ISO 15511:2019
Information and documentation — International standard identifier for libraries and related organizations (ISIL)

Standard No.

ISO 15511:2019

Release Date

2019

Published By

International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

Latest

ISO 15511:2019

Scope

This document specifies the International Standard identifier for libraries and related organizations (ISIL), which comprises a set of standard identifiers used for the unique identification of libraries and related organizations such as museums and archives with a minimum impact on already existing systems. An ISIL identifies an organization, i.e. a library 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 or a collection in an archive). The ISIL is intended for use by libraries and related organizations such as museums and archives 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 its 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 can be allocated. Since this document allows the use of existing codes 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 document to minimize the number of codes. Any library or related organization, administrative unit or subordinate unit, acting autonomously, can be allocated an ISIL. An ISIL is not intended to be used to classify organizations or their services and holdings.

ISO 15511:2019 Referenced Document

• ISO 3166-1 Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions — Part 1: Country code*， 2020-08-25 Update
• ISO/IEC 10646 Amendment 1- Information technology — Universal coded character set (UCS) — CJK Unified Ideographs Extension H, Vithkuqi, Old Uyghur, Cypro-Minoan, and other characters*， 2023-07-17 Update

ISO 15511:2019 history

• 2019 ISO 15511:2019 Information and documentation — International standard identifier for libraries and related organizations (ISIL)
• 2011 ISO 15511:2011 Information and documentation - International standard identifier for libraries and related organizations (ISIL)
• 2009 ISO 15511:2009 Information and documentation - International standard identifier for libraries and related organizations (ISIL)
• 2003 ISO 15511:2003 Information and documentation - International Standard Identifier for Libraries and Related Organizations (ISIL)