Ringgold and Bowker Appointed as ISNI Registration Agencies for Institutions

摘要

The ISNI International Agency (ISNI-IA) that is responsible for the administration of ISO 27729, International Standard Name Identifier (ISNI), has appointed Ringgold, Inc. as the first registration agency for assignment of ISNIs to institutions. Ringgold will incorporate ISNIs into its Identify database of institutional identifiers and will provide a free look-up service at www.openidentify.com which, after registration, enables users to search for and obtain an institutional identification number. The ISNI-IA has also appointed Bowker as the first U.S. registration agency for ISNIs. Bowker, an affiliated business of ProQuest, will be assigning ISNIs across the standard's scope in addition to institutions.