TS ISO 3297
Information and documentation - International standard serial number (ISSN)
This document defines and promotes the use of a standard code (ISSN) for the unique identification of serials and other continuing resources.
Each International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) is a unique identifier for a serial or other continuing resource in a defined medium whether print or electronic.
This document also allows for grouping related continuing resources into clusters identified by a separately-prefixed ISSN as defined in this document.
ISSNs are applicable to serials and to other continuing resources, whatever the business model or modes of distribution (e.g. free, open access, on subscription, etc.) and irrespective of whether the serial is currently in publication, has ceased publication, or publication is planned for the foreseeable future. Continuing resources include whatever the medium of production (print or electronic):
— serials, such as newspapers, periodicals, journals, magazines, conference proceedings, monographic series with no predetermined conclusion, annual or other periodic reports, and
— ongoing integrating resources that are updated, such as loose-leaf publications, updating websites, blogs, institutional repositories, directories and databases.
Monographs, sound and video recordings, notated music publications, audiovisual works, textual works and musical works have their own standard identifiers and are not specifically mentioned in this document. Such items can carry an ISSN in addition to their appropriate identifiers when they are part of a continuing resource.
NOTE This document does not contain any operational guidance for its practical implementation.
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TS ISO 3297 is the information and documentation standard for the International Standard Serial Number (ISSN), the code used to identify serials and other continuing resources in a controlled and unambiguous way. It provides a shared identification framework for resources published over time, helping distinguish one continuing publication from another across print and electronic manifestations. In general technical terms, an ISSN functions as a unique identifier for a serial title or other continuing resource rather than for a single, finite item.
The kinds of resources covered by ISSN
According to the scope, ISSNs apply to serials and other continuing resources regardless of business model or distribution mode, including free, open access, subscription-based, print, or electronic publication. Typical serials include newspapers, periodicals, journals, magazines, conference proceedings, serial annual reports, and monographic series without a predetermined end. The standard also includes integrating resources that are updated over time, such as loose-leaf publications, updating websites, blogs, institutional repositories, directories, and databases.
Why ISSN matters in bibliographic control
ISSN supports cataloguing, discovery, linking, and record management by giving a stable identifier to a continuing resource as a publication entity. This is especially useful when titles exist in multiple media, change format, or are issued under closely related versions. The standard also allows related continuing resources to be grouped into clusters identified by a separately prefixed ISSN. Monographs, sound and video recordings, notated music publications, audiovisual works, and textual or musical works are not singled out here as primary ISSN subjects, although they may carry an ISSN when they form part of a continuing resource and may also have their own appropriate identifiers.
This listing represents a withdrawn edition. The standard’s note also states that it does not provide operational guidance for practical implementation, so its main role is definitional and structural rather than procedural.
- Publication Date: 15.02.2021
- Standard Status: H (İptal Edilmiş Standard/Withdrawn standard)
- Publisher: TSE
- Document Language: en
- ICS Classification: 01.140.20 Enformasyon Bilimleri
- Pages: 37
- Source Standard: ISO 3297:2020
- International Equivalents: ISO 3297-EQV
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