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The ISBN is a machine-readable number which uniquely identifies any book.

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Every book printed has an ISBN. It is a number specific to that particular book and edition. If the student is ordering a book from the bookstore or on-line, the ISBN is a requirement to ensure the proper text is provided. As an example, the dictionary cited in the definition of plagiarism below has ISBN 0-395-33959-6.

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International Standard Book Numbering (ISO 2108)

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International Standard Book Numbers - Unique worldwide identifier for all published books. Macquarie University is an agent for the National Library of Australia. ISBNs are allocated by the Publications Unit.

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