ISO 9707:2008

Information and documentation - Statistics on the production and distribution of books, newspapers, periodicals and electronic publications

ISO 9707:2008 gives guidance on the keeping of national statistics to provide standardized information on various aspects of the production and distribution of printed, electronic and micro-publications (essentially books, newspapers and periodicals). In addition, ISO 9707:2008 provides recommendations on subject classification.

ISO 9707:2008 is not applicable to the following types of publications:

1. publications issued for advertising purposes, where the literary or scientific text is subsidiary and the publications are distributed free of charge, including
   • trade catalogues, prospectuses and other types of commercial, industrial and tourist advertising, and
   • publications advertising products or services supplied by the publisher, even though they might describe activities or technical progress in some branch of industry or commerce;
2. publications considered to be of a transitory character; typical examples are
   • timetables, price-lists, telephone directories,
   • programmes of entertainments, exhibitions, fairs,
   • company regulations, reports and directives and circulars,
   • calendars, and
   • electronic texts under development;
3. publications in which the text is not the most important part, including
   • printed music documents where the music is more important than the words, and
   • maps and charts (with the exception of atlases), e.g. astronomical charts, hydrographical and geographical maps, wall maps, road maps, geological surveys in map form and topographical plans.

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