BS ISO 690:2010 Information and documentation. Guidelines for bibliographic references and citations to information resources
BS ISO 690 gives guidelines for the preparation of bibliographic references.
It also provides guidelines for the preparation of citations in Latin scripts in works that are not themselves primarily bibliographical.
BS ISO 690 applies to bibliographic references and citations to all kinds of information resources, including (but not limited to) monographs, serials, contributions, patents, cartographic materials, electronic information resources (including computer software and databases), music, recorded sound, prints, photographs, graphic and audiovisual works, and moving images.
It does not apply to machine parsable citations. It is also not applicable to legal citations, which have their own standards.
BS ISO 690 does not prescribe a particular style of reference or citation. The standard uses examples that are not prescriptive as to style and punctuation.
BS ISO690 also includes explanations and examples of bibliographic references, to illustrate how to apply the requirements for referencing or citing printed and electronic information resources.
Contents of BS ISO 690 include:
Scope
Terms and definitions
Basic principles for creating references
Elements of a reference
Sources of data
Transliteration
Abbreviation
Punctuation and typography
Order of elements
Creator
Selection
Personal names
Organizations or groups.
Multiple creators.
Pseudonyms
Anonymous works
Title
Form of title
Translation of title
Titles of serials
Distinction between title of contribution and title of host item
Conferences
Medium designation.
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