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Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2006 15:27:29 -0400
From: Lauren Corbett (Emory U.) <lcorbet_at_emory.edu>
Subject: RE - ISBN Number Change
I don't know if there is enough in this for a whole research paper. You
may need to expand to an angle on changing standards that affect library
acquisitions. I suggest you talk with your professor on how to put this
into a manageable paper topic.
Lauren
Lauren Corbett
Head of Acquisitions
Emory University -- Woodruff Library
ph: 404 712 1818
fax: 404 727 0408
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Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2006 11:05:30 -0400
From: John Krafty (Bowker) <John.Krafty_at_bowker.com>
Subject: RE- ISBN Number Change
Bowker (the US ISBN agency) has put up a website with helpful
information and additional links on the ISBN-13 as well as an ISBN-13
converter. It can be found at http://www.bowkersupport.com/isbn13/.
Any questions, feel free to contact me.
John A. Krafty
Product Manager - Books In Print(r)
R. R. Bowker
630 Central Ave
New Providence, NJ USA 07974-1506
Phone: +1 908.219.0082
Fax: +1 908.219.0193
Email: john.krafty_at_bowker.com
Visit our website at www.bowker.com
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Subject: ACQNET: RE- ISBN Number Change
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 09:52:52 -0400
From: Helen Mack (Lehigh U. ) <hpm0_at_lehigh.edu>
Subject: RE - ISBN Number Change
*Yes, this would be a useful topic to explore. The ISBN is being
expanded to 13 digits, because under the 10-digit configuration, they
were running out of ISBNs to assign. The Library of Congress is
apparently handling this change one way, but when OCLC loads the
DLC-MARC data, it is my understanding that this number is moved into
another MARC tag, most likely because a different algorithm is needed
for validation. The 10-digit ISBNs are being converted to the 13-digit
format in OCLC for this interim period (before the 13-digit ones are
mandatory and the 10-digit ones are phased out). You see the same ISBN
in both formats on an OCLC record. For example, a book published in
2000 was issued a 10-digit ISBN. If it is still in print now, new
copies will carry both versions. Copies printed after Jan. 2007 will
carry only the 13-digit version.
This should get you started:
http://www.isbn.org/standards/home/isbn/transition.asp#01
Good luck!
Helen
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Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2006 12:38:23 -0400
From: Deri David <fldoah_at_ntin.net>Subject: ISBN Number Change
Hello. My name is Deri David and I am from North Texas. I am new to
the listserv.
I am currently enrolled in a Library Science program. For our
Technical Service course,
We are required to interview a librarian who works in TS. As I was
interviewing a librarian this morning, I learned that ISBN numbers are
being changed from 10-digits to 13-digits and that this change is
causing a major concern for librarians across the
country.
We also are required to write a research paper on an specific issue
within TS - collection development, acquisitions, gifts and exchange,
preservation, etc. I would like to ask the listserv members if the ISBN
number change is a viable topic to explore?
Any feedback is appreciated!
Sincerely,
Deri David
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