关键词:
ISSN
linking ISSN
ISSN-L
ISO 3297
serials
continuing resources
identifiers
摘要:
This article is an updated version of an article based on a NASIG 2005 presentation that explored the background and progress of the revision of the ISSN standard. The ISSN standard, ISO 3297, has been in existence for over 30 years. ISO standards are reviewed every five years for relevance and to determine if they need updating. For most of its lifetime (with a few exceptions when more significant revisions have occurred), ISO 3297 has been approved without substantial revision. However, the 2003 ISO review resulted in the decision to revise the standard to better meet the needs of the digital environment. A Working Group was formed in late 2003 to revise the standard and, in ISO voting completed November 6, 2006, the revised standard was approved unanimously. Although the assignment of separate ISSN to each medium version of a continuing resource is confirmed in the revised standard, a new mechanism is described, called the linking ISSN (ISSN-L), which is intended to enable the use of ISSN in cases where finding or linking to a continuing resource without regard to medium is desired. Publication of the revised standard is slated for April 2007. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]