International Standard Name Identifier

E40103

identifier standard international standard

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.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
International Standard Name Identifier canonical	8
ISNI	7
International Standard Name Identifier system	3

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T312777 — 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: International Standard Name Identifier
Context triple: [International Standard Serial Number, relatedStandard, International Standard Name Identifier]

A. International Standard Serial Number
The International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) is an eight-digit code used worldwide to uniquely identify serial publications such as journals, magazines, and newspapers.
B. International Standard Book Number
The International Standard Book Number (ISBN) is a globally recognized numeric identifier assigned to books and similar publications to uniquely distinguish and catalog them.
C. Name Authority File
The Name Authority File is a standardized database of authorized names and headings used by libraries and other institutions to ensure consistent cataloging and retrieval of bibliographic records.
D. International Organization for Standardization
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is an independent, non-governmental international body that develops and publishes globally recognized standards to ensure quality, safety, efficiency, and interoperability across a wide range of industries and technologies.
E. Domestic Names Committee
The Domestic Names Committee is a division of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names responsible for standardizing and approving geographic names within the United States.
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: International Standard Name Identifier
Target entity description: 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.

A. International Standard Serial Number
The International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) is an eight-digit code used worldwide to uniquely identify serial publications such as journals, magazines, and newspapers.
B. International Standard Book Number
The International Standard Book Number (ISBN) is a globally recognized numeric identifier assigned to books and similar publications to uniquely distinguish and catalog them.
C. Name Authority File
The Name Authority File is a standardized database of authorized names and headings used by libraries and other institutions to ensure consistent cataloging and retrieval of bibliographic records.
D. International Organization for Standardization
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is an independent, non-governmental international body that develops and publishes globally recognized standards to ensure quality, safety, efficiency, and interoperability across a wide range of industries and technologies.
E. Domestic Names Committee
The Domestic Names Committee is a division of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names responsible for standardizing and approving geographic names within the United States.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (56)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	identifier standard ⓘ international standard ⓘ
abbreviation	ISNI ⓘ linked to: International Standard Name Identifier
approvedBy	ISO TC 46/SC 9 ⓘ ISO Technical Committee 46 ⓘ linked to: ISO technical committees International Organization for Standardization ⓘ
cooperatesWith	ORCID organization ⓘ
countryOfStandardization	International ⓘ
governedBy	ISNI International Agency ⓘ
hasDataModel	name-based identifier ⓘ
hasISOStandardNumber	ISO 27729 ⓘ
hasRegistry	ISNI database ⓘ
hasWebsite	https://isni.org/ ⓘ
identifierFormat	four blocks of four characters ⓘ
identifierLength	16 digits ⓘ
identifies	authors ⓘ fictional characters ⓘ musicians ⓘ organizations ⓘ publishers ⓘ researchers ⓘ
includesCheckDigit	true ⓘ
introducedAsISOStandard	2012 ⓘ
languageIndependent	true ⓘ
maintainedBy	ISNI International Agency ⓘ
primaryDomain	creative sector ⓘ scholarly communication ⓘ
relatedStandard	DOI ⓘ Digital Object Identifier ⓘ linked to: Digital Object Identifier system ISBN ⓘ linked to: International Standard Book Number ISRC ⓘ ISSN ⓘ linked to: International Standard Serial Number ISWC ⓘ International Standard Book Number ⓘ International Standard Musical Work Code ⓘ linked to: International Standard Music Number International Standard Recording Code ⓘ International Standard Serial Number ⓘ ORCID ⓘ
scope	global ⓘ
supportsLinkedData	true ⓘ
supportsSector	archives ⓘ collective management organizations ⓘ film and media industry ⓘ libraries ⓘ music industry ⓘ publishers ⓘ research institutions ⓘ rights management organizations ⓘ
usedFor	authority control ⓘ disambiguation of names ⓘ identifying public identities ⓘ linking data across databases ⓘ metadata management ⓘ rights management support ⓘ
usesCharacterSet	digits 0–9 ⓘ letter X as check digit ⓘ

How these facts were elicited