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De jure standards emanate from legislative bodies and are regulatory in nature, while de facto standards derive from particular products that dominate the market. Voluntary consensus standards emerge from cooperative ventures and usually reflect consensu

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De jure standards emanate from legislative bodies and are regulatory in nature, while de facto standards derive from particular products that dominate the market. Voluntary consensus standards emerge from cooperative ventures and usually reflect consensus building and compromise. Almost all archival standards are voluntary consensus standards.

Citation Source: 
Duff 1996

A Glossary of Archival and Records Terminology