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Posted on behalf of the NISO I2 Library Workflows Scenario Group NISO has identified the need for an institutional identifier to enable information transactions among uniquely identified entities across the Web. The NISO Institutional Identifier (I2) working group has been established to develop a robust, scalable and interoperable standard for identifying the institution--a core entity in any information transaction. Institutions create, purchase, share and establish the provenance and authority of information for their users. Libraries and archives have been among the earliest adopters of institutional identifiers, from the published union catalog of library cards with NUC identifiers to interlibrary lending using the MARC code list for Organizations. These identifiers have reached their limits in terms of extensibility, scale and uniqueness. As non-actionable identifiers, they lack the currency and functionality to support information management in the global web environment. This identifier strategy must work in the global information space and support the business model and needs of all the stakeholders—commercial information and service providers, institutions, creators, rights holders and users. It must integrate smoothly with existing workflows and processes and enable future workflows within the information chain. Libraries and archives are major participants in global information sharing and have critical needs for institutional identifiers within their own organizations, for consortial activities and to share information with other institutions and their users worldwide. Legacy identifiers are embedded in most core library workflows. Understanding and supporting the needs of libraries is critical for the development of an institutional identifier strategy that is robust and useful for the long term. Please assist us by taking part in a brief survey about the use of institutional identifiers in libraries. More than individual can contribute from a library since the use of identifiers differs across library workflow areas. The survey consists of 11 questions that are largely multiple choice and takes about 15 minutes to complete. Thank you for your assistance with this effort. Your participation is important to us. PLEASE ACCESS THE SURVEY HERE: http://bit.ly/qyKaZ Thank you! Grace Agnew Co-Chair, NISO I2 Working Group