New ISBN Standard

摘要

ISO has published a new edition of its heavily utilised ISBN Standard providing the international book identification system on which it is based with increased capacity for the future, benefiting publishers, booksellers and libraries worldwide -as well as readers. The newly published fourth edition of ISO 2108, Information and documentation - International Standard Book Number (ISBN), specifies an implementation date of 1 January 2007 for a new 13-digit ISBN. The date reflects the need for advance preparation by the publishing industry and its outlets - both traditional and, increasingly, web based - to accommodate this major change to the identification system.