issnpy is a Python package and command line tool that allows to access linked data from the ISSN Portal.

pip install -e git+ssh://[email protected]/herreio/issnpy.git#egg=issnpy

pip install -e git+https://github.com/herreio/issnpy.git#egg=issnpy

# fetch ISSN data (JSON, fields: id, link, title, format, location, status, modified, url)
ISSN "2151-2124"
# fetch ISSN data (JSON-LD)
ISSN "2151-2124" --ld
# fetch ISSN-L data (JSON, fields: id, related, title)
ISSN-L "0269-8803"
# fetch ISSN-L data (JSON-LD)
ISSN-L "0269-8803" --ld

Use the --pretty flag for formatted JSON output.

# import package issnpy
import issnpy
# select ISSN of record to fetch
issn = "2767-3200"
# fetch data of record identified by ISSN
record = issnpy.fetch(issn)
# get linked data graph
record_graph = record.graph()
# get linked data context
record_context = record.context()
# get parsed data of record (fields: id, link, title, format, location, status, modified, url)
record_parsed = record.parse()
# retrieve linking ISSN for given ISSN
issn_l = issnpy.find_link(issn)
# fetch data of record identified by ISSN-L
record = issnpy.fetch(issn_l, link=True)
# get parsed data of record (fields: id, related, title)
record_parsed = record.parse()
# fetch and parse in one go
record_parsed = issnpy.record(issn)
record_parsed = issnpy.record_link(issn_l)

Identification and description data from the ISSN Register has been made available as linked data, in various RDF formats (RDF/XML, Turtle and JSON). This service shall foster the use, re-use, exchange and enrichment of ISSN data.

See the linked data application profile of the CIEPS/ISSN International Centre for further details.

DEFINITIONS

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Released ISSN Data: Part of the data extracted from the ISSN Register concerning a publication, selected by the CIEPS/ISSN International Centre and made available to users free of charge via the Free Access Portal. This Released ISSN Data is limited to:

• ISSN
• ISSN-L
• Title proper
• Key-title
• Country
• Medium
• URL of the digital resource
• Date of last update

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See the License contract of the ISSN Portal for further details.