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IS 15281 (2003): Information and Documentation -International Standard Technical Report Number (ISRN) [MSD5: Documentation and Information]

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INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION—INTERNATIONAL STANDARD TECHNICAL REPORT

NUMBER (ISRN)

ICS 01.140.20

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NEW DELHI 110002

February 2003 Price Group 3

Documentation and Information Sectional Committee, MSD 5

NATIONAL FOREWORD

This Indian Standard which is identical with 1S0 10444:1994 ‘Information and documentation—International standard technical report number (ISRN)’ issued by the International Organization forStandardization (ISO) was adopted by the Bureau of Indian Standards on the recommendations of theDocumentation and Information Sectional Committee and approval of the Management and SystemsDivision Council.

The text of the ISO Standard has been approved as suitable for publication as Indian Standard withoutdeviations. Certain conventions are, however, not identical to those used in Indian Standards. Attentionis particularly drawn to the following:

a) Wherever the words ‘International Standard’ appear referring to this standard, they shouldbe read as ‘Indian Standard’.

b) Comma (,) has been used as a decimal marker while in Indian Standards, the current practice

is to use a point (.) as the decimal marker.

In the adopted standard, reference has been made to ISO 3166:1993, which has been revised asISO 3166-1:1997 ‘Codes for representation of names of countries and their subdivision: Part 1 Countrycodes.’ This is to be substituted by IS 14836 (Part 1):2000 ‘Codes for representation of names of countriesand their subdivision: Part 1 Country codes’ which is identical to ISO 3166-1:1997.

In this adopted standard, reference has also been madetoISO5966:1982 ‘Documentation — Presentationof scientific and technical reports’, which has since been withdrawn by ISO.

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Indian Standard

INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION—INTERNATIONAL STANDARD TECHNICAL REPORT

NUMBER (ISRN)

1 Scope

This International Standard defines and promotes theuse of a standard number (ISRN) for the unique iden-tification of technical reports.

The international standard technical report number(ISRN) specifies a uniform format for the creation ofunique, but compatible, numbers used for the iden-tification, organization and location of technical re-ports.

This International Standard is applicable to both pub-licly distributed and in-house technical reports includ-ing those produced in non-print media.

2 Normative references

The following standards contain provisions which,through reference in this text, constitute provisionsof this International Standard. At the time of publi-cation, the editions indicated were valid. All standardsare subject to revision, and parties to agreementsbased on this International Standard are encouragedto investigate the possibility of applying the most re-cent editions of the standards indicated below.Members of IEC and ISO maintain registers of cur-rently valid International Standards.

ISO 3166:1993, Codes for the representation ofnames of countries.

ISO 5966:1982, Documentation — Presentation ofscientific and technical reports.

3 Definitions

For the purposes of this International Standard, thefollowing definitions apply.

3.1 international standard technical report num-ber (ISRN): Alphanumeric identifier containing amaximum of 36 characters which, when printed orwritten, is preceded by the letters ISRN; the inter-national standard technical report number serves touniquely identify a single technical report.

3.2 technical report: Document that describes theresults of research, investigations or other studies andwhich is initially submitted to the person or corporatebody for which the investigation was carried out orby which it was sponsored.

NOTE 1 A technical report can be on any subject.

Technical reports are not usually produced commercially andare not normally available through commercial booksellers.Technical reports are usually issued irregularly, either as part

of a series or as separate monographs,

4 Construction of an internationalstandard technical report number

Whenever an international standard technicalnumber is written or printed, the letters ISRN shallprecede it and shall be separated from it by a space.

An ISRN consists of a maximum of 36 alphanumericcharacters’] which shall be digits (Arabic numerals Oto 9), uppercase letters of the Latin alphabet and adefined set of symbols. It is divided into three seg-ments and, in addition, an optional local suffix may beappended but it does not form part of the ISRN.

Figure 1 illustrates the structure of the ISRN.

1) These 36 characters include each diagonal slash and hyphen in an international standard technical report number but do

not include the letters ISRN which precede it.

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4.2 Report code

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Group Group The report code is the first segment of the inter-separator separator national standard technical report number, It desig-

Delimiter

Inates the organization or corporate entity issuing the

UXXXXX-XXXX/XXXX--NN/NNNNN-XXXXX--UU+LO[AL SUFFIX technical report, It may also designate subdivisions

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IOmo”nl) of an issuing organization as well as a series of whichYear((I <n,kuaed)

the technical report forms a part,

I L-..d–..-dI The first character of the report code shall be an LIp-

1Report code Sequential Country I

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percase alphabetic character; the remaining charac-group code

[Optloml)ters may be alphabetic or numeric. The only other

T— characters permitted in the report code are the sub-

dividers (see 4.1 .2), The report code shall have a1

ISRN (maximum of 36 characters)

U = Uppercase alphabetic character

N = Numeric character

X = Alphanumeric character

minimum of two characters and a maximum of six-teen characters.

