Information and documentation — Information retrieval (Z39.50) — Application service definition and ...
This standard defines the Information Retrieval Application Service (section 3) and specifies the Information Retrieval Application Protocol (section 4). The service definition describes services that support capabilities within an application; the services are in turn supported by the Z39.50 protocol. The description neither specifies nor constrains the implementation within a computer system.…
1. Scope
1.1 Applicability
This Standard defines the alphanumeric lexical sequence for the English and
French languages, corresponding to Canadian cultural expectations. It is
intended for general-purpose sorting of alphanumeric strings using the
character repertoire of CSA Standards CAN/CSA-Z243.4 and T500, wherever human
intervention is involved or sorted results are presented to users.
1.2…