ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 34
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 34 titled as Document description and processing languages is a subcommittee of the ISO/IEC JTC1 joint technical committee, which is a collaborative effort of both the International Organization for Standardization and the International Electrotechnical Commission.
Scope and Terms of Reference
Standardization in the field of document structures, languages and related facilities for the description and processing of compound and hypermedia documents, including
- languages for document logical structures and their support facilities
- languages for describing document-like objects in web environments
- document processing architecture and
- formatting for logical documents
- languages for describing interactive documents
- multilingual font information interchange and related services
- final-form document architecture and page information interchange
- hypermedia document structuring language and application resources
- APIs for document processing
Working Groups
JTC 1/SC 34 - Document description and processing languages has following Working Groups[1][2]
- WG 1: Information description - Markup Languages (e.g. SGML, SDIF, DSDL)
- WG 2: Information Presentation
- WG 3: Information Association (e.g. Topic Maps)
- WG 4: Office Open XML
- WG 5: Document Interoperability
- WG 6: OpenDocument Format
Standards published and under development
Some of the standards published and under development by ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 34 are shown in the table below.
| Acronym or Common Name | Part | ISO/IEC standard | First public release date (First edition) | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SGML | ISO 8879 | 1986 | Information processing—Text and office systems—Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML) | ||
| SGML support facilities | ISO 9069 | 1988 | Information processing—SGML support facilities—SGML Document Interchange Format (SDIF) | ||
| SGML support facilities | ISO/IEC 9070 | 1991 | Information technology—SGML support facilities—Registration procedures for public text owner identifiers | ||
| SGML support facilities | ISO/IEC TR 9573 | 1988 | Information processing—SGML support facilities—Techniques for using SGML | ||
| SGML support facilities | Part 11 | ISO/IEC TR 9573-11 | 2004 | Information processing—SGML support facilities—Part 11: Structure descriptions and style specifications for standards document interchange | |
| SGML support facilities | Part 13 | ISO/IEC TR 9573-13 | 1991 | Information technology—SGML support facilities—Techniques for using SGML—Part 13: Public entity sets for mathematics and science | |
| SGML and Text-entry Systems | ISO/IEC TR 10037 | 1991 | Information technology—SGML and Text-entry Systems—Guidelines for SGML Syntax-Directed Editing Systems | ||
| SGML - Conformance testing | ISO/IEC 13673 | 2000 | Information technology—Document processing and related communication—Conformance testing for Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML) systems | ||
| Font information interchange | Part 1 | ISO/IEC 9541-1 | 1991 | Information technology—Font information interchange—Part 1: Architecture | |
| Font information interchange | Part 2 | ISO/IEC 9541-2 | 1991 | Information technology—Font information interchange—Part 2: Interchange format | |
| Font information interchange | Part 3 | ISO/IEC 9541-3 | 1994 | Information technology—Font information interchange—Part 3: Glyph shape representation | |
| Font information interchange | Part 4 | ISO/IEC 9541-4 | 2009 | Information technology—Font information interchange—Part 4: Harmonization to Open Font Format | (Harmonization to MPEG-4 Part 22) |
| Font information interchange | ISO/IEC 10036 | 1993 | Information technology—Font information interchange—Procedures for registration of font-related identifiers | ||
| Font services | ISO/IEC TR 15413 | 2001 | Information technology—Font services—Abstract service definition | ||
