Question

ISO-2709 is related with the following:

• A. DC metadata encoding
• B. Thesaurus development
• C. Exchange of circular data
• D. Exchange of bibliographic data

Hint:

When you see ISO 2709, immediately think of MARC. Both are the backbone for the computer-to-computer exchange of library catalog records.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

Step 1: Define ISO 2709. ISO 2709 is an international standard that defines a format for the exchange of bibliographic records. It is a file format specification, not a content standard.

Step 2: Explain its function. It provides a generalized structure, a framework, for containing and exchanging bibliographic data. It doesn't define the data elements themselves (like author, title), but specifies how they should be arranged in a file so that different library systems can exchange and interpret them. The MARC (Machine-Readable Cataloging) format is the most famous implementation of the ISO 2709 standard.

Step 3: Conclude. The primary and sole purpose of ISO 2709 is to facilitate the exchange of bibliographic data between computer systems.