ISNI | Governance

<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <title>ISNI | Governance</title> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, maximum-scale=1.0, user-scalable=0"> <link rel='canonical' href='https://isni.org/page/governance' /> <meta name='description' content='ISNI is the International Standard Name Identifier, ISO standard 27729. The ISNI International Agency Ltd (ISNI-IA) is the Registration Authority for the ISNI standard.'> <meta name='keywords' content='governance,international agency,registration authority,consultation groups'>  <meta itemprop='name' content='Governance'> <meta itemprop='description' content='ISNI is the International Standard Name Identifier, ISO standard 27729. The ISNI International Agency Ltd (ISNI-IA) is the Registration Authority for the ISNI standard.'> <meta name='twitter:title' content='Governance'> <meta name='twitter:site' content='ISNI | '> <meta name='twitter:description' content='ISNI is the International Standard Name Identifier, ISO standard 27729. The ISNI International Agency Ltd (ISNI-IA) is the Registration Authority for the ISNI standard.'> <meta name='twitter:creator' content='ISNI | '>  <meta property='og:title' content='Governance' /> <meta property='og:type' content='article' /> <meta property='og:url' content='https://isni.org/page/governance' /> <meta property='og:description' content='ISNI is the International Standard Name Identifier, ISO standard 27729. The ISNI International Agency Ltd (ISNI-IA) is the Registration Authority for the ISNI standard.' /> <meta property='og:site_name' content='ISNI | ' /> <meta property='article:published_time' content='20250328GMT05:03:18' /> <noscript> <link href="https://isni.org/css/no-js.css" rel="stylesheet"> </noscript>    <link href="https://isni.org/images/icons/apple-touch-icon-144.png" rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" sizes="144x144"> <link href="https://isni.org/images/icons/apple-touch-icon-114.png" rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" sizes="114x114"> <link href="https://isni.org/images/icons/apple-touch-icon-72.png" rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" sizes="72x72"> <link href="https://isni.org/images/icons/apple-touch-icon-57.png" rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed"> <link href="https://isni.org/images/icons/favicon.ico" rel="shortcut icon">  <link href="https://isni.org/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://isni.org/css/font-awesome.min.css"> <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Titillium+Web:400,700&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">  <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://isni.org/js/ehaus/livesearch/livesearch.css"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://isni.org/js/ehaus/flexslider/flexslider.css"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://isni.org/js/ehaus/lightbox/jquery.lightbox-0.5.css"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://isni.org/js/components/css/daterangepicker.css"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://isni.org/js/ehaus/smartlabel/smartlabel.css"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://isni.org/css/styles.css?v=1.01"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://isni.org/css/custom.css?v=0.13" type="text/css" />     </head> <body data-loc="SG" data-user-ip="8.222.208.146" data-user-country="Singapore" data-user-city="" data-user-zip="" data-user-company="" data-user-name="" data-user-search="" data-cid="" data-page-id="governance" data-cur="" data-doc-count="" ><div id="top"></div><div class="page-wrapper"> <header class="non-home-marg">  <div class="affix-wrapper"> <nav class="navbar navbar-default navbar-affix header-nav"> <div class="container navbar-cont"> <button aria-controls="nav-primary" aria-expanded="true" data-target="#navbar" data-toggle="collapse" class="navbar-toggle btn-qsearch btn navbar-btn collapsed" type="button" alt="Toggle navigation"> <span class="sr-only">Toggle navigation</span> <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-menu-hamburger"></span> </button>  <div id="affix-logo" class="col-md-2 col-sm-12 logo-default"> <a href="https://isni.org/" alt="Home page" title="Home page"><img src="https://isni.org/images/isni-logo.png" class="img-responsive"/></a> </div> <div class="navbar-header"> </div> <div class="col-md-10 nav-links-sect padding-fix"> <div class="col-md-7 col-sm-12 padding-fix"> <div class="container-fluid padding-fix">  <div id="navbar" class="navbar-collapse collapse menu-dropdown padding-fix"> <ul class="nav navbar-nav resp-menu"> <li class="dropdown"> <a class="dropdown-toggle" aria-expanded="false" href="#" data-toggle="dropdown">ABOUT<strong class="caret arw-ico"></strong></a> <ul class="dropdown-menu"> <li><a href="https://isni.org/page/what-is-isni/">What is ISNI?