Scope: List of all documentation pertaining to ISNI guidelines and specific how tos
Creator: Amy Armitage
Documentation most useful to new ISNI users is noted in magenta.
Documentation from ISNI
How tos
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
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
Other ISNI documentation from the ISNI website, including FAQ
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 – Amy Armitage need to wikiize
useful! ISNI Web Interface Usage Guidelines are available from ISNI's Documents Related to Data Submission
British Library's WinIBW manual
This downloadable command-line client is primarily useful to those who are doing complex troubleshooting.
1-3 are useful!
WinIBW3_Product_Description-v3.7.0.pdf
Appendices:
Appendix 1 - Marc & PICA codings
Appendix 2 - ISNI discussion paper on pseudonyms
Appendix 3 - Additional Search Options
Appendix 4 - ISNI background processing
Appendix 5 (New) - Downloading individual fields from WinIBW guide
Other Documentation
- 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
Harvard Documentation
- useful! How to use the ISNI web portal
- How to use the ISNI WinIBW client – Amy Armitage need to wikiize
- useful! ISNI Q&A Between HarvardQT and ISNIQT
