Propozycja polskiego modelu działań standaryzacyjnych i normalizacyjnych z zakresu informacji i dokumentacji
A proposal for a Polish model of standardizing and normalizing procedures in the field of information and documentation

Summary/Abstract: The article presents selected, current problems concerning normalization and standardization in the field of information and documentation. The author analyzes issues affecting the effectiveness of normalizing procedures and indicated as problematic by the employees of Polish information centers. These include: the decrease in the intensity of introducing international norms and establishing national norms, accompanied by the withdrawal of the previous norms; the cost of publication and acquisition of the norms; the methodological issues accompanying the translation of foreign-language norms and the faithfulness of translation, including the necessity to maintain semantic coherence with regard to the terms and specialist language used; excessive formalization. To coordinate the standardizing practices in Poland (which include the de facto standards, as opposed to the de iure norms), it was proposed to establish a society comprised of people and institutions interested in utilizing those standards. This society should cooperate in particular with Committee 242 on Information and Documentation at the Polish Committee for Standardization. At the same time, the society should establish cooperation with other international agencies with a similar profile.

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