Scope: List of all documentation pertaining to ISNI guidelines and specific how tos
Created by: John Hostage (Harvard), Amy Armitage (Harvard)
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.
ISNI Q&A Between HarvardQT and ISNIQT/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 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
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
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 (PDF, 34 p., 2016) are available from ISNI's Documents Related to Data Submission
WinIBW 3 Product Description (PDF, 126 p., version 2.7 of document for WinIBW 3.7; updated 18 Nov. 2013)
do not use these as they are out of date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 & 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)