ISO 11799:2003规定了用于长期存储档案和图书馆资料的通用存储库的特征。它包括建筑物的安装和施工，以及要使用的安装和设备。 它适用于保存在通用存储库中的所有档案和图书馆资料，混合介质可以一起存储。它不排除在单个存储库内建立单独的区域或隔间，在这些区域或隔间内，环境可以得到控制，以创造适合特定档案材料需要的条件。 它不包括长期存储非纸质或非完全纸质文件的特殊要求，如羊皮纸或牛皮纸、摄影文件或机器可读文件。 它也不包括存储库管理过程。

ISO 11799:2003 specifies the characteristics of general-purpose repositories used for the long-term storage of archive and library materials. It covers the sitting and construction of the building and the installation and equipment to be used. It applies to all archive and library materials held in general-purpose repositories, where mixed media may be stored together. It does not preclude the establishment of separate areas or compartments within individual repositories where the environment can be controlled to create conditions suiting the needs of specific archive materials. It does not cover special requirements for the long-term storage of not or not fully paper-based documents such as parchment or vellum, photographic documents or machine-readable documents. It also does not cover repository management procedures.