The report code may designate the issuing organiza-tion or corporate entity without subdivisions,

EXAMPLES

NOTE — The diagonal slash (/) and the hyphen (-) may be 1 METPRO

used anywhere throughout the report code and the se- Metallurgical Processing Corporationquential group, Details on structuring these segments arefound at 4.2 and 4.3. 2 NRC

Figure 1 —National Research Council of Canada

Structure of the ISRN 3 FYHU

Fysikhuset AB

4 OAT

4.1 Punctuation Osservatorio Astronomic, Trieste

The report code may designate a subdivision, a series4.1.1 Group separator title or both, through the use of subdividers (see

4.1 .2).The international standard technical report number isdivided into three segments, Each segment is sept;- EXAMPLES

ated by a group separator. The group separator is adouble hyphen (--) and is recorded without spaces on 1 METPRO/CB/562

either side. The double hyphen shall not be used other Metallurgical Processing Corporation.than as a group separator. Chicago Branch. Project 562

4.1.2 Subdividers

Subdividers may be used in the repoll code in any

position after the first two characters. Subdividersshall be either a diagonal slash (/) or a hyphen (-).

Subdividers are used to specify subdivisions of an or-ganization or corporate entity, or to separate a seriesdesignation from the designator for the organization.The absence of a subdivider from a report code indi-cates that no subdivision or series is intended.

2 IPPJ-TR

Institute of Plasma Physics, Japan.Technical Report

3 IEA-INF

Instituto de Energia Atomica. lnforma~ao,Sao Paulo, Brazil

4 FYHu/FT/3

Fysikhuset, fasta tillst~ndets fysik,avdelning 3

5 NRC-NAE-LR

The diagonal slash (/) and the hyphen (-) may be used National Research Council of Canada.

anywhere throughout the report code and the se- National Aeronautical Establishment.

quential group. Laboratory Report

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If the report code includes a series designator, this

designator should be placed immediately preceding

the group separator.

EXAMPLES

1 METPRO/TR

Metallurgical Processing Corporation.Technical Report

2 METPRO/ED/SR

Metallurgical Processing Corporation.Electrical Division. Special Report

3 FYHU/PF/RR

Fysikhuset, plasmafysik, reserapport

4 NRC/TT

National Research Council of Canada,Technical Translation

In some cases the report code may designate a series

issued cooperatively by two or more organizations.

EXAMPLE

lSS/WHO/CC/TR

Istituto Superiore di Sanita. World HealthOrganization. Collaborating Center.Technical Report

4.3 Sequential group

The sequential group is the second segment of theinternational standard technical report number. It hasa maximum of fourteen characters and contains a se-

quential number assigned by the agency which issuedthe report.

The sequential group may be divided into three el-ements, which are year, sequential number, and ver-sion identifier. Each element shall be separated fromthe others by a subdivider (/ or -). Only the sequentialnumber is a mandatory element.

4.3.1 Year

The first ~wrj <haracters Of the year element shall be

the last two digits of the year of publication of thetechnical report. The third character shall be a sub-divider (/ or -).

EXAMPLES

1 ISRN METPRO/ERR--74/216

Metallurgical Processing Corporation.Engineering Research Report. 1974,216th report

2 ISRN CEA-DAS-STAS-SPl--88/l

Commissariats ~ l’Energie Atomique,Department d’Analyse de SOrete,Service Technique d“Analyse de Shret6,Section Protection Incendie. 1988,rapport no 1

In most cases the year element is optional. However,if the sequential numbers (see 4.3,2) assigned by anagency recommence with the number “ 1 “ in eachcalendar year, the last two digits of the year of publi-cation shall be the first element of the sequentialgroup.

4.3.2 Sequential number

A sequential number shall be included in the sequen-tial group. If the year is included as the first elementof the sequential group (see 4.3.1), the sequentialnumber shall immediately follow a subdivider. If the ‘year is not included, the sequential number shall im-mediately follow the group separator.

EXAMPLES

1 ISRN METPRO/ERR--26715

Metallurgical Processing Corporation.Engineering Research Report No. 26715

2 ISRN FYHU/KF/LR--8l /3

Fysikhuset, Karnfysik, Iagesrapport. Nr 3,1981

4.3.3 Veraion identifier

A version identifier may appear as the third elementof the sequential group. The version identifier consistsof a group of alphanumeric characters representing arevision, version, etc. A subdivider (/ or -) separatesthe version identifier from the sequential number.

