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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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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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Using ISNI in Copyright Management Organisations
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The ISNI project improves the metadata of Copyright Management Organisations in the creative industries by obtaining international ISNI identifiers for creators. The project was launched in February 2022 and will continue until the end of 2023. Gramex, Kopiosto, Kuvasto, Sanasto, and Teosto are involved in the project. You can find more information about the project on the National Library’s website: https://www.kansalliskirjasto.fi/en/projects/adoption-isnis-copyright-management-organizations. |
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Many contributors to the creative industries already have ISNI identifiers, even though they may be unaware of this. The National Library has applied for ISNI identifiers for all the creators in its author database, and there are already approximately 176,000 identifiers. The National Library’s author database will describe the authors and creators of all materials published in Finland. You can find the ISNI identifiers in the author database at Kanto. |
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An ISNI is comparable to an IPI or IPN number. The ISNI’s purpose is to unambiguously identify the persons and organisations associated with any creative work, e.g. writers, performers, visual creators, producers, or publishers. In the long term, using a global identifier allows closer cooperation and better service for the customers of Copyright Management Organisations. The ISNI improves the reliability and interoperability of a creator’s data. The adoption of ISNIs develops the use, accessibility, and management of digital data in the arts. Adopting ISNIs will also improve the Copyright Management Organisations’ metadata quality. |
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The previous section answers the question ‘How is an ISNI beneficial?’ in a general way. If we consider the benefits from a creative professional’s perspective, we can add the following benefits:
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The ISNI International Standard Name Identifier is an identifier administered by ISNI-IA, which identifies persons and organisations globally, uniquely, and permanently. An ISNI can be assigned to both scientific and artistic creators. The ISNI facilitates access to information and creator data – nationally and internationally between different organisations. IPI Interested Party Information is an international identifier for creators administered by CISAC, which is used to manage the rights to their works. The IPI identifier is used by composers and publishers in particular. Copyright Management Organisations can use this identifier to direct copyright royalties to creators. The IPN International Performer Number is used for international cooperation by CMOs and other music industry operators to identify the artists performing in audio recordings. Similarities
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Even though there are differences between these identifiers, standardised identifiers complement each other and improve metadata quality and the identification of copyright royalty recipients. The ISNI plays a bridging role between parties who use different internal identifiers, and just like other industry identifiers, ensures that the creators associated with a work can be identified unambiguously. |
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The ISNI can be used to reliably, securely, and internationally identify contributors to creative works, regardless of their artistic discipline. The ISNI plays a bridging role between parties who use different internal identifiers, and just like other industry identifiers, ensures that the creators associated with a work can be identified unambiguously. In an increasingly networked world, and especially in international connections, the ISNI facilitates the unambiguous identification of the work’s creator, which helps direct copyright royalties to and from overseas. The use of ISNIs is expanding. Global operators such as Apple, Google, and Spotify have already adopted ISNIs. |
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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.