as users have grown used to internet searching and spend less time organizing their content. Components Document management systems commonly provide storage, versioning, metadata, security, as well as indexing and retrieval capabilities. Here is a description of these components: Standardization Many industry associations publish their own lists of particular document control standards that are used in their particular field. Following is a list of some of the relevant ISO documents. Divisions ICS 01.140.10 and 01.140.20. The ISO has also published a series of standards regarding the technical documentation, covered by the division of 01.110. ISO 2709 Information and documentation – Format for information exchange ISO 15836 Information and documentation – The Dublin Core metadata element set ISO 15489 Information and documentation – Records management ISO 21127 Information and documentation – A reference ontology for the interchange of cultural heritage information ISO 23950 Information and documentation – Information retrieval (Z39.50) – Application service definition and protocol specification ISO 10244 Document management – Business process baselining and analysis ISO 32000 Document management – Portable document format ISO/IEC 27001 Specification for an information security management system Document control Government regulations require that companies working in certain industries control their documents. These industries include accounting (for example: 8th EU Directive, Sarbanes–Oxley Act), food safety (e.g., Food Safety Modernization Act in the US), ISO (mentioned above), medical device manufacturing (FDA), manufacture of blood, human cells, and tissue products (FDA), healthcare (JCAHO), and information technology (ITIL). Some industries work under stricter document control requirements due to the type of information they retain for privacy, warranty, or other highly regulated purposes. Examples include protected health information (PHI) as required by HIPAA or construction project documents required for warranty periods. An information systems strategy plan (ISSP) can shape organisational information systems over medium to long-term periods. Documents stored in a document management system—such as procedures, work instructions, and policy statements—provide evidence of documents under control. Failing to comply can cause fines, the loss of business, or damage to a business's reputation. The following are important aspects of document control: reviewing and approving documents prior to release reviews and approvals ensuring changes and revisions are clearly identified ensuring that relevant versions of applicable documents are available at their "points of use" ensuring that documents remain legible and identifiable ensuring that external documents (such as customer-supplied documents or supplier manuals) are identified and controlled preventing “unintended” use of obsolete documents