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Scope: List of all documentation pertaining to ISNI guidelines and specific how tos Created by: John Hostage (Harvard), Amy Armitage (Harvard)
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Documentation most useful to new ISNI users is noted in magenta.
Documentation from ISNI
How-tos
useful! ISNI Q&A Between HarvardQT and ISNIQT - see ISNI web links (restricted access)/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 displaey 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
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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
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useful! ISNI Web Interface Usage Guidelines (PDF, 34 p., 2016) 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 are doing complex troubleshooting.
WinIBW3_Product_Description-v3.7.0.pdf
WinIBW 3 Product Description (PDF, 126 p., version 2.7 of document for WinIBW 3.7; updated 18 Nov. 2013)
ISNI Manual
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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 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)