ISO 5127:2017为整个信息领域的文件领域提供了概念体系和通用词汇。它的创建考虑到了主要工作领域的平衡代表性:文件、图书馆、档案、媒体、博物馆、记录管理、保护以及文件的法律方面。本文件中提供的词汇范围与ISO/TC 46:图书馆、文献和信息中心、出版、档案、记录管理、博物馆文献、索引和摘要服务以及信息科学相关实践的标准化一致。

ISO 5127:2017 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.