Electronic Data Interchange: An Overview of EDI Standards for Libraries (1993)

Johan C. Zeeman
Software Kinetics Limited

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION
   
   Brief History of EDI
   EDI Standardization
   Goals and Objectives of the Report

2. EDI STANDARDS
   2.1 Components of EDI Standard
   2.2 ANSI X12
   
   2.2.1 American National Standards Institute
   2.2.2 Accredited Standards Committee (ASC X12)
   2.2.3 The X12 Series of Standards
   2.2.4 X12 Syntax and Message Structure
   2.2.5 X12 and NISO Z39 standards
   
   2.3 EDIFACT
   
   2.3.1 History and Origin
   2.3.2 Organization of UN/EDIFACT
   2.3.3 EDIFACT Message Structure and Syntax
   
   2.4 Relationship between X12 and EDIFACT

3. SUPPORTING SERVICES FOR EDI
   3.1 Open Systems Interconnection
   
   3.1.1 OSI and EDI
   3.1.2 EDI and Electronic Mail
   
   3.1.3.1 The X.400 Message Handling Protocols
   3.1.3.2 X.435
   3.1.3.2.1 Implementation
   
   3.1.4 The OSI Directory and EDI
   3.1.5 X.25
   
   3.2 Other Networking Options
   
   3.2.1 The Internet
   3.2.2 Value-Added Networks
   
   3.3 Translation Software
   

4. GLOBAL EDI INFRASTRUCTURE
   4.1 Open-edi
   
   4.1.1 The Open-edi Conceptual Model
   4.1.2 ISO/IEC JTC1/WG3
   4.1.3 IAeG
   4.1.4 Applications for Open-edi
   
   4.2 European Community
   
   4.2.1 The TEDIS Programme
   
   4.3 EDI World Institute

5. LIBRARY APPLICATIONS FOR EDI
   5.1 Acquisitions
   
   5.1.1 Organizational/Attitudinal Barriers
   5.1.2 Technical Barriers
   
   5.2 Interlibrary Loan/Document Delivery
   5.3 Other transactions

6. EDI PARTNERS FOR LIBRARIES
   6.1 Book and Serials Industry Groups
   
   6.1.1 North America
   
   6.1.1.1 BISAC
   6.1.1.2 CTA/CBISAC
   6.1.1.3 SISAC
   
   Serial Item and Contribution Identifier (SICI)
   The SISAC Bar Code Symbol
   
   6.1.1.4 CSISAC
   
   6.1.2 European Activities
   
   6.1.2.1 BEDIS
   6.1.2.2 BIC
   6.1.2.3 EDItEUR
   6.1.2.4 International Publishers Association
   6.1.2.5 ICEDIS
   6.1.2.6 The Working Group of European Librarians and Publishers (ELP)
   
   6.2 Publishers and Subscription Agents
   
   6.2.1 Publishers
   6.2.2 Subscription Agents
   
   6.3 Automated Library System Vendors
   6.4 International Projects
   
   6.4.1 EDILIBE Project

7. CONCLUDING COMMENTS

   References and relevant standards

   Appendix A: Glossary of EDI Terminology

   Appendix B: List of Acronyms

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The contributions of J.C. Zeeman were prepared under a contractual agreement between the IFLA UDT Core Programme and Software Kinetics, Ltd., Stittsville, Ontario

Paula Tallim
National Library of Canada

Johan C. Zeeman
Software Kinetics Limited