| DSSSL | ISO/IEC 10179 | 1996 | Information technology—Processing languages—Document Style Semantics and Specification Language (DSSSL) | ||
| SPDL | ISO/IEC 10180 | 1995 | Information technology—Processing languages—Standard Page Description Language (SPDL) | ||
| HyTime | ISO/IEC 10744 | 1992 | Information technology—Hypermedia/Time-based Structuring Language (HyTime) | ||
| Topic Maps | ISO/IEC 13250 | 2000 | Information technology—SGML Applications—Topic Maps | ||
| Topic Maps | Part 1 | ISO/IEC DTR 13250-1 | Under development | Information technology—Topic Maps—Part 1: Overview and basic concepts | |
| Topic Maps | Part 2 | ISO/IEC 13250-2 | 2006 | Information technology—Topic Maps—Part 2: Data model | |
| Topic Maps | Part 3 | ISO/IEC 13250-3 | 2007 | Information technology—Topic Maps—Part 3: XML syntax | |
| Topic Maps | Part 4 | ISO/IEC 13250-4 | 2009 | Information technology—Topic Maps—Part 4: Canonicalization | |
| Topic Maps | Part 5 | ISO/IEC FCD 13250-5 | Under development | Information technology—Topic Maps—Part 5: Reference model | |
| Topic Maps | Part 6 | ISO/IEC 13250-6 | 2010 | Information technology—Topic Maps—Part 6: Compact Syntax | |
| Topic Maps | Part 7 | ISO/IEC NP 13250-7 | Under development | Information technology—SGML applications—Topic maps—Part 7: Graphical Notation | |
| Topic Maps | ISO/IEC DTR 29111 | Under development | Information Technology—Topic Maps—Expressing Dublin Core Metadata using Topic Maps | ||
| HTML | ISO/IEC 15445 | 2000 | Information technology—Document description and processing languages—HyperText Markup Language (HTML) | ||
| DSDL | Part 1 | ISO/IEC DIS TR 19757-1 | Under development | Information technology—Document Schema Definition Languages (DSDL) -- Part 1: Overview | |
| DSDL | Part 2 | ISO/IEC 19757-2 | 2003 | Information technology—Document Schema Definition Language (DSDL) -- Part 2: Regular-grammar-based validation -- RELAX NG | |
| DSDL | Part 3 | ISO/IEC 19757-3 | 2006 | Information technology—Document Schema Definition Languages (DSDL) -- Part 3: Rule-based validation -- Schematron | |
| DSDL | Part 4 | ISO/IEC 19757-4 | 2006 | Information technology—Document Schema Definition Languages (DSDL) -- Part 4: Namespace-based Validation Dispatching Language (NVDL) | |
| DSDL | Part 5 | ISO/IEC 19757-5 | 2011 | Information technology—Document Schema Definition Languages (DSDL) -- Part 5: Extensible Datatypes | |
| DSDL | Part 7 | ISO/IEC 19757-7 | 2009 | Information technology—Document Schema Definition Languages (DSDL) -- Part 7: Character Repertoire Description Language (CREPDL) | |
| DSDL | Part 8 | ISO/IEC 19757-8 | 2008 | Information technology—Document Schema Definition Languages (DSDL) -- Part 8: Document Semantics Renaming Language (DSRL) | |
| DSDL | Part 9 | ISO/IEC 19757-9 | 2008 | Information technology—Document Schema Definition Languages (DSDL) -- Part 9: Namespace and datatype declaration in Document Type Definitions (DTDs) | |
| DSDL | Part 11 | ISO/IEC 19757-11 | 2011 | Information technology—Document Schema Definition Languages (DSDL) -- Part 11: Schema Association | |
| DSSSL library for complex compositions | ISO/IEC TR 19758 | 2003 | Information technology—Document description and processing languages—DSSSL library for complex compositions | ||
| Document Container File | Part 1 | ISO/IEC CD 21320-1 | Under development | Information technology—Document Container File—Part 1: Core | Based on ZIP file format[4] |
| RELAX | Part 1 | ISO/IEC TR 22250-1 | 2002 | Information technology—Document description and processing languages—Regular Language Description for XML (RELAX) -- Part 1: RELAX Core | |
| OpenDocument (ODF) | ISO/IEC 26300 | 2006 | Information technology—Open Document Format for Office Applications (OpenDocument) v1.0 | ||
| ODF / OOXML Translation Guidelines[5][6] | ISO/IEC TR 29166 | 2011 | Information technology—Document description and processing languages—Guidelines for translation between ISO/IEC 26300 and ISO/IEC 29500 document formats | ||
