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As ISO 27729, it is part of a family of international standard identifiers that includes identifiers of works, recordings, products and right holders in all repertoires, e.g. <a href="https://www.doi.org/" target="_blank">DOI</a>, <a href="https://www.isan.org/agencies/tra.html" target="_blank">ISAN</a>, <a href="https://www.isbn-international.org/" target="_blank">ISBN</a>, <a href="https://isrc.ifpi.org/en/" target="_blank">ISRC</a>, <a href="https://www.issn.org/" target="_blank">ISSN</a>, and <a href="http://www.iswc.org/" target="_blank">ISWC</a>.</p> <p>The mission of the ISNI International Agency (ISNI-IA) is to assign to the public name(s) of a researcher, inventor, writer, artist, performer, publisher, etc. a persistent unique identifying number in order to resolve the problem of name ambiguity in search and discovery; and diffuse each assigned ISNI across all repertoires in the global supply chain so that every published work can be unambiguously attributed to its creator wherever that work is described.</p> <p>By achieving these goals, the ISNI will act as a bridge identifier across multiple domains and become a critical component in Linked Data and Semantic Web applications.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="edit" contenteditable="false"> <div class="key-stats-cont"> <div class="key-stats"> <h2 class="page-title-header">KEY STATISTICS</h2> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-3"> <img src="https://isni.org/resources/images/homepage/public_records.png" /> <h3>15.7 million </h3> <p>ISNI holds public records of over 15.7 million identities</p> </div> <div class="col-md-3"> <img src="https://isni.org/resources/images/homepage/public_records_individual.png" /> <h3>13.8 million  </h3> <p>ISNI holds public records of over 13.8 million individuals (of which 2.99 million are researchers) </p> </div> <div class="col-md-3"> <img src="https://isni.org/resources/images/homepage/public_records_organisations.png" /> <h3>1.8 million </h3> <p>ISNI holds public records of 1,837,509 organizations  </p> </div> <div class="col-md-3"> <img src="https://isni.org/resources/images/homepage/cross_domain.png" /> <h3>90 sources</h3> <p>The ISNI database is a cross-domain resource with direct contributions from 90 sources</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="container"> <div class="row"><h2 class="news-section-title page-title-header">NEWS</h2> </div> <div class="col-md-4"> <div class="home-news-imgcont"> <h3><a href="https://isni.org/page/article-detail/isni-press-release-november-2024-wipo-joins-isni-as-a-new-registration-agency">ISNI Press Release, November 2024: WIPO Joins ISNI as a New Registration Agency, Expanding the Reach of Global Identification Standards</a></h3> <p> <section class="cms-article">  <div class="edit" contenteditable="false"> <p>The ISNI International Agency (ISNI-IA) is pleased to announce that the World Intellectual Property Organization (<a href="https://www.wipo.int/?utm_source=isni-press-release-november-2024&utm_medium=web-article&utm_campaign=wipo-joins-isni-ia-homepage" target="_blank">WIPO</a>), a United Nations agency dedicated to...</p></div></section> </p> <a class="read-more-btn btn" href="https://isni.org/page/article-detail/isni-press-release-november-2024-wipo-joins-isni-as-a-new-registration-agency">READ MORE</a> </div> </div> <div class="col-md-4"> <div class="home-news-imgcont"> <h3><a href="https://isni.org/page/article-detail/isni-press-release-august-2024-mvb-partners-with-isni-and-dnb-to-enhance-author-identification-and-book-marketing">ISNI Press Release, August 2024: MVB partners with ISNI and DNB to enhance author identification and streamline book marketing</a></h3> <p> <section class="cms-article">  <div class="edit" contenteditable="false"> <p><i><b>Renowned technology and information provider launches new cross-sector ISNI registration service</b></i></p> <p><i></i><span style="letter-spacing: 0.02em;">The ISNI International Agency (ISNI-IA) is thrilled to...</span></p></div></section> </p> <a class="read-more-btn btn" href="https://isni.org/page/article-detail/isni-press-release-august-2024-mvb-partners-with-isni-and-dnb-to-enhance-author-identification-and-book-marketing">READ MORE</a> </div> </div> <div class="col-md-4"> <div class="home-news-imgcont"> <h3><a href="https://isni.org/page/article-detail/isni-press-release-july-2024-the-isni-international-agency-unveils-improved-guidance-for-book-publishers">ISNI Press Release, July 2024: The ISNI International Agency unveils improved guidance for book publishers</a></h3> <p> <section class="cms-article">  <div class="edit" contenteditable="false"> <p><i><b>Global collaboration drives new publication to demystify the specific benefits of the ISNI standard for publishers</b></i></p> <p>The International Standard Name...</p></div></section> </p> <a class="read-more-btn btn" 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