ISO/TC 46/SC 8/WG 2 - International library statistics
Statistiques internationales de bibliothèques
General Information
Frequently Asked Questions
ISO/TC 46/SC 8/WG 2 is a Subcommittee within the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). It is named "International library statistics". This committee has published 4 standards.
ISO/TC 46/SC 8/WG 2 develops ISO standards. Currently, there are 4 published standards from this subcommittee.
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is an independent, non-governmental international organization that develops and publishes international standards. Founded in 1947 and headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, ISO brings together experts from 170+ member countries to share knowledge and develop voluntary, consensus-based standards that support innovation and provide solutions to global challenges.
A Subcommittee (SC) in ISO operates under a Technical Committee and focuses on a specific subset of the TC's scope. Subcommittees develop standards and technical specifications in their specialized area, reporting to their parent Technical Committee. They may also have working groups for detailed technical work.
This document specifies rules for the library and information services community on the collection and reporting of statistics: - for the purposes of international reporting; - to ensure conformity between countries for those statistical measures that are frequently used by library managers, but do not qualify for international reporting; - to encourage good practice in the use of statistics for the management of library and information services.
- Standard99 pagesEnglish languagee-Library read for1 day
- Standard92 pagesEnglish languagesale 15% off
ISO 2789:2013 specifies rules for the library and information services community on the collection and reporting of statistics: for the purposes of international reporting; to ensure conformity between countries for those statistical measures that are frequently used by library managers, but do not qualify for international reporting; to encourage good practice in the use of statistics for the management of library and information services.
- Standard76 pagesEnglish languagee-Library read for1 day
- Standard71 pagesEnglish languagesale 15% off
- Standard77 pagesFrench languagesale 15% off
- Standard – translation71 pagesSlovenian languagee-Library read for1 day
ISO 2789:2006 specifies rules for the library and information services community on the collection and reporting of statistics for the purposes of international reporting, to ensure conformity between countries for those statistical measures that are frequently used by library managers but do not qualify for international reporting, to encourage good practice in the use of statistics for the management of library and information services, and to specify data provision required by ISO 11620.
- Standard66 pagesEnglish languagee-Library read for1 day
- Standard61 pagesEnglish languagesale 15% off
- Standard65 pagesFrench languagesale 15% off
ISO 2789:2003 provides guidance for the library and information services community on the collection and reporting of statistics for the purposes of international reporting, to ensure conformity between countries for those statistical measures that are frequently used by library managers but do not qualify for international reporting, to encourage good practice in the use of statistics for the management of library and information services, and to specify data provision required by ISO 11620.
- Standard52 pagesEnglish languagesale 15% off
- Standard55 pagesFrench languagesale 15% off





