13 digit ISBN number-

[MALA.A]

Dear friends

What does 13 digit ISBN number represents?

[sonam]

                                ISBN   Structure

                

                            13 digit number of part

    1.    GSI Perfix- new digit

    2.     Group identifier

    3.    Publisher identifier

    4.     Title identifier

    5.      Check  digit

                    more information see site     http://www.isbn.org

[Tumul Kant]

Every ISBN will consist of thirteen digits in 2007. The thirteen digit number is divided into five parts of variable length, each part separated by a hyphen.

The five parts of an ISBN are as follows:

1. The current ISBN-13 will be prefixed by "978"
2. Group or country identifier which identifies a national or geographic grouping of publishers;
3. Publisher identifier which identifies a particular publisher within a group;
4. Title identifier which identifies a particular title or edition of a title;
5. Check digit is the single digit at the end of the ISBN which validates the ISBN.

[ASLAM ANSARI]

ISBN 13 digit concept came in january 2005.
Reference: Dictionary of Knowledge Organization By M.P. Satija.

[ASLAM ANSARI]

Brief account of ISBN

ISBN

1. an international standard ISO 2108-1972.

2. previously it was 10 digit as 4 part:

a. country or group of countries like 81 for India.

b. next group is relate to particular publisher details.

c. individual title.

d. last digit is check digit to verify or validate the whole number.

EXAMPLE : 81-333-4444-X

3. revised after some thirty years in use. (source : http://www.niso.org)

4. the revision scheduled for the January 2005 will change to the article numbering BARCODE , moving it to the international 13- digit standard.

5. The core 10-digit code can be extended with edition of the 3 digit prefix like as:

a. 978 will assigned for the publication before 2005.

b. 979 will assigned for the publication after 2 January 2005.

6. in cataloging it used in last area of description.

 

Reference :

1. Dictionary of Knowledge Organization By M.P. Satija, Guru Nanak Dev Univ. Publication, 2004.

2. Report of ANSI/NISO (http://www.niso.org)