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
useful! ISNI Q&A Between HarvardQT and ISNIQT/OCLC Note: content from this page will be added to the appropriate documentation over the coming days, and the PCC ISNI Pilot Q&A page will be used 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
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
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 are available from ISNI's Documents Related to Data Submission
WinIBW client
From the British Library: This downloadable command-line client is primarily useful to those who need to merge duplicates or are doing complex troubleshooting
WinIBW3_Product_Description-v3.7.0.pdf (updated 18 Nov. 2013; 126 pages)
ISNI Manual
useful!1. Introduction & overview (15 pages)
3. ISNI data on WinIBW (19 pages)
4. Editing (merging, enhancing, etc.; 99 pages)
7. Organisations - ISNI policy and practice (linking to related organizations and persons; name changes; 31 pages)
Appendices:
Appendix 1 - MARC & PICA codings (guide to fields and subfields arranged by MARC field no.; 13 pages)
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