Adopted Adapted from OCLC’s guidelines: www.isni.org/filedepot_download/139/470 ISNI Search: Guidelines and Examples
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1.Searches Searches
There are several methods that can be used to search in the web interface:.
For more detailed guidance on searching, including search operators, available indexes, advanced search syntax, wildcards, proximity, and more, click on the Help link at the top of the ISNI page.
1.1. Simple searches using prompt boxes
The most common method is to enter keyword(s) in the input box. There is a pulldrop-down list of multiple indexes to choose from for searching or browsing and choices for sorting the results.
In the screen shot abovebelow, the index is named “any keyword,” the search method is “search [and]” meaning all words input must be in the names for the record to be included in the results. The results are sorted by name. If “keyword” is part of the index name, then the words may be input in any sequence.
1.2. Advanced searches
The top menu on the initial screen gives the option “Advanced” “Advanced” which leads to the screen below enabling you to combine search terms from multiple indexes.
1.3. Command searches
You can override the search settings in the prompt boxes by preceding your search with an index name followed by a colon. For example:
This will take you directly to the record with the PPN 01902424X (Pica
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production number of the
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provisional record).
1.4. Browsing
Browsing capability is available for most indexes. In the screen shot below, a browse (select from drop-down list on upper left) has been executed on the language index, starting with “a”. name. Clicking on one of the blue code names will take you to a list set of titles with the language indicated.
1.5. ISNI Indexes and Examples
The following indexes are among those defined for the INSI database. An index can be selected from the drop-down list, but most of these indexes are best used in combination with others in the search box or in the advanced search.
Access Name | Command Name | Examples |
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Any keyword |
AW: |
Searches for the words “peters “and “gerlach” in any indexed field. aw: peters |
gerlalch |
Any phrase |
APH: | This index is |
designed to retrieve names more accurately than by name keyword. |
Examples: “Prince,” “Princeton University,” “Ken Follett,” “Follett, Ken,” “Follett, K,” |
Note: it is important to include the comma at the end |
to signify truncation |
| Name |
bn:
bn: 9780192631695
Country of publication
cnp:
Example combining name keyword “mignon” and country of publication “fr” (France) (Note use ISO 3166-1 two character codes http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-2 )
cnp: fr & nw: mignon
Decade of publication
dcp:
Example combining name keyword “mignon” with decade of publication “197” (1970-1979) dcp: 197 & nw: mignon
| NA: | Enter personal names as surname, followed by comma, followed by initial or forenames. na: shakespeare, william |
Dates of identity |
DTA: | Example combining name keyword and birth date (note only |
publicly available dates are displayed) dti: 188? & nw: huxley |
Insert date
Example combing insert date “2011-10-12” and source code “AMS”
ins: 20111012 & cn: ams?
Instrument or Voice
iop:
See list of codes in ISNI Data element Values.doc
Example
iop: bb (Retrieves all identities coded as trumpet players)
Language of identity |
LNI: | Example search combining title keyword “sand” and language of identity “fre” (Note use ISO 639- 2, three character code http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/iso639-2) lni: fre & tw: sand |
Other resource identifier
lsn:
lsn: doi 101001 archderm1418985
Note keyword |
NT: | Example search for a note containing the word “possible” nt: possible |
Publisher keyword |
PW: | Example search for a publisher containing the word “macmillan” but not the title keyword “encyclopedia” pw: macmillan |
NOT tw: encyclopedia |
Standard identifier |
SI: | Collective index for ISBN, ISSN and contributor identifiers |
. Example: searching for ISBN 9780192631695 si: 9780192631695 | ||
| ISNI number | ISN: | isn: 0000 0001 1879 5962 The search works with or without spaces in the number. |
| ISNI status | ST: | Possible values: A (assigned), P (provisional), S (suspect) |
Record source |
SRC: | This index is constructed with the number of sources followed by the source codes. Example search for all |
records |
with PCC as the only source: src: 1 |
11?viaf? will show counts of records and sources where VIAF and other sources exist on the same record
PCC Example search for all records with PCC as one of multiple sources (the digits do not represent eleven but "more than one"): src: 11? PCC | |
Title keyword | TW |
Title keyword
: | Example search combining name keyword “peters” and title keyword “sand” nw: peters & tw: sand |
Contributor identifier
cn:
Example searching for the VIAF identifier pica.cn+%3D+"VIAF 77823260" cn: viaf 77823260
Example search for all assigned records for source AMS
cn: ams? & st: a
Pica production number | PPN |
Pica identifier
: | Example search for a record by PPN 067467237 (no ISNI assigned yet) ppn: 067467237 |
Similarity
sim:
This index enables you to find possible matches.
This example enables you to find all ALCS records that have a possible match: sim: alcs? p?
ORCID | ORCID |
ORCID
: | This index enables you to find |
ORCIDs that have been added by researchers using the ISNI ORCID link |
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2. Results
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1 Sorting
In the screen shot below, the pull down list enables you to change the sorting of the short list of records displayed:
2.2 Filtering
You can also limit the search results by applying filters in the left panel:
Clicking on the filter of choice brings up another screen where you can make further choices.
In the screen shot shots below, you are able to limit filter the short list shortlist by ISNI status. The results of using the filters vary depending on the kind of browser:
| Google Chrome shows a bar graph based on the number of records for each value | Firefox shows only the number of records for each value | |
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After selecting "assigned," the following set of records is displayed.
In the screen shots below, you are able to filter the result by creation role:.
[N.B. .]
Not all records include a creation role.
Set of 744 records filtered by Creation role (in Google Chrome):
Selecting the creation role "composer" reduces this set to 9 hits:
In the screen shots below, you are able to filter the result set by creation class:.
[N.B. .]Not all records include a creation class.
Set of 745 records filtered by Creation class:
Since there is only 1 hitIf "Manuscript notated music" is selected, the record rather than a list is displayed, because only one record has that class:
You can also display this record in MARC:
3. Saving records
“Save” “Save” enables you to download metadata in text format. You can email it, save it to an external disk, copy it to a new window or save it online using the “myshelf” “myshelf” option.
[...]Options after clicking on save:
ISNI Search - WinIBW client:
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