International Standard Music Number

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The International Standard Music Number (ISMN) is a globally recognized identifier used to uniquely catalog and manage printed music publications.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf international standard
music publication identifier
abbreviation ISMN
appliesTo anthologies of music
digital representations of notated music when treated as publications
individual parts of a musical work
microform editions of printed music
scores
sets of parts
sheet music
songbooks
vocal scores
category bibliographic control
information standards
music publishing
countryOfOrigin International
describedAs globally recognized identifier for printed music publications
governingBody International ISMN Agency
identifierType machine-readable identifier
numeric identifier
introduced 1993
notApplicableTo audio CDs
sound recordings
streaming audio
predecessor publisher-specific music plate numbers
purpose enable efficient rights management for music publishers
facilitate distribution of printed music
facilitate ordering of printed music
support inventory control for music retailers
support library cataloging of music
relatedStandard ISBN
ISSN
relatedTo International Standard Book Number
International Standard Serial Number
scope notated music
printed music publications
standardizedBy International Organization for Standardization
standardNumber ISO 10957
use catalog printed music publications
manage printed music inventories
uniquely identify printed music
usedBy collecting societies
libraries
music distributors
music publishers
music retailers
usedIn bibliographic databases
library catalogs
supply chain systems for music

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
International Standard Book Number
International Standard Name Identifier ("International Standard Musical Work Code")
relatedStandard
International Standard Music Number ("ISMN")
abbreviation
ISO 3297 ("ISMN")
relatedIdentifier

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