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* countries and rulers (see e.g. [https://www.iso.org/obp/ui/ ISO Country codes], [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/ CIA World Leaders], [http://rulers.org/ Rulers.org]) | * countries and rulers (see e.g. [https://www.iso.org/obp/ui/ ISO Country codes], [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/ CIA World Leaders], [http://rulers.org/ Rulers.org]) | ||
* citizens and residents (see e.g. [https://globalidsummit.iqpc.com/ Global Identity Summit], [http://www.biometrics.org/ Biometric Consortium], [https://win.systems/ World Identity Network], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aadhaar Aadhaar]) | * citizens and residents (see e.g. [https://globalidsummit.iqpc.com/ Global Identity Summit], [http://www.biometrics.org/ Biometric Consortium], [https://win.systems/ World Identity Network], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aadhaar Aadhaar]) | ||
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* domains, sites and blogs (see [[Internet_top-level_domain|TLD]]) | * domains, sites and blogs (see [[Internet_top-level_domain|TLD]]) | ||
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* mass media | * mass media | ||
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== Books and publishers == | == Books and publishers == | ||
| − | The '''International Standard Book Number (ISBN)''' is 13-digit (formerly 9-digit in 1966-70; 10-digit in 1970-2006) number for books published since the standard was introduced. Includes EAN-prefix (3 digits: 978 or 979); country or | + | The '''International Standard Book Number (ISBN)''' is 13-digit (formerly 9-digit in 1966-70; 10-digit in 1970-2006) number for books published since the standard was introduced. Includes EAN-prefix (3 digits: 978 or 979); country or language area code (1 to 5 digits); publisher code (1 to 6 digits); publication number (1 to 6 digits); check digit (one). |
* [https://grp.isbn-international.org/ Global Register of Publishers] by International ISBN Agency - contains '''2.060.257''' publishers as of 22.11.2018. | * [https://grp.isbn-international.org/ Global Register of Publishers] by International ISBN Agency - contains '''2.060.257''' publishers as of 22.11.2018. | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Standard_Book_Number ISBN] Wikipedia Article | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Standard_Book_Number ISBN] Wikipedia Article | ||
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* [https://portal.issn.org/ ISSN Database] by [https://www.issn.org/ ISSN International Centre] - '''2.665.621''' titles are registered as of 22.11.2018 | * [https://portal.issn.org/ ISSN Database] by [https://www.issn.org/ ISSN International Centre] - '''2.665.621''' titles are registered as of 22.11.2018 | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Standard_Serial_Number ISSN] Wikipedia Article | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Standard_Serial_Number ISSN] Wikipedia Article | ||
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| + | == Public Identities == | ||
| + | The '''International Standard Name Identifier (ISNI)''' is 16-digit identifier of publicly known natural persons, legal entities (mostly editorial) and even fictional characters. Mostly used by contributors to creative works and those active in their distribution, including researchers, inventors, writers, artists, visual creators, performers, producers, publishers, aggregators etc. | ||
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| + | * [http://www.isni.org/ ISNI Database] by [http://www.isni.org/about ISNI International Agency] - over '''10 million''' identities, including '''9.4 million individuals''' (since the time of [http://isni.org/isni/0000000444561870 Diogenes of Sinope]) and '''789,630 organisations''' as of 22.11.2018. Try to find yourself there. If you fail - write a book, send it to Library of Congress and wait... Or you can register your identity for some $30 in any [http://www.isni.org/content/isni-registration-agencies local registration agency]. | ||
[[Category:Contents]] | [[Category:Contents]] | ||
[[Category:Registers]] | [[Category:Registers]] | ||
Revision as of 05:32, 23 November 2018
This section should contain some information about existing international and national registers of
- countries and rulers (see e.g. ISO Country codes, CIA World Leaders, Rulers.org)
- citizens and residents (see e.g. Global Identity Summit, Biometric Consortium, World Identity Network, Aadhaar)
- domains, sites and blogs (see TLD)
- mass media
TWG also intends to create registers of
- states, including States that ceased to exist and States with limited recognition - http://states.world
- global political parties/internationals and organizations - http://org.world
- world religions - http://rel.world
- world languages
Legal Entities
Worldwide Legal Entities Register is being built under G20 Cannes Summit decision (2011) by Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Now (November 2018) the LEI (Legal Entity Identifier) database includes about 1.3 million entities. Registration is voluntary, but in some countries LEI number is required for securities trade.
- Official LEI Database by GLEIF
- LEI.info - Extended LEI Database by Makolab (Poland) including data added by companies (website URL etc.) with advanced search options
There still exist some private initiatives, e.g. Dun & Bradstreet’s Data Universal Numbering System (D-U-N-S Number). It started in 1963 and now includes more than 300 million businesses worldwide.
Banks
- SWIFT BIC (Bank Identifier Codes) Database - more than 11.000 banks in the World
Books and publishers
The International Standard Book Number (ISBN) is 13-digit (formerly 9-digit in 1966-70; 10-digit in 1970-2006) number for books published since the standard was introduced. Includes EAN-prefix (3 digits: 978 or 979); country or language area code (1 to 5 digits); publisher code (1 to 6 digits); publication number (1 to 6 digits); check digit (one).
- Global Register of Publishers by International ISBN Agency - contains 2.060.257 publishers as of 22.11.2018.
- ISBN Wikipedia Article
Serials (Periodicals)
The International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) is an 8-digit code used to identify unambiguously newspapers, journals, magazines and periodicals of all kinds and on all media–print and digital.
- ISSN Database by ISSN International Centre - 2.665.621 titles are registered as of 22.11.2018
- ISSN Wikipedia Article
Public Identities
The International Standard Name Identifier (ISNI) is 16-digit identifier of publicly known natural persons, legal entities (mostly editorial) and even fictional characters. Mostly used by contributors to creative works and those active in their distribution, including researchers, inventors, writers, artists, visual creators, performers, producers, publishers, aggregators etc.
- ISNI Database by ISNI International Agency - over 10 million identities, including 9.4 million individuals (since the time of Diogenes of Sinope) and 789,630 organisations as of 22.11.2018. Try to find yourself there. If you fail - write a book, send it to Library of Congress and wait... Or you can register your identity for some $30 in any local registration agency.