</a></li> <li><a href="https://isni.org/page/governance" >Governance</a></li> <li><a href="https://isni.org/page/our-history">Our History</a></li> <li><a href="https://isni.org/page/objectives-and-policies">Objectives & Policies</a></li>  </ul> </li> <li class="dropdown"> <a class="dropdown-toggle" aria-expanded="false" href="https://isni.org/page/isni-community" data-toggle="dropdown">ISNI COMMUNITY<strong class="caret arw-ico"></strong></a> <ul class="dropdown-menu"> <li><a href="https://isni.org/page/isni-community">The ISNI Community</a></li> <li><a href="https://isni.org/page/isni-registration-agencies" >ISNI Registration Agencies</a></li> <li><a href="https://isni.org/page/isni-members">ISNI Members</a></li> <li><a href="https://isni.org/page/direct-data-contributors">Direct Data Contributors</a></li> <li><a href="https://isni.org/page/isni-consultation-groups">ISNI Consultation Groups</a></li> <li><a href="https://isni.org/page/isni-technical-advisory-committee">ISNI Technical Advisory Committee</a></li> <li><a href="https://isni.org/page/joining-isni">Joining ISNI</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="dropdown"> <a class="dropdown-toggle" aria-expanded="false" href="#" data-toggle="dropdown">RESOURCES<strong class="caret arw-ico"></strong></a> <ul class="dropdown-menu"> <li><a href="https://isni.org/page/how-isni-works">How ISNI Works</a></li> <li><a href="https://isni.org/page/Data-Quality-Procedures">Data Quality Procedures</a></li> <li><a href="https://isni.org/page/data-inputs-and-outputs">Data Inputs & Outputs</a></li> <li><a href="https://isni.org/page/guidance-for-isni-practitioners">Guidance for ISNI practitioners</a></li> <li><a href="https://isni.org/page/technical-documentation">Technical Documentation</a></li>  <li><a href="https://isni.org/page/linked-data">Linked Data</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="dropdown"> <a class="dropdown-toggle" aria-expanded="false" href="https://isni.org/page/news" data-toggle="dropdown">NEWS<strong class="caret arw-ico"></strong></a> <ul class="dropdown-menu"> <li><a href="https://isni.org/page/articles/news">News & Archive</a></li> <li><a href="https://isni.org/page/isni-newsletter">ISNI Newsletter</a></li> <li><a href="https://isni.org/page/articles/events">Events</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="dropdown"> <a class="dropdown-toggle" aria-expanded="false" href="#" data-toggle="dropdown">HELP<strong class="caret arw-ico"></strong></a> <ul class="dropdown-menu"> <li><a href="https://isni.org/page/faqs">FAQs</a></li> <li><a href="https://isni.org/page/get-an-isni" >Get an ISNI</a></li> <li><a href="https://isni.org/page/contact" >Contact ISNI</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul></div> </div> </div> <div class="col-md-5 col-sm-12 padding-fix"> <ul class="nav navbar-nav navbar-right"> <li><a href="#" id="srch-site"><span class="fa fa-search srch-ico"></span>SEARCH SITE</a></li> <li class="search-database-btn hdr-btn"><a href="https://eepurl.com/hu4IRj" target="_blank">MAILING LIST</a></li> <li class="search-database-btn hdr-btn"><a href="https://isni.org/page/get-an-isni">GET AN ISNI</a></li> <li class="search-database-btn hdr-btn"><a href="https://isni.org/page/search-database">SEARCH DATABASE</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div id="search-web-bar" class="col-md-12 search-website-bar"> <form action="https://isni.org/page/news/" method="GET" class="searchbar" role="search"> <input type="hidden" name="SF1" value="keyword"> <span>SEARCH WEBSITE: </span><input autocomplete="off" class="searchbar form-control-no-border qsearch inactive_search" name="ST1" type="text"> </form> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </header> <div class="container main-gutter"> <div class="edit" contenteditable="false"> <h2 class="page-title-header">ISNI Governance</h2> <p>ISNI is the International Standard Name Identifier, ISO standard 27729.  The ISNI International Agency Ltd (ISNI-IA), a limited company registered in the UK, is the Registration Authority for the ISNI standard, charged by ISO with governing, promulgating and maintaining the use of ISNI worldwide.</p> <section>  <p>ISNI-IA has a governing Board of Directors, including representatives of some of the original group of Founding Members responsible for launching the standard as well as co-opted or elected members.  Current Board Members are as follows:</p> <ul class="isni-list"> <li> <p>Michael Healy (CCC/IFRRO, Chair)</p> </li> <li> <p>Andrew MacEwan (British Library, Secretary)</p> </li> <li> <p>Laura Cox (Ringgold Inc., Treasurer)</p> </li> <li> <p>Eric van Lubeek (OCLC)</p> </li> <li> <p><span style="letter-spacing: 0.02em;">Sylvain Piat (CISAC</span>)</p> </li> <li> <p>Vincent Boulet (Bibliothèque nationale de France)</p> </li> </ul> </section> <p>Day-to-day management and direction of ISNI-IA is in the hands of Executive Director Tim Devenport (EDItEUR).</p> <p>ISNI is an organization funded and led by its member organizations.  Currently these comprise five Founding Members that are still actively involved, 30 regular Members and more than 35 Registration Agencies.  Based in 24 countries across the world, these members represent a wide and diverse spectrum of interests ranging from libraries through music to rights/collections agencies.</p> <section>  <p>Consultation Groups act as representatives of ISNI’s varied constituencies and as vehicles for communication and prioritization between ISNI-IA and its member organizations and end-users.  