| Office Open XML (OOXML) | Part 1 | ISO/IEC 29500-1 | 2008 | Information technology—Document description and processing languages—Office Open XML File Formats—Part 1: Fundamentals and Markup Language Reference | |
| OOXML | Part 2 | ISO/IEC 29500-2 | 2008 | Information technology—Document description and processing languages—Office Open XML File Formats—Part 2: Open Packaging Conventions | |
| OOXML | Part 3 | ISO/IEC 29500-3 | 2008 | Information technology—Document description and processing languages—Office Open XML File Formats—Part 3: Markup Compatibility and Extensibility | |
| OOXML | Part 4 | ISO/IEC 29500-4 | 2008 | Information technology—Document description and processing languages—Office Open XML File Formats—Part 4: Transitional Migration Features | |
| Extensions of Office Open XML File Formats | Part 1 | ISO/IEC NP 30114-1 | Under development | Information technology-Extensions of Office Open XML File Formats-Part 1: Guidelines | (previous title: Safe extensions of office open XML file formats) |
| Extensions of Office Open XML File Formats | Part 2 | ISO/IEC CD 30114-2 | Under development | Information technology-Extensions of Office Open XML-Part 2: Character Repertoire Checking | |
| EPUB3 | Part 1 | ISO/IEC DTS 30135-1 | Under approval process / under development[7] | Information technology - Digital publishing - EPUB3 - Part 1: EPUB3 Overview |
Inactive P-Members
Around September 2007, several new members joined and became Participating (P) Members to vote for approval of Office Open XML. Afterwards, they refused to vote on other proposed standards, despite pleas to do so.
Because the subcommittee requires that at least 50% of P-members vote on a specification for it to become an ISO/IEC certified standard, SC 34 was unable to pass any new standards. Whether the subcommittee would be able to improve the situation, or whether they would simply be unable to further conduct any business, was unclear.[8]
By mid December 2007, this problem seems to have started clearing up.[9]
Liaisons
ISO/IEC JTC1/SC34 liaisons include:[10]
- IEC/TC 100 — Audio, Video and Multimedia Systems and Equipment
- ISO/TC 46 — Information and documentation
- JTC 1/SC 2 — Coded character sets
- JTC 1/SC 22 — Programming languages, their environments and system software interfaces
- JTC 1/SC 29 — Coding of Moving Pictures and Audio
- JTC 1/SC 32 — Data management and interchange
- Ecma International
- Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS)
- XML Guild
- World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
See also
References
- ↑ ISO. "JTC 1/SC 34 - Document description and processing languages". ISO. Retrieved 2009-12-25.
- ↑ ISO JTC1/SC34. "JTC 1/SC 34 - Document Description and Processing Languages". Retrieved 2009-12-25.
- ↑ ISO. "JTC 1/SC 34 - Document description and processing languages". ISO. Retrieved 2009-12-25.
- ↑ ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 34 N 1621 - Document Description and Processing Languages, 2011-04-06, retrieved 2012-01-05
- ↑ ISO/IEC JTC 1 (2008-05-01), SC 34 Proposal for New Work Item on OpenDocument Format (ISO/IEC26300) / Office Open XML (ISO/IEC 29500) Translation (PDF), retrieved 2009-12-25
- ↑ ISO/IEC JTC 1 (2009-09-26), SC 34 Business Plan, November 2008-September 2009 (PDF), ISO, retrieved 2009-12-25
- ↑ Resolutions of the ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 34 Plenary Meeting, Brasilia, Brazil, 2012-06-25, 29, retrieved 2012-10-21,
Resolution 8: Re-establishment of Ad Hoc Group 4 on EPUB. SC 34 re-establishes Ad Hoc Group 4 on EPUB of IDPF* with the following terms of reference: - to prepare the creation of a Joint Working Group (JWG) for EPUB (and possibly other related topics) under JTC 1/SC 34 with ISO TC 46 and IEC TC 100 /TA 10 involved. SC 34 notes that EPUB 3 will be submitted as a Draft Technical Specification by the Korean National Body via the JTC 1 fast-track procedure and it will be assigned to the SC 34/JWG when approved.
- ↑ OOXML Payback Time as Global Standards Work in SC 34 "Grinds to a Halt"
- ↑ Back from Kyoto (Alex Brown, blog entry)
- ↑ http://kikaku.itscj.ipsj.or.jp/sc34/open/Secretariat_report.htm#Liaisons