1、raising standards worldwideNO COPYING WITHOUT BSI PERMISSION EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY COPYRIGHT LAWBSI Standards PublicationBS ISO 15511:2011Information anddocumentation Internationalstandard identifier for librariesand related organizations (ISIL)BS ISO 15511:2011 BRITISH STANDARDNational forewordThi
2、s British Standard is the UK implementation of ISO 15511:2011. Itsupersedes BS ISO 15511:2009 which is withdrawn.The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to TechnicalCommittee IDT/2/7, Computer applications in Information andDocumentation.A list of organizations represented on this comm
3、ittee can beobtained on request to its secretary.This publication does not purport to include all the necessaryprovisions of a contract. Users are responsible for its correctapplication. BSI 2011ISBN 978 0 580 74915 5ICS 35.240.30Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity fromlegal ob
4、ligations.This British Standard was published under the authority of theStandards Policy and Strategy Committee on 30 September 2011.Amendments issued since publicationDate Text affectedBS ISO 15511:2011Reference numberISO 15511:2011(E)ISO 2011INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO15511Third edition2011-09-01In
5、formation and documentation International standard identifier for libraries and related organizations (ISIL) Information et documentation Identifiant international normalis pour les bibliothques et les organismes apparents (ISIL) BS ISO 15511:2011ISO 15511:2011(E) COPYRIGHT PROTECTED DOCUMENT ISO 20
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12、g any or all such patent rights. ISO 15511 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 46, Information and documentation, Subcommittee SC 4, Technical interoperability. This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition (ISO 15511:2009), of which it constitutes a minor revision. BS ISO 15511:
13、2011ISO 15511:2011(E) iv ISO 2011 All rights reservedIntroduction Communication and resource sharing among libraries and related organizations, including archives, museums, government agencies, educational institutions and businesses, have dramatically increased. This new collaboration has created a
14、 need for a structured, standard identifier for organizations, especially libraries. Due largely to the implementation of common standards which specify the formats for information exchange within the library, archival or museum communities, millions of bibliographic records are now available to use
15、rs all over the world. They can be accessed through the internet, in virtual union catalogues, virtual archives and museums and through other cooperative information systems, or linked to, in whole or in part, through secondary internet services. Holdings data linked to descriptive records provide d
16、irect access to records, to surrogates of the documents, archival records and artefacts and to the services supplied by libraries, archives, museums and related organizations and agencies. A standardized identifier for the originating or holding source will effectively facilitate access to this info
17、rmation. Organizational identifiers are widely used in many countries. This International Standard utilizes a flexible structure that can accommodate existing identifiers and be used to create new identifiers. This common framework will enable organizations in the same sector and organizations in pa
18、rallel sectors to collaborate. BS ISO 15511:2011INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 15511:2011(E) ISO 2011 All rights reserved 1Information and documentation International standard identifier for libraries and related organizations (ISIL) 1 Scope This International Standard specifies the International Standa
19、rd identifier for libraries and related organizations (ISIL), which comprises a set of standard identifiers used for the unique identification of libraries, archives, museums and related organizations with a minimum impact on already existing systems. An ISIL identifies an organization, i.e. a libra
20、ry, an archive, a museum or a related organization, or one of its subordinate units, which is responsible for an action or service in an informational environment (e.g. creation of machine-readable information). It can be used to identify the originator or holder of a resource (e.g. library material
21、 or a collection in an archive). The ISIL is intended for use by libraries, archives, museums and agencies doing business or interacting with these organizations (e.g. suppliers, publishers, and government institutions). An ISIL identifies an organization or one of its subordinate units throughout i
22、ts life. In some cases, such as when an organization has undergone a significant administrative change (e.g. a merger with another organization), particularly one that results in a name change, a new ISIL identifier can be allocated. Since this International Standard allows the use of existing codes
23、 to be incorporated into the ISIL, it is possible that a given organization can have more than one ISIL. However, it is the intention of this International Standard to minimize the number of codes. Any library, archive, museum or related organization, administrative unit or subordinate unit, acting
24、autonomously, can be allocated an ISIL. An ISIL is not intended to be used to classify organizations or their services and holdings. 2 Normative references The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies.
