<P>This International Standard establishes the specifications for the International Standard Collection</P>
<P>Identifier (ISCI) as a unique international identification system for each collection, fonds and (archival) series,</P>
<P>and part(s) of collections, fonds and series. This International Standard establishes the specifications for the</P>
<P>structure of an identifier and promotes the use of the identifier with regard to identifying systems that already</P>
<P>exist. It also gives a list of recommended metadata elements that describe a collection.</P>
<P>This International Standard does not specify the description of collections, fonds and series, nor the relationships</P>
<P>between collections and sub-collections.</P>
<P>The ISCI is intended for use by organizations that manage collections of cultural materials. These include</P>
<P>cultural heritage institutions such as libraries, museums and archives, as well as other types of organizations</P>
<P>such as publishers operating in the supply chain of cultural materials.</P>
Registration number (WIID)
44293
Scope
<P>This International Standard establishes the specifications for the International Standard Collection</P>
<P>Identifier (ISCI) as a unique international identification system for each collection, fonds and (archival) series,</P>
<P>and part(s) of collections, fonds and series. This International Standard establishes the specifications for the</P>
<P>structure of an identifier and promotes the use of the identifier with regard to identifying systems that already</P>
<P>exist. It also gives a list of recommended metadata elements that describe a collection.</P>
<P>This International Standard does not specify the description of collections, fonds and series, nor the relationships</P>
<P>between collections and sub-collections.</P>
<P>The ISCI is intended for use by organizations that manage collections of cultural materials. These include</P>
<P>cultural heritage institutions such as libraries, museums and archives, as well as other types of organizations</P>
<P>such as publishers operating in the supply chain of cultural materials.</P>
