ANSI/NISO Scientific and Technical Reports
Scientific and Technical Reports: Preparation, Presentation, and Preservation, ANSI/NISO Z39.18-2005 (R2010) is an American national standard that is developed by the National Information Standards Organization and approved in 2005 and reaffirmed by 2010 by the American National Standards Institute.
Scientific and Technical Reports -
Preparation, Presentation, and
Preservation
Abstract: This Standard outlines the elements, organization, and design of
scientific and technical reports, including guidance for uniform presentation of
front and back matter, text, and visual and tabular matter in print and digital
formats, as well as recommendations for multimedia reports.
An American National Standard
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ISSN: 1041-5653 National Information Standards series
ISBN: 978-1-937522-21-6
ANSI/NISO Z39.18-2005 (R2010)
Contents
Page
Foreword.vii
1 General Information _1
1.1 Rationale for Revision.1
1.2 Role of Standard.2
1.3 Scope of Standard.2
1.4 Audience of Standard.2
1.5 Best Practices.2
2 Referenced Publications _3
2.1 American National Standards.3
2.2 Other Standards.3
2.3 Other Publications.3
3 Key Concepts Incorporated in This Standard _4
3.1 Metadata.4
3.2 Persistence.4
3.3 Interoperability.4
3.4 Creation.4
3.5 Discovery.5
3.6 Presentation in Digital Format.5
3.6.1 Document Type Definition (DTD).6
3.6.2 XML Document.6
3.6.3 XSL (Style Sheet).6
3.7 Presentation.6
3.8 Dissemination.6
3.9 Access and Distribution.7
3.10 Maintenance and Preservation.7
4 Components of Reports - Overview _8
4.1 Introduction.8
4.2 Metadata.8
4.2.1 Descriptive Metadata.8
4.2.2 Structural Metadata.8
4.2.3 Administrative Metadata.8
4.3 Components.9
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