prEN ISO 9707

Information and documentation - Statistics on the production and distribution of books, newspapers, periodicals and electronic publications

2007 04 05  Initially revised WI CSF07002.

Information et documentation - Statistiques relatives à la production et à la distribution de livres, de journaux, de périodiques et de publications électroniques

Informatika in dokumentacija – Statistika proizvodnje in distribucije knjig, časopisov, periodike in elektronskih publikacij

General Information

• Status: Not Published
• Technical Committee: CEN/SS F07 - Documentation
• Drafting Committee: CEN/SS F07 - Documentation
• Current Stage: 4098 - Decision to abandon - Enquiry
• Start Date: 06-Jan-2007
• Completion Date: 14-Apr-2025
• Ref Project: oSIST prEN ISO 9707:2006 - Information and documentation - Statistics on the production and distribution of books, newspapers, periodicals and electronic publications

Overview

prEN ISO 9707 is a European standard developed in collaboration between CEN and ISO, focusing on the collection and harmonization of statistics related to the production and distribution of various types of publications. These include printed books, newspapers, periodicals, and electronic publications. Initially revised in 2007 to supersede the 1994 edition, this standard provides standardized guidance to national bodies and industry stakeholders for gathering and presenting data about publishing activities. It reflects modern developments in digital publishing while maintaining comparability with traditional print media statistics.

This standard is fundamental for organizations aiming to accurately monitor publishing industry trends, support policy-making, and facilitate international data comparison by adopting consistent definitions and methodologies.

Key Topics

• Scope of Application
  The standard covers statistics on production and distribution across printed, electronic, and micro-publications. It excludes publications primarily for advertising, transitory materials (e.g., timetables, programs), and documents where text is not the main component (e.g., music scores, maps).

• Definitions and Terms
  ISO 9707 provides clear terminology essential for statistical purposes, such as:

  • Bibliographic unit: An independent print or non-print document.
  • Book: A non-electronic monographic publication with at least 49 pages, including microforms.
  • Ancillary publisher/printer: Organizations for which publishing/printing is a secondary activity.

• Standardized Data Collection Principles
  The standard describes principles for collecting data on:

  • Production statistics: Publishing volume, by category and type of publication.
  • Distribution statistics: Tracking circulation figures, geographic reach, sales channels, and modes of distribution.

• Presentation of Statistical Data
  Guidance is provided for consistent and comparable reporting formats across countries, fostering reliable international comparisons and benchmarking.

• Inclusion of Electronic Publishing
  The revision integrates methodologies addressing the growth of electronic publications but notes that distribution data for electronic media and print-on-demand technologies are areas for future updates.

Applications

prEN ISO 9707 is vital to multiple stakeholders within the publishing ecosystem:

• National Statistical Offices
  Employ the standard to systematize data gathering on publishing activities, enabling reliable national statistics aligned with international practices.

• Publishers and Industry Associations
  Use the defined metrics and classifications to analyze market trends, production volumes, and distribution effectiveness, enhancing strategic decision-making.

• Libraries and Archival Institutions
  Leverage production and distribution data to plan acquisitions, cataloging, and resource sharing efficiently.

• Policy Makers and Cultural Organizations
  Rely on standardized statistics to assess cultural impacts, support the publishing industry, and allocate funding or subsidies appropriately.

The standard supports harmonized reporting contributing to global publishing data repositories, promoting transparency and fostering economic and technological development within the information and documentation sectors.

Related Standards

prEN ISO 9707 references a suite of complementary standards enhancing the statistical framework in publishing:

• ISO 2108:2005 – International Standard Book Number (ISBN)
  Provides unique identification for books, crucial for structured data collection.

• ISO 2789:2006 – International Library Statistics
  Offers guidance on library data which can align with production and distribution statistics.

• ISO 5127:2001 – Information and documentation - Vocabulary
  Ensures terminology consistency across information and documentation standards.

These interconnected standards collectively ensure a comprehensive and integrated approach to managing publishing information, facilitating interoperability among national and international stakeholders.

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Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI oSIST prEN ISO 9707:2006

PREDSTANDARD
oct 2006
Informatika in dokumentacija – Statistika proizvodnje in distribucije knjig,
časopisov, periodike in elektronskih publikacij
Information and documentation - Statistics on the production and distribution of
books, newspapers, periodicals and electronic publications
ICS 01.140.20 Referenčna številka
©  Standard je založil in izdal Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje ali kopiranje celote ali delov tega dokumenta ni dovoljeno

EUROPEAN STANDARD
DRAFT
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
August 2006
ICS Will supersede EN ISO 9707:1994
English Version
Information and documentation - Statistics on the production
and distribution of books, newspapers, periodicals and
electronic publications
Information et documentation - Statistiques relatives à la
production et à la distribution de livres, de journaux, de
périodiques et de publications électroniques
This draft European Standard is submitted to CEN members for parallel enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee
CEN/SS F07.
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Foreword
This document (prEN ISO 9707 :2006) has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC
46 " Information and documentation " in collaboration with CEN.

