10785 Berlin, Germany

Tel.: (+49 30) 266 2336,  2496,  2498

Fax: (+49 30) 266 2378

E mail: ismn@sbb.spk berlin.de

URL: http://ismn international.org

13.6 ISRC

The International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) is the standard international identifier

for a sound recording (ISO 3901).  It numbers each recording of a piece (not the physical

item), regardless of the context or carrier on which it is issued.  An ISRC consists of twelve

digits and comprises four elements: country code, first owner code, year, and recording

code.

Example: ISRC DE P55 97 00001

The ISRC system is administered by IFPI, the International Federation of the

Phonographic Industry:

International ISRC Agency

IFPI Secretariat

54 Regent Street

London W1B 5RE

United Kingdom

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7878 7900

Fax: +44 (0) 20 7878 6832

E mail: isrc@ifpi.org

URL: http://www.ifpi.org/isrc 

13.7 ISSN

In addition to the International Standard Book Number system, a numbering system for

continuing resources has also been established and is called the International Standard

Serial Number (ISSN), ISO 3297:1998.

A continuing resource is a publication that is issued over time with no predetermined

conclusion.  Such a publication is usually issued in successive or integrating issues that

generally have numerical and/or chronological designations. Typical examples include

serials such as newspapers, periodicals, journals, magazines, etc., and ongoing

integrating resources such as loose leaf publications that are continually updated and

websites that are continually updated. 

The ISSN is administered by the International Centre for the Registration of Serials:

ISSN International Centre

20, rue Bachaumont

75002 Paris, FRANCE

Tel: (+33 1) 44 88 22 20

Fax: (+33 1) 40 26 32 43

E mail: issnic@issn.org

URL: http://www.issn.org

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