ISO/IEC JTC 1 N4560
  [Image]                                                1997-02-27
                                           Author: IT adhoc

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JTC 1 Policy on Electronic Document Distribution
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The purpose of this document is to pull together the documents that define
the electronic formatting practices to be used during the transition period
from paper distribution to web-server based distribution. The two main
documents are :

   * JTC 1 N4558 which covers the policy on using diskettes and email for:
        o communications between the ISO/IEC JTC 1 Secretariat and the JTC
          1 National Bodies,
        o communications between the JTC 1 Secretariat and its directly
          reporting subsidiary bodies
          (e.g., JTC 1 Subcommittees (SCs) and Special Working Groups), and
        o communications between the JTC 1/SC Secretariats and the JTC 1/SC
          National Bodies,
   * JTC 1 N4571 which covers:
        o policies for implementing a web-based document server

     This document shall be used in conjunction with the ISO/IEC JTC 1
     Directives (current edition) and in a manner that is consistent with
     the policies and procedures of the ISO Central Secretariat and the IEC
     Central Office. National laws and current ISO/IEC policies regarding
     copyright and intellectual property rights shall be respected.

     Additional document references for Electronic Document Distribution
     within JTC 1 are listed in Annex A.

     Excluded from the scope of this document are any procedures or
     practices for communications, document distribution or web-server
     policies below the SC level.

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                                  Annex A

         Related Documentation for Electronic Document Distribution

   * JTC 1 N 3721 Revised - Strategy Recommendations from ISO/IEC JTC 1 ad
     hoc on IT Implementation Strategy
   * JTC1 N 4367 - Electronic Document Tips and Techniques Guide
   * JTC1 N 4572 - JTC 1 Web Server Policy
   * JTC1 N 4576 - Tips and Techniques for JTC1 Web Pages
   * JTC1 N 4557 - Transition Plan for IT Implementation
   * JTC1 N 4556 - IT Implementation timeline