4.3. Publication types
Document identification and classification is governed at international level by different agreements and standards.
Document identification and classification is governed at international level by different agreements and standards, most notably the following:
ISO 690-2021: bibliographic references
https://www.iso.org/standard/72642.htmlISO 5127:2017: information and documentation, glossary
https://www.iso.org/standard/59743.htmlISO 2108:2017: international standard book number (ISBN)
https://www.iso.org/standard/65483.html
https://www.isbn-international.orgISO 3297:2022: international standard serial number (ISSN)
https://www.iso.org/standard/84536.htmlinternational standard bibliographic description (ISBD), International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)
https://www.ifla.org/files/assets/cataloguing/isbd/isbd-cons_2007-en.pdf
ISO standards can be obtained from ISO members, a list of which is available from the ISO website (https://www.iso.org/members.html).
According to these standards and agreements, publications can be divided into two major categories: monographs and continuing resources.