ISNI International Agency

E220767

organization registration authority standards-related organization

ISNI International Agency is the global organization responsible for administering and overseeing the International Standard Name Identifier system used to uniquely identify public identities of parties such as authors, creators, and organizations.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
ISNI International Agency canonical	3
ISNI	1
ISNI International Agency Board	1
ISNI registration authority	1
ISNI-IA	1
International ISNI Agency	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1919984 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: ISNI International Agency
Context triple: [International Standard Name Identifier, maintainedBy, ISNI International Agency]

A. International Standard Name Identifier
The International Standard Name Identifier (ISNI) is a globally recognized unique identifier used to distinguish the public identities of contributors such as authors, musicians, researchers, and organizations in the creative and scholarly sectors.
B. ISSN International Centre
The ISSN International Centre is the global organization responsible for assigning and maintaining International Standard Serial Numbers for serial publications and other continuing resources.
C. ISI
ISI is an organization that inspects and regulates independent schools to ensure they meet required educational and welfare standards.
D. International DOI Foundation
The International DOI Foundation is a non-profit organization that develops, manages, and promotes the global Digital Object Identifier (DOI) system for identifying digital content.
E. IAS
IAS is India’s premier civil service responsible for administrative leadership and implementation of government policies at the central and state levels.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: ISNI International Agency
Target entity description: ISNI International Agency is the global organization responsible for administering and overseeing the International Standard Name Identifier system used to uniquely identify public identities of parties such as authors, creators, and organizations.

A. International Standard Name Identifier
The International Standard Name Identifier (ISNI) is a globally recognized unique identifier used to distinguish the public identities of contributors such as authors, musicians, researchers, and organizations in the creative and scholarly sectors.
B. ISSN International Centre
The ISSN International Centre is the global organization responsible for assigning and maintaining International Standard Serial Numbers for serial publications and other continuing resources.
C. ISI
ISI is an organization that inspects and regulates independent schools to ensure they meet required educational and welfare standards.
D. International DOI Foundation
The International DOI Foundation is a non-profit organization that develops, manages, and promotes the global Digital Object Identifier (DOI) system for identifying digital content.
E. IAS
IAS is India’s premier civil service responsible for administrative leadership and implementation of government policies at the central and state levels.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	organization ⓘ registration authority ⓘ standards-related organization ⓘ
abbreviation	ISNI-IA ⓘ
administers	ISNI ⓘ linked to: International Standard Name Identifier International Standard Name Identifier system ⓘ linked to: International Standard Name Identifier
associatedWith	ISO ⓘ linked to: International Organization for Standardization International Organization for Standardization ⓘ
ensures	global uniqueness of ISNI identifiers ⓘ quality control of ISNI data ⓘ
governs	ISNI registration agencies network ⓘ linked to: ISNI-IA
hasFunction	assigning ISNI identifiers ⓘ ensuring uniqueness of ISNI identifiers ⓘ managing ISNI metadata ⓘ preventing duplication of ISNI records ⓘ supporting interoperability of identity data ⓘ
hasScope	global ⓘ
identifierType	name identifier ⓘ
identifies	authors ⓘ creators ⓘ organizations ⓘ public identities of parties ⓘ
maintains	central ISNI database ⓘ
name	ISNI International Agency ⓘ
oversees	ISNI ⓘ linked to: ISNI International Agency International Standard Name Identifier system ⓘ linked to: International Standard Name Identifier
purpose	to facilitate disambiguation of names ⓘ to support rights management and data exchange ⓘ to uniquely identify public identities in the creative and research sectors ⓘ
responsibleFor	administration of ISNI identifiers ⓘ coordination of ISNI registration agencies ⓘ governance of the ISNI system ⓘ maintenance of ISNI assignment rules ⓘ oversight of ISNI database ⓘ
role	global registration authority for ISNI ⓘ
sector	creative industries ⓘ information and documentation ⓘ research and academic sectors ⓘ
standard	ISO 27729 ⓘ
standardName	International Standard Name Identifier ⓘ
systemType	identifier system ⓘ
worksWith	collective management organizations ⓘ content industry stakeholders ⓘ libraries ⓘ publishers ⓘ research institutions ⓘ rights management organizations ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

International Standard Name Identifier → maintainedBy → ISNI International Agency ⓘ

International Standard Name Identifier → governedBy → ISNI International Agency ⓘ

ISO 27729 → definesConcept → ISNI registration authority ⓘ