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ISO Library is dedicated to providing comprehensive, accessible, and accurate information about ISO (International Organization for Standardization) standards. Our mission is to help organizations worldwide understand, implement, and benefit from ISO standards through clear, practical educational content.

We believe that quality information about standards should be freely accessible to everyone—from small businesses exploring their first ISO certification to large enterprises managing multiple management systems.

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Our Expertise

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Our content is researched, fact-checked, and regularly updated to reflect the latest standard revisions and industry best practices.

What is ISO?

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is an independent, non-governmental international organization with a membership of 169 national standards bodies. Through its members, it brings together experts to share knowledge and develop voluntary, consensus-based, market-relevant International Standards that support innovation and provide solutions to global challenges.

ISO has published over 25,000 standards covering almost every industry, from technology to food safety, agriculture, and healthcare. ISO standards make a positive difference to the world we live in by facilitating trade, spreading knowledge, disseminating innovative advances in technology, and sharing good management and conformity assessment practices.

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