Another attempt to create a globally unique identifier string for institutions;
this might overlap with the ID developed in the ISAAR standard.
NISO Request for Comments on Institutional Identifier Midterm Work to Date
Feedback Requested by August 2, 2010
In 2008, the National Information Standards Organization (NISO) established the Institutional Identifier (I2) Working Group to develop a robust, scalable, and interoperable standard to uniquely identify institutions and to describe relationships between entities within them. The charge is to develop a standard that includes a globally unique identifier string that is usable in the web environment, together with sufficient metadata to uniquely relate the institution to its identifier. The identifier that is developed must integrate smoothly with existing workflows and processes and enable future workflows within the information chain. The Working Group is also tasked with the implementation of the identifier, including identifying the host and technical needs, addressing legacy uses of institutional identifiers in the digital information space, and identifying complementary initiatives that could be informed by, or interoperable with, the NISO I2 standard.
http://www.niso.org/workrooms/i2/midtermreport/
jhagmann - 12. Jul, 08:25