The standards for Bibliographic Information Interchange and Communication are

A. ISO 2709

B. ISO 2907

C. Z39.50

D. Z39.71

E. Z39.70

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

The correct answer is A, C, and D only

Key Points

• ISO - 2709:
  • ​ISO 2709 is an ISO standard for bibliographic descriptions, titled Information and Documentation Format for information exchange.
  • It is maintained by the Technical Committee for Information and Documentation
  • ISO-2709 describes a generalized structure specially designed for communication between the data processing systems and not intended for use as a processing format within systems.
• Z39.50:
  • The successors to Z39.50 are the twin protocols SRU/SRW
  • Work on the Z39.50 protocol began in the 1970s and led to successive versions in 1988, 1992, 1995, and 2003.
  • It is developed and maintained by the Library of Congress.
  • Z39.50 is an international standard client-server, application layer communications protocol for searching and retrieving information from a database over a TCP/IP computer network
• ​Z39.71
  • The ANSI/NISO Z39.71 holdings display standard is a combination of two things: the conceptual holdings elements (officially called Data Areas), and nine principles for recording the holdings elements (officially called the Principles).
  • Z39.71 is a standard developed by the National Information Standards Organization (NISO) for searching online library catalogs and retrieving bibliographic records.

Additional Information

• ISO 2907:
  • ISO 2907:2002 outlines guidelines regarding the maximum dimensions of the film image area intended for projection from 35 mm motion-picture film, along with its positioning relative to the perforations and reference edge of the film.
• Z39.70:
  • Z39.50 is a globally recognized client-server communication protocol, situated at the application layer.
  • t facilitates the search and retrieval of information from databases via TCP/IP computer networks.