TS 9122

TS 9122 is a documentation standard for how translations should be identified and presented. Its purpose is to make translated works easier to recognize, interpret, and use across different user groups. That makes it relevant to bibliographic description, catalogue records, and the general presentation of published material.

Consistent presentation of translated works

The key issue addressed by this standard is how the relationship between a translation and its original work is shown in a clear and usable way. In general technical terms, details such as title wording, authorship, language, and edition information can matter greatly when users need to select the correct item. A standardised presentation format helps institutions describe the same work in comparable ways and improves consistency across records.

What the scope means in practice

• It covers rules for presenting translated works in a uniform, orderly form.
• It is intended to simplify use by different categories of user.
• It provides a shared presentation framework for documentation, cataloguing, and publication description.
• It supports clear and distinguishable treatment of translation information.

Shown as equivalent to ISO 2384:1977, this standard concerns the formal presentation of translations. In practical terms, it should be understood as a documentation-oriented framework for identifying translated material, rather than as a claim that every catalogue field or layout rule is specified in detail here.