Why libraries, archives and museums should use the ISCC

This new article by Lambert Heller discusses the potential of the International Standard Content Code (ISCC), recently adopted as ISO 24138:2024, for libraries, archives, and museums. Unlike traditional persistent identifiers, the ISCC is generated from the media file...

NISO Introduces the Newest ISO Identifier Standard

In his June 2024 letter, Todd Carpenter, Executive Director of the National Information Standards Organization (NISO), introduces the International Standard Content Code (ISCC), recently published as ISO 24138. Key points: ISCC is a new identification system for...

ISCC – Year 2019 – Status Report

In May 2019 the ISCC was accepted by ISO/TC 46/SC 9 as a Provisional Work Item to develop an international standard. After the acceptance by ISO, the founders of the Content Blockchain Project – Sebastian Posth, Kira Lemke, and Titusz Pan – established the ISCC...

ISO establishes Working Group for ISCC

Leiden, Netherlands – May 23, 2019 On its annual meeting on 8 May 2019 in Ottawa, ISO/TC 46/SC 9 decided to accept the International Standard Content Code (ISCC) as a Preliminary Work Item (PWI) and to establish a working group with experts from various countries and...