ANSI serves as the clearinghouse for all voluntary standards agencies in the United States. The National Information Standards Organization develops and publishes a wide variety of standards, mostly technical in nature, used in library and information services and publishing. NISO is accredited by the American National Standards Institute. NISO standards are available from NISO Press Fulfillment, P. O. Box 451, Annapolis Junction, MD 20701-0451. ISO, TC46 .
Many standards have implications beyond the United States.
Standards for library and information systems are developed by ISO Technical Committee 46. NISO is the official U.S. participant in TC 46. Many ISO standards have been adapted from NISO standards. Other organizations also produce standards that are used in the library field. The Association for Information and Image Management, for example, produces a number of technical standards concerning the production and use of microforms.