ISO16354:2013的目的是区分知识库的类别，为这些知识库的统一结构和内容奠定基础，并为它们的使用提供通用性。通过制定一些指导方针，为新建图书馆和升级现有图书馆提供了指导原则。如果没有这些指导原则，就存在不必要的自由度，因此各种库可能变得过于异构。这将使这些库的比较、链接和集成使用变得非常复杂，如果不是不可能的话。 ISO 16354:2013的目标是对知识库和目标库进行分类，并为创建此类库提供建议。符合ISO 16354:2013指南的图书馆可能更容易与其他图书馆链接或集成。 ISO 16354:2013的目标受众包括知识库的开发人员、翻译软件或知识库之间接口的建设者、认证机构和应用程序的建设者，他们的工作必须基于规定的知识库。

The aim of ISO 16354:2013 is to distinguish categories of knowledge libraries and to lay the foundation for uniform structures and content of such knowledge libraries and for commonality in their usage. By drawing up a number of guidelines, a guiding principle is provided for new libraries as well as for upgrading existing libraries. Without these guidelines there is an undesirable amount of freedom, so that the various libraries may become too heterogeneous. This would render the comparison, linking and integrated usage of these libraries very complex, if not impossible. The objective of ISO 16354:2013 is to categorize knowledge libraries and object libraries and to provide recommendations for the creation of such libraries. Libraries that are compliant with the guidelines of ISO 16354:2013 may be more easily linked to, or integrated with other libraries. The target audience of ISO 16354:2013 consists of developers of knowledge libraries, builders of translation software or interfaces between knowledge libraries, certifying bodies and builders of applications who must base their work on the knowledge libraries laid down.