It was developed under the auspices of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) as Draft International Standard 27729; the valid standard was published on 15 March 2012.
ISNI dikembangkan di bawah pengawasan Organisasi Standardisasi Internasional (ISO) dalam Draft International Standard 27729; standar sahnya diterbitkan tanggal 15 Maret 2012.