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ISNI (International Standard Name Identifier) identifies the public identities of persons and organisations globally, uniquely and permanently. ISNI brings together the variants and forms of a person’s or organisation’s name (e.g. different transliterations of the name) and allows to distinguish between persons and organisations with the same name. |
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Yes. |
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According to the ISNI standard, public identities refer to names used by parties to create, produce, manage and distribute information content in media, for example. |
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A public identity can have different spellings or name forms. These are all collected under a single ISNI identifier.
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An agent refers to a person or organisation related to published scientific or artistic material, or manuscript or archive material, for example. A agent may be, for example, a writer, composer, musical group or publisher. |
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Yes, they can.
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The ISNI International Agency (ISNI-IA) governs ISNI-related activities and is based in London (UK). More information on the organisation’s governance can be found on the ISNI-IA website: https://isni.org/page/governance/. |
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Only the ISNI Registration Agencies may submit requests for new ISNI assignments. The Registration Agencies have unrestricted read access to the ISNI database. A list of the ISNI Registration Agencies can be found on the ISNI-IA website: https://isni.org/page/isni-registration-agencies/. |
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Use and benefits of ISNI
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ISNI identifiers are used to unambiguously identify agents (e.g. authors, publishers, composers) associated with scientific or artistic material. |
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ISNIs are used in databases to unambiguously distinguish between persons or organisations with the same name. ISNI plays a bridging role between databases by providing reliable information on parties. |
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ISNI stands for International Standard Name Identifier and ORCID for Open Researcher and Contributor ID. There are many similarities, but also some differences.
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Distribution of ISNI
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ISNI identifiers can be freely searched in the database maintained by the ISNI International Agency (http://www.isni.org/search). |
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An ISNI may be assigned to any public identity or party that performs creative or scientific work. |
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All ISNI identifiers are generated in a single database maintained by the ISNI Assignment Agency (ISNI-AA). |
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The data below is required for an ISNI.
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No, not entirely. |
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The processing time for an ISNI identifier is from two working days to four weeks. We aim for a processing time of a maximum of ten working days (excluding the holidays). |
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Incorrect data and data processing
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If you notice that your personal data is incorrect, incomplete or inaccurate, you may ask us to correct it. |
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All personal data contained in the ISNI database is processed in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation. |
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Do you still have a questions?
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If you did not find an answer to your question on this page, please contact us at toimijakuvailu-posti @ helsinki.fi.