This document is currently submitted to the parallel Enquiry.

This document will supersede EN ISO 9707 :1994

Endorsement notice
The text of ISO/DIS 9707 :2006 has been approved by CEN as a draft European Standard
DRAFT INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO/DIS 9707
ISO/TC 46/SC 8 Secretariat: DIN
Voting begins on: Voting terminates on:
2006-08-03 2007-01-03
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR STANDARDIZATION • МЕЖДУНАРОДНАЯ ОРГАНИЗАЦИЯ ПО СТАНДАРТИЗАЦИИ • ORGANISATION INTERNATIONALE DE NORMALISATION
Information and documentation — Statistics on the production
and distribution of books, newspapers, periodicals and
electronic publications
Information et documentation — Statistiques relatives à la production et à la distribution de livres, de journaux,
de périodiques et de publications électroniques
[Revision of first edition (ISO 9707:1991)]
ICS 01.140.20
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ISO/DIS 9707
Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction.v
1 Scope.1
2 Normative references.1
3 Terms and definitions .2
4 Statistics on books and pamphlets.7
4.1 General .7
4.2 Publications to be included.7
4.3 Statistics on production .7
4.3.1 Principles of data collection.7
4.3.2 Presentation of statistical data .8
4.4 Statistics on distribution .9
4.4.1 Principles of data collection.9
4.4.2 Presentation of statistical data .9
5 Statistics on newspapers and periodicals.10
5.1 General .10
5.2 Publications to be included.10
5.3 Statistics on production .10
5.3.1 Principles of data collection.10
5.3.2 Presentation of statistical data .11
5.4 Statistics on distribution .13
5.4.1 Principles of data collection.13
5.4.2 Presentation of statistical data .13
6 Statistics on the production of databases.13
6.1 General .13
6.2 Principles of data collection.13
6.3 Presentation of statistical data .13
7 Statistics on the publishing industry .14
7.1 General .14
7.2 Principles of data collection.14
7.3 Presentation of statistical data .14
7.3.1 by type.14
7.3.2 by number of employees .14
Annex A (informative)  Subject Classification .15
Bibliography.17

