FAQs: Frequently Asked Questions ANSI ... American National Standards Institute ISBN ... International Standard Book Number ISMN ... International Standard Music Number ISO ... International Organization for Standardization ISSN ... International Standard Serial Number SAN ... Standard Address Number	ISBN.org * related resources * About Information Standards * ISBN-13 Online Converter * Hyphenation * NOTE: On January 1, 2007, the book industry will begin using 13 digit ISBNs to identify all books in supply chain. NISO: National Information Standards Organization ... http://www.niso.org The International Standard Book Number (ISO 2108) ... The International Standard Book Number (ISBN) is based on an ISO International Standard that was first published in 1972 as ISO 2108. ISO 2108 specifies the basic structure of an ISBN, the rules for its allocation, and the administration of the ISBN system. ISO 2108 is currently under revision to deal with changes to the ISBN system. * The New ISBN - ISO Overview ... ISO is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies from more than 140 countries. Since its establishment in 1947, ISO's mission has been to promote and develop standards that facilitate the international exchange of goods and services. The international agreements that are developed within the framework of ISO and its subject committees are published as International Standards. ... http://www.iso.org - ISBN check ... check an ISBN for consistency using the built-in checksum. If the check shows that the number that you input was not a valid ISBN the site offers you a list of possible correct ISBNs (from which the incorrect number could have resulted by changes or transposition of digits or by dropping/adding a digit), and the output allows you to search for these possible ISBNs in databases of some booksellers' sites. ... http://www.isbn-check.com
ISBN-International.org ... The ISBN accompanies a publication from its production onwards. - National ISBN Agencies ... What is an ISBN? ... 10 digits: group identifier; publisher identifier; title identifier; check digit ... The ISBN is divided into four parts of variable length, which must be separated clearly by hyphens or spaces: ... Presently, more than 160 countries or territories are official ISBN members. ... ISBN User's Manual - Numerical List of Group Identifiers ... current revision of the ISBN standard (ISO 2108) ... The ISBN will change from 10 to 13 digits on 1 January 2007 ... news | Links: group agencies, cooperating institutions ... site map   |   FAQ ... Allocation of ISBNs to non-printed books ... ISBN-13 Converter
MISCELLANY * ISBN-13 for Dummies * EAN Barcodes * Frequently Asked Questions about the new ISBN standard ... http://www.collectionscanada.ca

Reviewed: October 2007