Isn't it also important to distinguish between GUIDs and IDs in URIs (in
response to Dave Caroline)?


On Wed, Jun 4, 2014 at 2:38 PM, David Lowe <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Sorry, I left out an important phrase in the ISNI sentence below:  "An
> ISNI, in contrast, may be assigned to an individual by an external agency,
> often for rights-tracking purposes, as in the case of recorded
> performances."
> --DBL
>
> From: David Lowe
> Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2014 4:20 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: RE: [CODE4LIB] orcid and researcherid and scopus, oh my
>
>
> Been tracking the ORCiD/ISNI thing for a few months now.  Here was a nice
> graphic that I think this group will appreciate of how CU-Boulder sees
> ORCiDs across their systems from a recent ORCiD event:
>
> [cid:[log in to unmask]]
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> Individual academics (especially grant-related folks) should get and use
> ORCiDs, which either the individual can register for or their affiliate
> institutions may assign in batches with an institutional membership.  An
> ISNI, in contrast, may be assigned to an individual, often for
> rights-tracking purposes, as in the case of recorded performances.  Also
> ISNIs can be given to organizations ("corporate bodies," in catalogerese)
> while ORCiDs are only for individuals.
>
> --DBL
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
> Eric Lease Morgan
> Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2014 3:55 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] orcid and researcherid and scopus, oh my
>
>
>
> On Jun 4, 2014, at 3:32 PM, Jodi Schneider <[log in to unmask]<mailto:
> [log in to unmask]>> wrote:
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> > However, I believe that ISNI is bridging between these various sources
>
> > -- certainly including LC and VIAF [1], and also ORCID [2].
>
> >
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> > [1] http://www.isni.org/content/data-contributors
>
> > [2] From
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> > http://orcid.org/content/what-relationship-between-isni-and-orcid
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> > "ORCID identifiers utilize a format compliant with the ISNI ISO standard.
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> > ISNI has reserved a block of identifiers for use by ORCID, so there
>
> > will be no overlaps in assignments."
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> I'm glad ISNI's have been mentioned. Thank you.
>
>
>
> I had not heard about ISNIs until very recently, and I was both
> embarrassed as well as surprised. Sure, I've read the Web pages, [1] but
> what are ISNIs? How are they different from other identifiers, and is it
> just my imagination or have they simply not become as popular here in the
> 'States as they are in Europe, and why?
>
>
>
> [1] ISNI - http://isni.org/
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>
>
> -
>
> Eric M.
>



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