Four such Groups have so far been convened and others are planned:</p> <ul class="isni-list"> <li> <p>Libraries ISNI Consultation Group (chaired by Vincent Boulet)</p> </li> <li> <p>Music ISNI Consultation Group (chaired by Paul Jessop, County Analytics)</p> </li> <li> <p>Book Publishing Consultation Group (chaired by Eric Green, Bibliographic Data Services)</p> </li> <li> <p>Research Sector Consultation Group (chaired by Simon Kerridge, Kerridge Research Consulting)</p> </li> </ul> <p>There is also a specialist technical committee: </p> <ul> <li> <p>Technical Advisory Committee for ISNI (chaired by Emma Rogoz, British Library)</p> </li> </ul> </section> <p>More information, including ISNI’s Articles of Association, is available on request from <a href="mailto:info@isni.org">ISNI-IA</a>.</p> </div> <br /> <div class="edit" contenteditable="false"> </div> <div class="edit" contenteditable="false"> </div> </div> <footer> <a href="#" class="back-to-top"><i class="fa fa-arrow-circle-up"></i></a> <div class="container-fluid"> <div class="footer-main"> <a class="search-database-btn-footer" href="https://eepurl.com/hu4IRj" target="_blank">MAILING LIST</a> <a class="search-database-btn-footer" href="https://isni.org/page/get-an-isni">GET AN ISNI</a> <a class="search-database-btn-footer" href="https://isni.org/page/search-database">SEARCH DATABASE</a> </div> </div> <div class="container-fluid notice "> <div class="row "> <div class="col-md-12"> <p>Interested in ISNI implementation? Join our public group email list by sending a blank email to <a href="mailto:isni+subscribe@groups.io">isni+subscribe@groups.io</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="container-fluid"> <div class="footer-sub"> <nav> <p> <span class="bold-this">ISNI International Agency (ISNI-IA) LIMITED</span> </p> <p style="font-size: 90%;"> Registered address: c/o EDItEUR, United House, North Road, London, N7 9DP, UK </br> Company registration number: 07476425 </p> <p class="bold-this"> Follow us <a class="social-circle" href="https://twitter.com/isni_id" target="_blank"><span class="fa fa-twitter twi-icon"></span></a> <a class="social-circle" href="https://www.facebook.com/ISNI.International.Agency/" target="_blank"><span class="fa fa-facebook twi-icon"></span></a> <a class="social-circle" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/19282660/" target="_blank"><span class="fa fa-linkedin twi-icon"></span></a> <a class="social-circle" href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKot2wNpDzrhFo1_itTaVYg" target="_blank"><span class="fa fa-youtube-play twi-icon"></span></a> </p> <ul class="list-inline"> <li><a href="https://isni.org/page/privacy-policy">Privacy</a></li> <li><a href="https://isni.org/page/gender-policy/">Gender Identities Policy</a></li> <li><a href="https://isni.org/page/terms-of-use">Terms of Use</a></li>  <li><a href="https://isni.org/page/faqs">FAQs</a></li> </ul> </nav> </div> </div> </footer>   <script type="text/javascript" src="https://isni.org/js/jquery.min.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://isni.org/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>  <script type="text/javascript" src="https://isni.org/js/ehaus/ehaus.functions.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://isni.org/js/ehaus/livesearch/livesearch.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://isni.org/js/ehaus/jquery.cookie.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://isni.org/js/ehaus/imgLiquid/imgLiquid-min.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://isni.org/js/ehaus/flexslider/jquery.flexslider.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://isni.org/js/ehaus/lightbox/jquery.lightbox-0.5.min.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://isni.org/js/ehaus/raty/jquery.raty.min.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://isni.org/js/components/moment.min.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://isni.org/js/components/daterangepicker.min.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://isni.org/js/plugins/jquery.parallax.min.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://isni.org/js/ehaus/lightslider/lightslider.min.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://isni.org/js/ehaus/ehaus.tracker.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://isni.org/js/ehaus/ehaus.functions.init.js?v=1.01"></script>     <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/cookieconsent2/3.1.1/cookieconsent.min.css" /> <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/cookieconsent2/3.1.1/cookieconsent.min.js" data-cfasync="false" integrity="sha384-xLPjH6nqG4p/2mu1KJ1t+4KqcvkyXVwBucQtyGK65lDNfKzECxGY/QEYWR+Wompr" crossorigin="anonymous"></script> <script src="https://isni.org/include/gtag-1.js?v=1.02"></script> <script src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=UA-190511554-2" integrity="" crossorigin=""></script> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-XDCXV3WGKL"></script> <script src="https://isni.org/include/gtag-2.js?v=1.02"></script> <script src="https://isni.org/include/gtag-3.js?v=1.02"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://isni.org/js/cookie.cutter.js?v=1.17"></script>  </div> </body> </html>

CINXE.COM

ISNI | Governance