Library Cataloging
The Nov. issue of the NISO Newsline has the article The 13-Digit ISBN: There's Time, But Act Fast!
- Isbn Converter
Convert ISBNs between 10 and 13 digit formats using this tool. It is only valid until the time when prefixes other than 978 will be used.Is anyone considering converting all their 10 digit ISBNs to 13? Without the identifying ISBN prefix they would have...
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The LC Plan to Accommodate 13-Digit ISBN is now on-line.The ISBN is being expanded from 10 digits to 13. The date for fully adopting ISBN 13 is January 1, 2007. The revised International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standard is due to be published...
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Owen Massey brought another ISBN checker to my attention, with several additional features.Checks and corrects the check digit of ISBNs, ISSNs, ISMNs and 13-digit EANs, or if the check digit is not supplied, calculates the required check digit.Hyphenates...
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Sometimes it is useful to verify an ISBN. Some online verifiers are:ISBN (Bookland EAN) Online Bar Code Symbol Generator gives a barcode as well as providing a check digit, or verifying that the ISBN is correct. The program may be downloaded or used online.The...
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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...
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The Nov. issue of the NISO Newsline has the article The 13-Digit ISBN: There's Time, But Act Fast!
Worldwide, the industry will move to from a 10-digit to a 13-digit ISBN on January 1, 2007. Experts from NISO and counterpart organizations, working within the ISO, have taken steps to make the transition as easy as possible for publishers and librarians. The NISO web site has answers to a range of basic question as well as links to further information.January 1, 2005 is the first important date in the move to 13 digits. That's what the Uniform Code Council has established as the "sunrise date" for U.S. retailers to join the rest of the world in using a full 13-digit European Article Number (EAN) in place of the current US 12-digit Universal Product Code (UPC), or bar code. The change supports the sale of US books through all channels using a single identifier.NISO urges publishers to submit title information to Books In Print right now. Every ISBN registered will automatically be converted to 13-digits.Just an idea, would it make sense to convert the 10 digit numbers into the 13 and populate the catalog with those in field 024? All valid 020's could have 978 added to the start of the number and the last number recalculated. Surely a script like that could not be too difficult. Would it be worth the effort?
- Isbn Converter
Convert ISBNs between 10 and 13 digit formats using this tool. It is only valid until the time when prefixes other than 978 will be used.Is anyone considering converting all their 10 digit ISBNs to 13? Without the identifying ISBN prefix they would have...
- Isbn
The LC Plan to Accommodate 13-Digit ISBN is now on-line.The ISBN is being expanded from 10 digits to 13. The date for fully adopting ISBN 13 is January 1, 2007. The revised International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standard is due to be published...
- Isbn Checkers
Owen Massey brought another ISBN checker to my attention, with several additional features.Checks and corrects the check digit of ISBNs, ISSNs, ISMNs and 13-digit EANs, or if the check digit is not supplied, calculates the required check digit.Hyphenates...
- Isbn
Sometimes it is useful to verify an ISBN. Some online verifiers are:ISBN (Bookland EAN) Online Bar Code Symbol Generator gives a barcode as well as providing a check digit, or verifying that the ISBN is correct. The program may be downloaded or used online.The...
- 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...