I. Technical Impasse: Despite useful software, NameBase is labor-intensive.
Professional librarians call it the "name authority problem." Assume that you could do perfect OCR scans of book indexes. After a few thousand names are collected from a couple dozen books, you might end up with JOHN SMITH, JACK SMITH, JOHN A. SMITH, JOHN ARTHUR SMITH, J.A. SMITH, JOHN SMITH, JR., J. ARTHUR SMITH. Which of these refer to the same person, and which are namesakes? To answer this question, all the names must be considered in context. Sometimes, various editions of Who's Who are needed for further research, or telephone listings on CD-ROM might be used to determine correct spelling.
IV. Division of Bibliographic Control
Working Group on FRANAR
Working Group on Functional Requirements and Numbering of Authority Records (FRANAR)
Scope
The Working Group on Functional Requirements and Numbering of Authority Records (FRANAR) was established in April 1999 by the IFLA Division of Bibliographic Control and the IFLA Universal Bibliographic Control and International MARC Programme (UBCIM). Following the end of the UBCIM Programme in 2003, the IFLA-CDNL Alliance for Bibliographic Standards (ICABS) took over joint responsibility for the FRANAR Working Group with the British Library as the responsible body.
The Working Group is charged by the IFLA Division IV:
* To define functional requirements of authority records
* To study the feasibility of an International Standard Authority Data Number
* To serve as the official IFLA liaison to and work with other interested groups concerning authority files.
Libraries do something they call "name authority control". For most people in IT, this would be called "assigning unique identifiers to names." Identifying authors is considered one of the essential aspects of library cataloging, and it isn't done in any other bibliographic environment, as far as I know.
Hawaiian Airlines aims to make this process as easy to learn as possible. Passengers can typically find information about the name change fee, its amount, and the specific steps to take on the Hawaiian Airlines website or by contacting their customer service. It's essential to review and understand the airline's name change policy to ensure a smooth and hassle-free experience when making corrections to your reservation.
GTD is about efficiency. You ideally should only have a thought once before it’s stored in your trusted system. Otherwise you’ll burn unnecessary psychic energy thinking, worrying, stewing, or remaking decisions about the item. Make a decision once an
The International Standard Name Identifier (ISNI) is a draft ISO Standard (ISO 27729) whose scope is the identification of Public Identities of parties: that is, the identities used publicly by parties involved throughout the media content industries in the creation, production, management, and content distribution chains.
The ISNI system uniquely identifies Public Identities across multiple fields of creative activity. The ISNI provides a tool for disambiguating Public Identities that might otherwise be confused.
ISNI is not intended to provide direct access to comprehensive information about a Public Identity but can provide links to other systems where such information is held.
What does it look like ?
An ISNI is made up of 16 decimal digits, the last one being a check character.
Example:
ISNI 1422 4586 3573 0476
Who can apply for an ISNI ?
An ISNI can be allocated to any entity that is or was either a natural person, a legal person, a fictional character, or a group of such entities, whether or not incorporated.
Further, ISNIs are assigned to the Public Identities of Parties that participe in the creation, production, management or distribution of cultural goods in the digital environment.
The Common Name (also CN) identifies the host name associated with the certificate, for example www.example.com or example.com.
It consists of a single host name in case of a single-name certificate (e.g. example.com, www.example.com), or a wildcard name in case of a wildcard certificate (e.g. *.example.com). In all cases, it is not an URL and therefore it doesn’t include any protocol (e.g. http:// or https://), port number, or pathname.