25、 For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies. ISO 3166-1, Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions Part 1: Country codes ISO/IEC 10646, Information technology Universal Coded Character Set (UCS) 3 Terms and
26、 definitions For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply. 3.1 administrative unit any independent library, or group of libraries, under a single director or a single administration BS ISO 15511:2011ISO 15511:2011(E) 2 ISO 2011 All rights reserved3.2 archive organizat
27、ion which keeps and preserves archival material and makes it accessible NOTE It can also be a repository for an organized body of records produced or received by a public, semi-public, institutional, or business entity in the transaction of its affairs and preserved by it or its successors. The term
28、 “archives” also designates the body of records themselves. 3.3 country code code that represents the current names of countries, dependencies and other areas of particular geopolitical interest, on the basis of lists of country names obtained from the United Nations 3.4 country subdivision code tha
29、t represents the name of the principal administrative divisions, or similar areas, of the country, etc. 3.5 library organization, or part of an organization, the main aim of which is to maintain a collection and to facilitate, by services of a staff, the use of such documents as are required to meet
30、 the informational, research, educational or recreational needs of its users 3.6 museum permanent institution in the service of society and of its development, which acquires, conserves, researches, communicates and exhibits tangible and intangible heritage of humanity and its environment, for the p
31、urposes of education, study, and enjoyment 3.7 related organization organization or subordinate unit of that organization, other than a library, archive or museum, which is responsible for an action or service in the field of information EXAMPLES Agency, archive, business, educational or government
32、institution, museum or other body of a cooperative nature, and units subordinate to such a body capable of providing a service, producing a product, conducting a program or holding resources in the field of information. NOTE 1 The creation of machine-readable information is an example of an action i
33、n the field of information. NOTE 2 Programs and projects administered by an organization are excluded. 4 Structure, elements and characteristics of the ISIL 4.1 General The ISIL is a variablelength identifier. The ISIL shall consist of a maximum of 16 characters, using digits (Arabic numerals 0 to 9
34、), or letters from the 26-character Roman alphabet (excluding the use of any diacritical marks) and the special marks solidus (/), hyphen (-) and colon (:). Each ISIL identifier shall be unique in accordance with the repertoire of characters specified in ISO/IEC 10646 without regard to case. When an
35、 ISIL is written, printed, or otherwise visually presented, it shall be preceded by the letters ISIL separated from the identifier by a space. This International Standard does not specify any restrictions on how data defining an ISIL is to be stored in a computer system. BS ISO 15511:2011ISO 15511:2
36、011(E) ISO 2011 All rights reserved 3An ISIL shall consist of three components: a) a prefix, b) a hyphen, and c) a unit identifier in this order. The hyphen is a mandatory character in the ISIL string. See Annex A for examples. 4.2 Prefix 4.2.1 General The prefix shall be either an alpha-2 country c
37、ode, or another registered string (non-country code). 4.2.2 Country code A country code identifies the country in which the library or related organization is located at the time the ISIL is allocated. The country code shall consist of two uppercase letters in accordance with the alpha-2 code specif
38、ied in ISO 3166-1. All two-character alphabetic combinations are reserved for possible future allocation as country codes and thus shall not be allocated as non-country code prefixes. EXAMPLE 1 GB = United Kingdom EXAMPLE 2 DE = Germany EXAMPLE 3 EG = Egypt When the library has components located in
39、 different geographic areas, the country code shall be based on the location of the main library or of the main administrative unit. NOTE The list of ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country codes is available at: http:/www.iso.org/iso/iso-3166-1_decoding_table. 4.2.3 Non-country code prefixes A non-country code
40、prefix may be any combination of Latin alphabet characters (upper or lower case) or digits (but not special marks) as specified in 4.1. The prefix shall be either one, three, or four characters in length. The prefix shall be unique and registered by the ISIL Registration Authority. EXAMPLE OCLC = OC
41、LC, Inc. 4.3 Unit identifier The unit identifier is an alphanumeric element designed to accommodate existing national systems of library identification or newly allocated identifiers for libraries or related organizations. Already existing identifiers, when used in international contexts, shall requ
42、ire the addition of the two uppercase letters of the respective country code, followed by a hyphen character. If appropriate when assigning a new identifier to an organization, it is recommended that the unit identifier of the ISIL include the element indicating the geographic subdivision (state, pr
43、ovince, region, city, etc.) where the organization is located. If the geographic subdivision element is used, it is recommended that the element be in accordance with the codes specified in ISO 3166-2. The unit identifier will have up to 11 character positions, left justified. BS ISO 15511:2011ISO 1
44、5511:2011(E) 4 ISO 2011 All rights reserved5 Administration of the ISIL system The ISIL system shall be administered by the ISIL Registration Authority for this International Standard (hereafter referred to as the ISIL Registration Authority). The principal tasks of the ISIL Registration Authority a
45、re outlined in Annex B. BS ISO 15511:2011ISO 15511:2011(E) ISO 2011 All rights reserved 5Annex A (informative) Examples of ISIL Full name of library, archive, museum or related organization ISIL Note Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Library, Montreal, QC, Canada CA-QMCB Library of public company Is
46、fahan University, Central Library Isfahan, Islamic Republic of Iran IR-2048005 University library CSIRO Forestry and Forest Products, Tasmania, Australia AU-TS:RL Library at research institution Andong Information University Library, Gyeongbuk, Republic of Korea KR-247029 University library Albertsl
47、und Public Library, Albertslund, Denmark DK-716500 Public library Deutsch-Amerikanisches Institut Bibliothek, Tbingen, Germany DE-Tue120 Library at institution Arlington Public Library, Arlington, Texas, U.S.A. OCLC-AR9 Public library University of So Paulo, So Paulo, Brazil OCLC-BLUOS University li
48、brary University of Helsinki, Theological Library, Helsinki, Finland FI-Ht OCLC-FITHE University library. Example of country code prefix and a non-country code prefix using an existing OCLC library identifier Grand Manan Museum, Grand Manan, New Brunswick, Canada CA-NBGMM Museum Archives de la Ville
49、 de Qubec, QC, Canada CA-QQCH Archive Sunshine Coast Museum and Archives, Gibsons, British Columbia, Canada CA-BGIPM Museum BS ISO 15511:2011ISO 15511:2011(E) 6 ISO 2011 All rights reservedAnnex B (normative) Administration of the ISIL system B.1 General The ISIL system shall be administered by the ISIL Registration Agency in accordance with the specifications outlined in B.2. The Technical Management Board has appointed the Danish Agency for Libraries and Media1)to be the Registration Authority for the implementation of this
