The BnF and the BL, representing the whole CENL libraries community, are core strategic players in the governance of ISNI (International Standard Name Identifier), with special responsibilities on: quality, maintenance and expansion of the central ISNI database; open, broad diffusion of ISNI, including in a Linked Data environment; R&D activities; adaptation of ISNI governance and business model to match libraries’ needs; advocacy in the library world and its professionally connected networks; promotion of a new vision for a global economy of data co-production, sharing, and diffusion.
