Scope: List of all documentation pertaining to ISNI guidelines and specific how tos
Created by: John Hostage (Harvard), Amy Armitage (Harvard)
Documentation most useful to new ISNI users is noted in magenta.
Documentation from ISNI
How-tos
ISNI Q&A Between HarvardQT and ISNIQT/OCLC Note: content of permanent value from this page has been added to the appropriate documentation. Use the Participant questions and answers page instead.
Data Contributor Usage Guidelines: containing information on how batch loaded matching relies on particular data elements; guidelines for modifying existing ISNI records and adding new records (Word doc, 15 p., version 2.0, 2012)
ISNI Data Elements: Valid Values: list of database element names with their equivalent display names in the back-end ISNI database, and list of valid data values and format requirements (Word doc, 16 p., version 25, 2014)
ISNI Search Terms (PDF, 12 p., version 3.0, 2017)
Other ISNI documentation from the ISNI website, including FAQ
ISNI database fields: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Rh1Hb4wRBSGCdYhEuLV-fxEZjJi7woXxNMGpS8yccBc/edit?usp=sharing
Creation class codes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1n3uTUQPG9V__D1gz7L1O405BItE9Td0tNRLXJo2NfXk/edit?usp=sharing
Tips and helpful hints
Web interface
useful! How to use the ISNI web portal
useful! Getting started with ISNI and the ISNI Web Interface
useful! ISNI field documentation: Field-by-field guide to filling in a template in the ISNI web interface
ISNI field mappings: Maps fields from ISNI web portal to ISNI MARC21 and PICA fields. See more here: Appendix 1 - Marc & PICA codings
useful! ISNI Web Interface Usage Guidelines (PDF, 34 p., 2016) are available from ISNI's Documents Related to Data Submission
WinIBW client
WinIBW 3 Product Description (PDF, 126 p., version 2.7 of document for WinIBW 3.7; updated 18 Nov. 2013)
ISNI Manual
These versions were updated July 2018 (despite the somewhat confusing "_2019" suffix that Amy added), so they are newer than those listed below this box:
1. Introduction & overview_2019.pdf
2. Searching & Navigation_2019.pdf
3. Organisations policy_2019.pdf
6. Creating new records on WinIBW_2019.pdf
7. Splitting ISNI records_2019.pdf
8. Data correction and Source notification_2019.pdf
10. ISNI enduser Queries_2019.pdf
Appendix 1 - Marc PICA codings_2019.doc
Appendix 2 - Common ISNI search commands_2019.pdf
Appendix 3 - Additional ISNI Search Options_2019.pdf
Appendix 4 - ISNI pseudonyms fix & recommendations_2019.pdf
Appendix 5 - Downloading individual fields from WinIBW guide_2019.pdf
Appendix 6 - VIAF contacts_2019.pdf
Appendix 7 - ISNI Web Interface Usage Guidelines_2019.pdf
Appendix 8 - ISNI Web Interface Search Guidelines (members)_2019.pdf
do not use these as they are out of date
useful!1. Introduction & overview (PDF; 15 pages)
2. Searching & Navigation (PDF; 48 pages)
3. ISNI data on WinIBW (PDF; 19 pages)
4. Editing (merging, enhancing, etc.; PDF; 99 pages)
5. Enduser Queries (processing information submitted through public website; mostly for use by ISNI QT; PDF; 42 pages)
6. Public database (describes using the public database on website; much of it applies also to web editing interface; PDF; 28 pages)
7. Organisations - ISNI policy and practice (linking to related organizations and persons; name changes; PDF; 31 pages)
Appendices:
Appendix 1 - MARC & PICA codings (guide to fields and subfields arranged by MARC field no.; PDF; 13 pages)
Appendix 2 - ISNI discussion paper on pseudonyms (PDF; 5 pages)
Appendix 3 - Additional Search Options (PDF; 5 pages)
Appendix 4 - ISNI background processing (PDF; 2 pages)
Appendix 5 (New) - Downloading individual fields from WinIBW guide (PDF; 13 pages)
