International Standard Name Identifier
The 16-digit International Standard Name Identifier ( ISNI ) identifies the public identity of parties who are creative; these persons do not have to be authors. A natural person can have several identities and thus receive different ISNI identifiers. It was developed by the International Organization for Standardization as ISO 27729 and has been available since 2012. The ISNI identifiers that have already been assigned can be researched on the ISNI homepage.
Structure of the identifiers
The last digit of an ISNI identifier is a check digit , determined according to the ISO 7064 "MOD 11-2" method, and can therefore assume the values "0-9X".
The structure of the ORCID identifiers is compatible with the international standard ISO 27729.
Described objects
ISNI does not want to replace the other existing identifier systems, but rather to make them easier to use with a bridging function; in this respect, ISNI is similar to the Virtual International Authority File (VIAF).
The standard does not expressly specify what is meant by the public identity of natural persons. Different pseudonyms can belong to different identities of a natural person , whereas pure spelling variants do not establish a new identity.
The ISNI is also awarded to organizations. If organizations are split or merged, this creates a new identifier. The identifier will not be changed if the tasks or the field of activity are merely changed.
Organizations involved in administration
Registration Authority
According to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), the “Registration Authority” for ISO 27729: 2012 is the “ISNI International Agency” (ISNI-IA) based in London (c / o EDItEUR). It is incorporated under the Companies Act 2006 as a private company limited by guarantee . This "UK registered, not-for-profit company" was founded by:
- Confédération Internationale des Sociétés d'Auteurs et Compositeurs (CISAC)
- Conference of European National Librarians (CENL)
- International Federation of Reproduction Rights Organizations (IFRRO)
- International Performers Database Association (IPDA)
- Online Computer Library Center (OCLC)
- ProQuest
List of Registration Agencies (RA)
| Institution / company | since | country |
|---|---|---|
| Biblioteca Nacional de España (ESD) | Spain | |
| Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF) | 2014 | France |
| Bibliothèque nationale de Luxembourg (BnL) | Luxembourg | |
| British Library (BL) | United Kingdom | |
| Casalini Libri | ||
| China Knowledge Center for Engineering Sciences and Technology (CKCEST) | ||
| Consolidated Independent (CI) | ||
| Electre | ||
| Identification Agency (IDA) | Russia | |
| Koninklijke Bibliotheek | Netherlands | |
| Kültür ve Turizm Bakanliği | Turkey | |
| National Assembly Library of Korea | South Korea | |
| National Library of Korea | South Korea | |
| Biblioteka Narodowa | Poland | |
| Numerical Gurus | ||
| Program for Cooperative Cataloging (PCC) | ||
| Ring gold | United Kingdom | |
| Soundways | ||
| YouTube | 2018 | United States |
use
Out of 4.5 million “GND persons” (individualized data records from the Common Authority File ) in 2018, 2 million have an ISNI. As part of the GND4P project, all personal GND should be linked to an ISNI.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ ISO 27729: 2012 - Information and documentation - International standard name identifier (ISNI). Retrieved June 30, 2018 .
- ^ Structure of the ORCID Identifier. ( Memento of the original from January 22, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Query date: January 6, 2013.
- ^ Maintenance agencies and registration authorities . Iso.org. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
- ^ ISNI International Agency - ISNI International Agency . Iso.org. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
- ↑ http://www.isni.org/filedepot_download/134/473
- ^ ISNI . Retrieved December 19, 2014.
- ^ About the ISNI International Agency . Retrieved December 19, 2014.
- ^ BnF: First National Library In the World to Become an ISNI Registration Agency , February 26, 2014.
- ↑ YouTube Adopts ISNI ID for Artists & Songwriters , January 22, 2018.
- ^ "The GND as a platform for publishers: The GND4P project" , access date: February 23, 2019.
