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Verification
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Bibliographies
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Trade
National
Current
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Book Sources
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Bowker
Books in Print
 Forthcoming Books
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ISBN
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International Standard Book
Number
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Bowker provides ISBN service to
US publishing industry –
www.bowker.com
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Shared endeavor between ISBN
agency and the publisher
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Components of ISBN
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Part 1, the group identifier
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Part 2, the publisher or producer
identifier
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Part 3, title identifier
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Part 4, the check digit
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ISBN/Bookland EAN
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Printing of ISBN in machine
readable coding
Translated into an ISBN Bookland
EAN (European Article Numbering)
barcode
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Components of ISBN
Bookland EAN
Printing the ISBN in Bookland EAN
symbology
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Five-Digit Add On Code
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Serials
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Definition:
AACR2 defines a serial as “a
publication in any medium issued
in successive parts bearing
numeric or chronological
designations and intended to
continue indefinitely.
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Serials
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Categories of Serials
Periodicals and newspapers
 Continuations
 Supplements and special issues
 Monographs treated as serials
 Government document serials
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From Serials Management : A Practical Guide
By Chiou-Sen Dora Chen
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Serial Publication
Problems
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Title changes
Frequency changes
Publication size changes
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ISSN
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International Standard Serial
Number
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www.issn.org
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Serials Vendors
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Rule of thumb: More than 100 periodical
titles on order; employ an agent/vendor
Benefits
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Saves staff time
Simplifies acquisitions process
Vendor will usually accommodate local
needs
Vendor provides information on new
publications, changes in existing
publications
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Serial Sources
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Ulrich’s International Periodicals
Directory
Gale Directory of Publications and
Broadcast Media
The Standard Periodicals Directory
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Media Sources
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Book Sources
Video Source book by Gale
 Gale Directory of Databases
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Web Sources
www.aent.com
 www.libraryvideo.com
 www.cdnow.com
 www.dvdexpress.com
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