ARKs and ISMNs

Overview

Each edition is persistently identified by an Archival Resource Key (ARK). In addition, printed editions are also assigned an International Standard Music Number (ISMN).

ARKs

ARKs are designed in a semi-opaque way:

  • Each ARK uses the Name Assigning Authority Number (NAAN) 68748 …

  • … and the Shoulder e1.

  • The Blade consists of a composer acronym and work identifier.

    Composer Acronym Work ID
    Eybler jle HerEy number
    Haydn jmh MH number
    Reutter der Jüngere grj HofR number
    Tůma fit TumW number
    Werner gjw WerW number
    Zelenka jdz ZWV number

  • The Base Name resolves to the full score; parts are denoted by Part Qualifiers, i.e., a slash followed by the part abbreviation.

ARKs are resolved by https://ark.esser-skala.at via a minimal ARK resolver. (They are also forwarded to the resolver from this site’s base URL via its .htaccess file.)

Examples

ISMNs

According to ISO Standard 10957, the ISMN consists of 13 digits:

  • the prefix 979-0
  • the registrant ID (here, 700499)
  • a two-digit item ID
  • a single-digit checksum

Currently, the following ISMNs have been issued;

ISMN composer work
979-0-700499-00-6 Albrechtsberger Missa Visitationis Beatae Mariae Virginis SchAl A.I.20
979-0-700499-01-3 Harrer Der Todt Abels des Gerechten HarWV 50
979-0-700499-02-0 Kobrich Wohlgeübter Organist
979-0-700499-03-7 Eybler Missa Sancti Wolfgangi HerEy 11
979-0-700499-04-4 Eybler Sacred Music B/1
979-0-700499-05-1 Eybler Missa Sancti Michaelis HerEy 2
979-0-700499-06-8 Eybler Sacred Music B/2
979-0-700499-08-2 Eybler Missa Sancti Mauritii HerEy 4
979-0-700499-09-9 Eybler Missa Sancti Benonis HerEy 7/8
979-0-700499-10-5 Eybler Missa Sancti Leopoldis HerEy 12
979-0-700499-11-2 Eybler Missa Sancti Josephi HerEy 17
979-0-700499-12-9 Eybler Sacred Music B/3
979-0-700499-13-6 Eybler Missa Sanctae Theresiae HerEy 29
979-0-700499-14-3 Eybler Missa Sanctae Eleonorae HerEy 22