Explains the volume and file structure of compact read only optical disks for the interchange of information between users of information processing systems. It specifies the attributes of the volume and the descriptors recorded on it, the relationship among volumes of a volume set, the placement of files, the attributes of the files, record structures, three nested levels of medium interchange, two nested levels of implementation and requirements for the processes which are provided within information processing systems, to enable information to be interchanged between different systems.