On Wed, 1 Dec 2010  sasha babin <[log in to unmask]> suggested:
>
>It was the time when people were interested to know others opinions.
>Now "we" are "independent".
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>

True 'things' have changed, but one that has remained consistent across most
industries is if you want to issue STANDARDS that are useful and accepted
across the entire spectrum of any given industry, they are developed in an
OPEN, COLLABORATIVE, and CONSENSUS based environment.  The "WE" factor has
not left the processes used in developing Standards; and if they're
developed "independently", then they won't have nearly the same weight.

This isn't to say the Australians developing these recent Standards aren't
doing this, but the Americans and others don't seem to be actively engaged
in the process.  Either that, or it's only involving a small, select number
of individuals in a closed environment.  This process was previously done in
a fully open, inclusive, environment that encouraged input and collaboration
from others who would be impacted by the content of the Standards once they
were issued.

And it's true that no one has to apply, adopt, or comply with Standards
whether they're developed by ANSI, NISO, ISO just like no one has to utilize
or adopt any recommended practices... but having everyone on the same page
sure makes it easier to make a case for consistent practices being accepted
in an industry.

The difference between the two is the requirements for issuing a Standard
involve collaboration and consensus- practices can be written by anyone
without seeking input form others.  While it's common for audits to be
performed against the more rigorously developed requirements in a Standard,
no one pays much attention to recommended practices besides those who wrote
them, and I've not heard of anyone using them for auditing, just informal
assessments.

Larry
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