ISBN, ISSN, ISMN and ISNI
ISBN, ISSN, ISMN and ISNI
The National Library acts as the national ISBN agency, the national ISSN agency and the national ISMN agency responsible for assigning an identification number to Luxembourg publications, as well as the ISNI identifier registration agency. They contribute to a greater visibility of Luxembourg publications beyond our borders, in particular by facilitating their referencing in non-Luxembourg databases.
ISBN
International Standard Book Number
The ISBN is an international standard number created for the identification of books. ISBNs are assigned to monographs, both printed and digital, and to certain types of related products that are made available to the public, either free of charge or for sale. A request for an ISBN can be made with MyGuichet.
ISSN
International Standard Serial Number
The ISSN is an 8-digit international standard number that uniquely identifies any serial publication, regardless of the country of publication, language of publication, alphabet, frequency of publication, and medium (print, online resource, CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, DVD video, audio CD, etc.). The ISSN makes it possible to distinguish each serial publication unambiguously from similar or identical titles around the world. A request for an ISSN identifier can be made with MyGuichet.
ISMN
International Standard Music Number
The ISMN is an international standard number that uniquely identifies printed music publications. Please note that the BnL is not responsible for assigning ISRC (International Standard Recording Code) numbers, which you can usually get from a label, or EAN (European Article Number) barcodes, which are distributed by the Chamber of Commerce. A request for an ISMN identifier can be made with MyGuichet.
ISNI
International Standard Name Identifier
The ISNI is an international standardised code used to identify and manage the public identities of people and organisations involved in the creation, production, management and distribution of intellectual and artistic content.
The National Library currently identifies individuals who contribute to the national documentary heritage. As the ISNI registration agency, it applies for the allocation of an ISNI, and creates and updates it for its authority data.
The ISNI identifier is allocated exclusively to individuals in its authority file. Eventually, an ISNI identifier will be assigned to all the authority data included in the a-z.lu collective catalogue, making it easier to identify contributors and facilitating data sharing and interoperability.
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