RFC 3044 · HISTORIC · 2001

Using The ISSN as URN within an ISSN-URN Namespace

Overview

RFC 3044, “Using The ISSN as URN within an ISSN-URN Namespace”, is a Historic document published in January 2001 by S. Rozenfeld. It has been obsoleted by RFC 8254 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document presents how the ISSN - International Standard Serial Number - which is a persistent number for unique identification of serials widely recognised and used in the bibliographic world, can be supported within the Uniform Resource Name (URN) framework as a specific URN namespace identifier. This memo provides information for the Internet community.

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What “Historic” means

A specification that has been superseded or is otherwise no longer recommended for use.

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Obsoleted by
RFC 8254
Other RFCs from 2001

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