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The Problems of Institutional Identification: Toward a Universal Institutional ID: Against the Grain

The Problems of Institutional Identification: Toward a Universal Institutional ID

February 2008

Standards column by Todd Carpenter.Describes some of the existing identifier standards that are used for institutional identification and the gaps that these leave. NISO has launched a working group on Insitutional Identifiers to develop a standard that can be implemented in all library and publishing environments. The group will build on the work of the Journal Supply Chain Efficiency Improvement Pilot (JSCEIP).