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Each contributing institution to an ISNI record has an identifier type, which is a code for the institution. Harvard's code is HARV. The code for members of the PCC pilot project is PCC. When creating a new record, this identifier type is supplied by the system. When editing an existing record, clicking on the + will add the identifier type related to the login. No other changes can be made to the record without this identifier type, except when adding a General Note to communicate to the ISNI quality team.
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A system number from the contributing institution for the identity. Leave blank for Harvard and PCC contributions.
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Use drop-down list. Some terms duplicate or overlap with others.
There For example, there are multiple terms beginning with "film." For many names in the HFA project, "filmmaker" is sufficient.
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Work
Title
Record Recording the title(s) of works created by the person as found in the Harvard source, such as a spreadsheet from the HFA projectentity is optional. Include initial articles if present. Do not seek out additional titles; the intent is not to create a bibliography.
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Record only if available in the source used. Do not input a colon before the subtitle. The system will display a colon after the title proper automatically in the labeled display and in the marc21 display (910 $a), but not the "sources data" display (021A).
Instrument
Use only for musical performers. Use a code from the MARC Instruments and Voices Code List.
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Name variant
Use for additional names found in for the Harvard sourceentity.
See field information under Name.
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May include co-authors, co-performers, co-directors, pseudonyms, real names, collaborators.Warning: under certain circumstances, after adding a related person or organization, you can get an error message that a name is required when you save the record, even though you had added the name. Go back and fill in the name again and save the record. (This is supposed to have been fixed in July 2017. Delete warning if no more problem.)
Fornames (sic)
Surname
Relation: Is related
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Related organisation
An organization with which that the person is affiliated with, is a member of, or is otherwise related to.
See field information under Related person.Warning: under certain circumstances, after adding a related person or organization, you can get an error message that a name is required when you save the record, even though you had added the name. Go back and fill in the name again and save the record. (This is supposed to have been fixed in July 2017. Delete warning if no more problem.)
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Language
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Messages for the ISNI quality team, such as information that should be deleted from a record, records that should be merged or separated, etc. It is not necessary to add identifier and name to the record before adding a general note.
The For example, the following message was attached to a record for a current researcher that showed a birth date of 1900.
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Enter the name of a subordinate body. ISNI does not seem to allow for additional levels of hierarchy, but more information can be entered in the subdivision box if necessary. ISNI does not have the same kind of rules for entering names as in RDA.
Name variant
See field information under Name.
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Enter code from ISO 3166-2, Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions – Part 2: Country subdivision code. The code consists of the 2-letter country code followed by a hyphen and up to three letters representing a subdivision, such as a state. Click on the 2-letter code for the country in the Wikipedia table (not on the name of the country), then find the code for the subdivision. For example, to find the code for Massachusetts, start at the Wikipedia page for ISO 3166-2, click on "US", which brings you to ISO 3166-2:US. The code for Massachusetts is "US-MA". However, the web interface gives an error message if you enter the entire code. It seems to expect only the 2-letter code "MA".
city
Enter the name of the city or local place where the organization is located. Do not add qualifiers for larger places.
Dates
decade
Recommended: do not use this field for PCC ISNI records. The "Dates" field corresponds to field 943 and is known as Dates of activity. In batch loads it often designates a decade, e.g. "201." for the decade 2010-2019 and may be related to the dates of works, etc., from and about the organization.
Usage dates
Record dates in the ISO 8601 extended format, i.e. YYYY-MM-DD. Dates may be truncated to a month (YYYY-MM) or a year (YYYY). Dates are not linked to any particular name in the record. Dates in the "usage dates" field will display to the public, while those in the field labeled "Dates" do not. The "Dates " field corresponds to field 943 and is known as Dates of activity. In batch loads it often designates a decade, e.g. "201." for the decade 2010-2019 and may be related to the dates of works, etc., from and about the organization. The "Usage dates" field corresponds to field 970 and is known as Dates of the identity; for organizations this may be the dates a body was formed or went out of existence.
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See field information under Related person.
Warning: under certain circumstances, after adding a related person or organization, you can get an error message that a name is required when you save the record, even though you had added the name. Go back and fill in the name again and save the record.
Related organisation
An organization with which the organization is related.
See field information under Related person.Warning: under certain circumstances, after adding a related person or organization, you can get an error message that a name is required when you save the record, even though you had added the name. Go back and fill in the name again and save the record.
Work
See field information under Work.
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