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ISNI (International Standard Name Identifier) - TSV

ISNI (International Standard Name Identifier) is an international standard identifier standardized as ISO 27729. It is a 16-digit identifier designed to uniquely identify persons and organizations involved in creative activities, including researchers, inventors, writers, artists, performers, publishers, and rights administrators. Its purpose is to resolve name ambiguity and facilitate search and discovery. It is a member of the family of international standard identifiers that includes DOI, ISBN, and ISSN. Managed by the ISNI International Agency (ISNI-IA), it currently holds over 16.5 million public records.

ISNI International Standard Identifier ISO 27729 Creative Activities Person Identification Organization Identification Metadata Linked Data
code	slug	name	description	category
FORMAT	isni-format	ISNI Format	An identifier format consisting of 16 digits.	Format Specification
ISO-27729	iso-27729	ISO 27729	The ISO standard number for ISNI.	Standard Specification
ISNI-IA	isni-international-agency	ISNI International Agency	The international agency that manages ISNI.	Administration
RAG	registration-agencies	ISNI Registration Agencies (RAG)	Registration agencies authorized to assign ISNIs.	Registration
INDIVIDUALS	individual-identities	Individual Identities	ISNI for identifying individual creators.	Identification Target
ORGANIZATIONS	organization-identities	Organization Identities	ISNI for identifying organizations and groups.	Identification Target
CHECK-DIGIT	check-digit-calculation	Check Digit Calculation	The method for calculating the ISNI check digit.	Technical Specification
LINKED-DATA	linked-data-semantic-web	Linked Data and Semantic Web	ISNI is a critical component of Linked Data and the Semantic Web.	Application Area