RFC 2288 · INFORMATIONAL · 1998
WED · 29 JUL 2026
Using Existing Bibliographic Identifiers as Uniform Resource Names
Overview
RFC 2288, “Using Existing Bibliographic Identifiers as Uniform Resource Names”, is an Informational document published in February 1998 by C. Lynch, C. Preston, R. Daniel. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document discusses how three major bibliographic identifiers (the ISBN, ISSN and SICI) can be supported within the URN framework and the currently proposed syntax for URNs. This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.
What “Informational” means
Published for the general information of the community. It does not define an IETF standard and carries no standards-track status.
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