The ISMN System
The international ISMN standard ISO 109957 was published in 1993 and Finland's national standard SFS 5793 in 1994. The ISMN was introduced in Finland in 1995. The International ISMN Agency is responsible for the maintenance of the ISMN and is located in Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preussischer Kulturbesitz in Berlin.
Other standard numbers
Books and other monographs are assigned an ISBN, serials and periodicals an ISSN, and music recordings an ISRC.
