Library Cataloging
OCLC has a new announcement on their treatment on ISBN-13 numbers. It is not the same as the current cataloging guidelines. "For original records, OCLC libraries should input ISBN-13 numbers into an EAN field (024, first indicator '3') rather than inputting into the ISBN field (020)." How does this impact searching, not only in OCLC but in the systems these records are downloaded into? What fields should a Z39.50 client search in an ISBN search? I'm very interrested in this topic since I'll be presenting on this at the Texas Library Association conference.
ISBN
- Using Barcodes In Search
Brian Surratt at Texadata mentions he is having some success scanning barcodes on the back of books when doing ISBN searches on OCLC. It is not yet 100% accurate, many of these numnbers are in the 024 field. Yet it is working and will only get better...
- Isbn Tool
The ISBN Links Generator will generate various links keyed by an ISBN. The list of links includes:Google "Look Inside"Amazon "Search Inside"Amazon.co.uk sales page (with affiliate code)Amazon Web Service Item InfoOU Library catalogue lookupOCLC Audience...
- Isbn Tool
On oss4lib the ISBN tool ISBN.pm was noted. This is a versatile tool able to perform these tasks:convert($isbn) Takes a 10 digit ISBN and returns the 13 digit equivalent. Does not perform any error checking or validation.gettype($isbn) Takes a string...
- Isbn 13
Changes are coming to the ISBN. OCLC Interim Support for ISBN 13 tells how OCLC plans to deal with the change. ...
- Isbn
The Frequently Asked Questions about changes to the ISBN page covers many questions, including:Why is the ISBN being changed?How is it that a 10-digit ISBN system can run out of numbers?What are the changes to the ISBN system?How does this change to a...
Library Cataloging
OCLC Interim Support for ISBN 13
OCLC has a new announcement on their treatment on ISBN-13 numbers. It is not the same as the current cataloging guidelines. "For original records, OCLC libraries should input ISBN-13 numbers into an EAN field (024, first indicator '3') rather than inputting into the ISBN field (020)." How does this impact searching, not only in OCLC but in the systems these records are downloaded into? What fields should a Z39.50 client search in an ISBN search? I'm very interrested in this topic since I'll be presenting on this at the Texas Library Association conference.
ISBN
- Using Barcodes In Search
Brian Surratt at Texadata mentions he is having some success scanning barcodes on the back of books when doing ISBN searches on OCLC. It is not yet 100% accurate, many of these numnbers are in the 024 field. Yet it is working and will only get better...
- Isbn Tool
The ISBN Links Generator will generate various links keyed by an ISBN. The list of links includes:Google "Look Inside"Amazon "Search Inside"Amazon.co.uk sales page (with affiliate code)Amazon Web Service Item InfoOU Library catalogue lookupOCLC Audience...
- Isbn Tool
On oss4lib the ISBN tool ISBN.pm was noted. This is a versatile tool able to perform these tasks:convert($isbn) Takes a 10 digit ISBN and returns the 13 digit equivalent. Does not perform any error checking or validation.gettype($isbn) Takes a string...
- Isbn 13
Changes are coming to the ISBN. OCLC Interim Support for ISBN 13 tells how OCLC plans to deal with the change. ...
- Isbn
The Frequently Asked Questions about changes to the ISBN page covers many questions, including:Why is the ISBN being changed?How is it that a 10-digit ISBN system can run out of numbers?What are the changes to the ISBN system?How does this change to a...