ISO/DIS 9707
Foreword
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International Standard requires approval by at least 75 % of the member bodies casting a vote.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent
rights. ISO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
ISO 9707 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 46, Information and documentation, Subcommittee
SC 8, Quality - Statistics and performance evaluation.
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (ISO 9707:1991), which has been technically revised
to take account of the developments in electronic publishing.
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ISO/DIS 9707
Introduction
This International Standard aims at giving guidance to the international publishing community on the keeping
of publishing statistics. Its first edition was largely based on the UNESCO Revised recommendations
concerning the international standardization of statistics on the production and distribution of books,
newspapers and periodicals [2] and compiled with the close cooperation of UNESCO. These
recommendations, adopted by the General Conference at its twenty-third session, in Sofia, on 1 November
1985, are currently under revision and will need to be considered in future revisions of this International
Standard.
This revision primarily focuses on integrating the economic and technological changes in the media sector,
and especially in the publishing industry. The scope of this International Standard has been shifted to cover
statistics on the production of electronic publications. This revision does not yet provide methods to collect
statistical data on the distribution of electronic media nor the emerging field of print on demand; these sections
in particular should be focussed in the next revision.
Statistics produced by different countries should be directly comparable. Statistical data in the publishing
sector, being generally collected by different institutions such as publishers’ associations, statistical offices
and national libraries, indicate a particular requirement for joint reporting procedures. This International
Standard continues to harmonize the definitions and procedures of data collection with other International
Standards (see clause 2).
The definitions presented in this International Standard are designed for statistical purposes only.
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Information and documentation — Statistics on the production
and distribution of books, newspapers, periodicals and
electronic publications
1 Scope
This International Standard gives guidance on the keeping of statistics to provide standardized information on
various aspects of the production and distribution of printed, electronic and micro-publications (essentially
books, newspapers and periodicals) in a particular country.
For the purposes of this International Standard, the following types of publications are excluded:
a) Publications issued for advertising purposes, provided that the literary or scientific text is subsidiary
and that the publications are distributed free of charge; these include:
⎯ trade catalogues, prospectuses and other types of commercial, industrial and tourist advertising;
⎯ publications advertising products or services supplied by the publisher, even though they may
describe activities or technical progress in some branch of industry or commerce.
b) Publications considered to be of a transitory character; typical examples are:
⎯ timetables, price-lists, telephone directories;
⎯ programmes of entertainments, exhibitions, fairs;
⎯ company regulations, reports and directives and circulars;
⎯ calendars;
⎯ electronic texts under development.
c) Publications in which the text is not the most important part; these include:
⎯ printed music documents provided that the music is more important than the words;
⎯ maps and charts (with the exception of atlases), e.g. astronomical charts, hydrographical and
geographical maps, wall maps, road maps, geological surveys in map form and topographical plans.
2 Normative references
The following normative documents contain provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute
provisions in this International Standard. For dated references, subsequent amendments to, or revisions of,
any of these publications do not apply. However, parties to agreements based on this International Standard
are encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent editions of the normative documents
indicated below. For undated references, the latest edition of the normative document referred to applies.
Members of ISO and IEC maintain registers of currently valid International Standards.
ISO/DIS 9707
ISO 2108:2005, Information and documentation — International Standard Book Number (ISBN)
ISO 2789:2006, Information and documentation — International Library Statistics
ISO 5127:2001, Information and documentation — Vocabulary
3 Terms and definitions
For the purpose of this International Standard, the following terms and definitions apply.
NOTE Where appropriate, existing definitions, to the sources of which reference is made, have been used.
3.1
ancillary printer
person or organization for which printing is a subsidiary activity (e.g. academies, universities, scientific,
political, religious, sports and other organizations, economic and commercial institutions)
3.2
ancillary publisher
person or organization for which publishing is a subsidiary activity (e.g. academies, universities, scientific,
political, religious, sports and other organizations, economic and commercial institutions)
3.3
bibliographic unit
document in print or non-print form forming an independent unit in a bibliographic system
3.4
book
Non-electronic monographic publication of at least 49 pages exclusive of the cover pages
NOTE 1 Adapted from [2]
NOTE 2 Microforms are included.
3.5
circulation figure
average number of copies of a publication sold and/or otherwise distributed over a specified period
3.6
content unit
computer-processed uniquely identifiable textual or audiovisual piece of published work that may be original or
a digest of other published work
NOTE 1 Adapted from [1]
NOTE 2 Descriptive records are excluded.
NOTE 3 PDF, Postscript, HTML and other formats of the same content unit will be counted as separate items.
3.7
database
collection of electronically stored descriptive records or content units (including facts, texts, pictures, and
sound,) with a common user interface and software for the retrieval and manipulation of the data
NOTE 1 Adapted from ISO 2789:2006
NOTE 2 The units or records are usually collected with a particular intent and are related to a defined topic. A database
may be issued on CD-ROM, diskette, or other direct access method, or as a computer file accessed via dial-up methods
or via the Internet.
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3.8
digital document
information unit with a defined content that has been digitized or originally produced in digital form
NOTE 1 Adapted from ISO 2789:2006
NOTE 2 This includes eBooks, electronic patents, networked audiovisual documents and other digital documents, e.g.
reports, cartographic and music documents, preprints etc. Databases and electronic serials are excluded.
NOTE 3 Items incorporated in databases are covered by 3.6.
NOTE 4 A digital document may be structured into one or more files.
NOTE 5 A digital document consists of one or more content units.
3.9
document
recorded information or material object which can be treated as a unit in a documentation process regardless
of its physical form and characteristics
NOTE Adapted from ISO 5127:2001
3.10
electronic book
eBook
digital document where searchable text is prevalent, and which can be seen in analogy to a print book
(monograph)
NOTE 1 Adapted from ISO 2789:2006
NOTE 2 The use of eBooks is in many cases dependent on a dedicated device and/or a special reader or viewing
software
3.11
electronic publication
document published in digital format for access via the World Wide Web or on a physical carrier (e.g. CD-
ROM, DVD)
NOTE For the purpose of this International Standard, electronic publications comprise electronic serials, eBooks and
databases.
3.12
electronic serial
serial published in electronic form only or in both electronic and other format
NOTE Adapted from ISO 2789:2006
3.13
first edition
first publication of an original or translated document
NOTE Adapted from [2]
3.14
government document
document published at government expense or as required by law or by an international agency (e.g. United
Nations, European Union and UNESCO)
NOTE 1 Adapted from ISO 2789:2006
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NOTE 2 Confidential documents and documents for internal distribution are not included.
3.15
house organ
publication intended for the personnel of an organization or for its clients
3.16
ISBN
International Standard Book Number
unique numbe
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