1 Scope
This document provides a concept system and general vocabulary for the field of documentation within the whole information field . It has been created with a balanced representation of major work areas in mind: documentation, libraries , archives, media, museums , records management , conservation as well as legal aspects of documentation. The scope of the vocabulary provided in this document corresponds to that of ISO/TC 46: standardization of practices relating to libraries , documentation and information centres, publishing , archives, records management , museum documentation, indexing and abstracting services , and information science.