NISO TR03 : 0

Foreword
1 Scope
2 Definitions
3 Order of characters
    3.1 Spaces
    3.2 Punctuation marks treated as spaces
    3.3 Punctuation marks ignored
    3.4 Symbols other than numerals, letters
          and punctuation marks
    3.5 Numerals (0 through 9)
    3.6 Letters (A through Z)
          3.6.1 Modified letters
    3.7 Superscript and subscript characters
4 Headings
    4.1 Arrangement of headings
          4.1.1 Single-word headings
          4.1.2 Multi-word headings
                  4.1.2.1 Word-by-word
                  4.1.2.2 Letter-by-letter
    4.2 Headings with qualifiers
    4.3 Headings with identical initial words
    4.4 Headings with cross-references
    4.5 Subheadings
    4.6 Headings beginning with articles
5 Abbreviations
6 Numbers
    6.1 Headings containing numbers
    6.2 Punctuation in numbers
    6.3 Decimal fractions
    6.4 Roman numbers
7 Arrangement of symbols other than numerals and
    letters
    7.1 Arrangement in standardized or traditional
          sequence
    7.2 Arrangement in order of appearance
    7.3 Arrangement by verbal equivalent
          7.3.1 Ampersand (&)
Bibliography
Appendix A - Comprehensive example
Appendix B - Special characters
Index
Figures
1 - Basic sequence of characters
2 - Comparison of methods for arranging headings
3 - Example of alphabetized abbreviations
4 - Two arrangements of symbols and headings

Provides rules for the alphanumeric arrangement of headings consisting of numerals, letters, other symbols or any combination of such characters in ordered lists such as bibliographies, catalogs, indexes, dictionaries, indexes, inventories, etc. Using the order of character sets designed for computer sorting does not necessarily produce a sort sequence that is acceptable for bibliographies, indexes or library catalogs, because some computer sorting codes, for example, the American Standard Code for information interchange (7-bit ASCII), sort uppercase and lowercase letters separately and sort punctuation marks and symbols in various places between numerals and letters.