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EXAMPLES

1 ISRN

2 ISRN

METPRO/ERR--90-1784-DRAFT2

Metallurgical Processing Corporation.Engineering Research Report, 1990,1784th report, draft No. 2

EUR--123O2-EN

Commission of the European Communi-ties, Report No. 12302, English version

4.4 Country code (optional)

The country code, when used, is the third segmentof the ISRN. An ISO alpha-2 country code shall beused in accordance with ISO 3166.

The country code shall designate the country in whichthe issuing organization is located.

If it is not possible to determine the country in whichthe issuing organization is located, the symbol “AA”shall be used in place of the country code.

EXAMPLE

ISRN NORDIC-IHD--8--AA

National Committees for the InternationalHydrological Decade in Denmark, Finland,Iceland, Norway and Sweden. Nordic IHDReport N0,9

The country code is separated from the sequentialgroup by a group separator (see 4.1.1).

EXAMPLES

1 ISRN WB K-M lTT--89/64--DE

Westfalische Berggewerkschaftskasse,Bochum, Germany, F.R., Mitteilungen,1989, Nr. 64

2 ISRN FOA--89-40265/C--SE

Forsvarets Forskningsanstalt,Report C, 1989, Sweden

4.5 Local suffix

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The local suffix is an optional field; it does not formpart of the international standard technical reportnumber.

The local suffix may be of any length, but it is limitedto alphabetic and numeric characters plus the follow-ing special characters:

— comma (,)

— diagonal slash (/)

— full stop (.)

The local suffix shall be preceded by a delimiter con-sisting of a plus sign (+) and shall immediately followthe last segment of the ISRN.

The local suffix may be used to contain any informa-tion considered important, e.g. type of publication,type of non-print media, in-house number, subject,language.

EXAMPLES

1 ISRN METPRO/CB/TR--74/21 6+ PR. ENVR.WI

2 ISRN

Metallur~ical Processing Corporation.

Chicago Branch. Technical Report. 1974.216th report. This is a progress report onenvironmental research in Wisconsin

FYHU/PF/2--80/l 2+MAGN

Fysikhuset, plasmafysik avd 2. Rapport nr12, 1980. Magnetfaltsundersokningar

5 Use of the international standardtechnical report number

5.1 An international standard technical report num-ber is a unique identifier for a specific report and shallbe assigned to one report only,

Each volume or part of a multivolume report shall beassigned a unique ISRN; the numbers should be con-secutive.

EXAMPLES

1 ISRN METPRO--74/l

First volume of METPRO--74

2 ISRN METPRO--74/2

Second volume of METPRO--74

5.2 An ISRN is a permanent assignmentnever be altered or replaced. The version

and shallidentifier

(see 4.3.3) may, however, provide distinctions be-tween different manifestations of a technical re~ortwithout modifying the other segments of the ISRN.

5.3 The ISRN shall appear on all copiescal report in a prominent position and inwith the specifications of ISO 5966.

of a techni-accordance

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6 Administration

The ISRN system shall be administered by appropriateagencies for each participating country or for groupsof countries or international bodies. The primary roleof these agencies in this regard is to maintain regis-ters of reporl code assignments and to promote theuse of the ISRN.

Individual organizations issuing technical reports areresponsible for the assignment of ISRN and for en-suring that each ISRN is a unique number.

A registration authority shall monitor the system andcoordinate the assignment of unique report codes. Itsaddress is as follows:

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ISRN Registration Authority

c/o Fachinformationszentrum Karlsruhe

Gesellschaft fur wissenschaftlich-technische informa-tion mbH

76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldsha fen

Germany

Telephone: + 49072 47/8 08-0

Telefax: + 49072 47/8 08-135

Internet: LIBRARY@ FIZ-KARLSRUHE,DE

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Bureau of Indian Standards

BIS is a stat utory institution established under the Bureau of Indian Nandards Act, 1986 to promote harmoniousdevelopment of the activities of standardization, marking and quality certification of goods and attending toconnected matters in the country.

Copyright

BIS has the copyright of all its publications. No part of these publications may be reproduced in any formwithout the prior permission in writing of BIS. This does not preclude the free use, in the course of implementing

the standard, of necessa~ details, such as symbols and sizes, type or grade designations. Enquiries relating tocopyright be addressed to the Director (Publication), BIS.

Review of Indian Standards

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This Indian Standard has been developed from Dot: No. MSD 5 (233).

Amendments Issued Since Publication

Amend No. Date of Issue Text Affected

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