If you would like to get an ISNI for yourself, your organization or group, you will need to contact one of the ISNI Registration Agencies that provide this service.
Two tips – it’s a good idea first of all to check whether or not an ISNI has already been registered for you, by searching the ISNI database. If you have published works already available via library or commercial databases, then your ISNI may have been assigned via data from one of our many source databases. And second, try to have ready some details of creative works with which you are associated or other information that will help us confirm your public identity.
Currently the following Registration Agencies offer ISNI assignments to the general public. Click through for details of their ISNI services:
Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ) – supporting ISNI assignment to those contributing to the creation of Québec cultural content (available in English and in French)
Bibliothèque nationale de France – providing ISNIs for the scope of the French legal deposit
Bowker – providing ISNI assignments for the international book industry and beyond for individuals and organisations
British Library ISNI Quality Team – providing individual or bulk registration of ISNIs for creators
Casalini Libri – providing ISNI assignments for all types of creators and organisations in Latin and Greek alphabets
Luminate – providing professional ISNI services for the music industry and real time registrations
MVB GmbH - offering ISNI assignments for all types of creators and organisations around the world
National Assembly Library of Korea - providing ISNI assignments for creative individuals active in Korea
The National Library of Finland - providing ISNIs for Finnish creators
National Library of Korea - providing ISNI assignments for creators in Korea
Ringgold- specialising in ISNIs for organisations
Royal Library of Belgium (KBR) - providing ISNI assignments for the scope of the Belgian legal deposit
Sound Credit - providing free automated ISNIs for music industry individuals during free account creation