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.

a book's fingerprint, often represented by a bar-code

a digit number located on the back of a book usually with a bar code

an international code assigned to all copyrighted books (which includes most original manga)

a product identification number assigned to each title by its respective publisher

a product number, used by publishers, booksellers and libraries for ordering

a ten character code that identifies a title

a ten-digit code used to identify a book

a ten-digit number (actually, the last digit can be the letter "X" as well, as described below) which is divided into four variable length parts usually separated by hyphens when printed

a ten-digit number that is used to specifically identify individual book titles

a ten-digit number (the last digit may be "X")

a unique code assigned to a book, which is used to identify it in ordering, library systems, and so on

a unique number assigned to an item by its publisher

a unique number given to every book printed

a unique ten-digit international book identification number usually located on the manga's back cover

a worldwide standard ten digit number for identifying a particular edition of a particular book

International Standard Book Numbering System

A worldwide, numbered identification system that provides a standard way for publishers to number their products without duplication by other publishers. "ISBN" also refers to ISBN numbers themselves. The first part of the ISBN identifies the language of publication ("0" for English), and the second part identifies the publisher. The next string of digits in the ISBN identifies the book product itself, and is followed by a digit specifically calculated to ensure the integrity of the ISBN.

A 10-digit that is linked to and identifies the title and publisher of a book.

A unique number assigned to a book before publication to identify the publisher, title and edition.

The unique ten-digit number which identifies every new book now printed. The ISBN appears on the copyright page (usually on the reverse side of the title page) and/or as part of the barcode on a book's cover. Note that books prior to approximately 1970 often do not have an ISBN.

A 10-digit number that uniquely identifies books and book-like products published internationally. More...

International Standard Book Number; a numerical code given to a book that uniquely identifies it.

International Standard Book Number. A 10-digit number assigned by a publisher to each newly published book. Usually appears on the reverse side of a book’s title page and also on the back cover of a book.

A number assigned by a publisher to a specific book or edition of a book.

International Standard Book Number - a unique identifier consisting of a 10 digit code allocated to the publication.

International Standard Book Number. Represented by the ISBN/EAN bar code on books.

International Standard Book Number. International Standard Book Number, a unique ten-digit publisher's code assigned to a specific edition of a book prior to publication.

International Standard Book Number. This is a barcode used to identify a book. The code includes information such as the publisher code and an individual book code. There is also a check digit that is used by software to determine if a scanner has been able to successfully scan the ISBN.

(International Standard Book Number) A code number that is assigned to a book for purposes of identification and record keeping. The first four digits designate the language and publisher; the remaining six digits are unique to the specific book. The ISBN is usually printed on the back cover of the book in the lower right-hand corner.

A unique 10-digit number assigned by a publisher to identify a specific book. It is hoped that in time it will cover all publishers in the world.

International Standard Book Number, an identifier for nonserial print publications.

International Standard Book Number, a worldwide identification number that is a required element in the book distribution industry. Each format and edition of a book receives its own ISBN.

Literally, it stands for "International Standard Book Number." A worldwide identification system that is a required element in the book distribution industry.

(International Standard Book Number) A unique machine-readable identification number, which identifies any book unmistakably. 159 countries and territories are officially ISBN members. However, as with many man-instituted technologies, the system is not perfect; occasionally one will find two [or more] titles with the same ISBN.

International Standard Book Number given to every book or edition of a book before publication to identify the publisher, title, edition, and volume.

International Standard Book Number. This will usually appear on the lower right corner of the back cover of a book, represented in numerical and barcode form. It is the international identification number for your particular book.

the ten digit International Standard Book N umber that uniquely identifies a book.

International Standard Book Number. Every book published has its own individual ISBN number.

International Standard Book Number; sequence of nine numbers which are assigned to a monograph title as its unique identifier.

International Standard Book Number. A 10-digit code, not unique to each copy of a book.

International Standard Book Number. A publication number issued by the Library of Congress that identifies a specific book or other nonperiodical.

(International Standard Book Number) - a four-part, ten-character code given a book before publication as a means of identifying it concisely, uniquely, and unambiguously. The four parts are: group identifier (national, geographic, language, etc.); publisher identifier; title identifier; and check digit.

International Standard Book Number A unique number assigned to every book published in this country, and many in other countries; recognized internationally. An ISBN has nine or ten digits; the first digit denotes country of publication, the next several the publisher, the remainder identify the item.

Acronym for International Standard Book Number: a unique standard number assigned to identify a specific edition of a book or other monographic publication issued by a given publisher, under a system recommended for international use by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in 1969.

International Standard Book Number - books printed by major publishers after about 1970 will have one. Unique ten digit number which unmistakably identifies publisher, date, and edition.

International Standard Book Number: a unique numerical 10-digit identifier for a published title. It helps to ensure more efficient ordering, inventory control, and accounting.

International Standard Book Number. An ISBN is a unique ten-digit number assigned to a specific edition of a book. You can usually find a book's ISBN on the copyright page, the cover, or dust jacket.

International Standard Book Number- An identification number code uniquely assigned to every book and obtained from the R. R. Bowker company. Jobber- A type of distributor who provides books to that works on a smaller scale than wholesalers and provides mass market titles to airports, grocery stores, drug stores, etc.

International Standard Book Number. Unique ten-digit publisher's I.D. number for a specific edition of a book. Usually printed on the reverse side of the title page.

International Standard Book Number. This is a ten figure number which is given to an edition of a book. It is usually found as a barcode on the back cover of a book.

International Standard Book Number. Every published book title has a unique ISBN. Different editions of the same book, and hardback and paperback versions of the same edition, have unique ISBNs. ISBNs appear in Library Catalogue records..

International Standard Book Number. A unique identification number assigned to a work by its publisher. Each ISBN has ten characters. The tenth character is a check character that may be a number or the letter . In printed form, the ISBN has three hyphens. Hyphens are omitted in online records.

International Standard Book Number. A reference number given to every published work. Usually found on the back of the title page.

International Standard Book Number. Unique 13-digit number (10 or 13 digits prior to 2007) that identifies a version of a book.

International Standard Book Number. A unique number used to identify each published book, or different editions of the same book.

International Standard Book Number. A ten-digit number that uniquely identifies a publication worldwide.

International Standard Book Number - assigned by various agencies world wide. A unique 10 (old) or 13 (new) digit number, used for inventory control by many book sellers. The assignment of this number also places the title in "Books in Print". http://www.isbn.org

International Standard Book number. The 10-digit number used by the book trade to catalogue and identify books

International Standard Book Number, a distinctive and unique number assigned to a book. ISBNs are used internationally; the U.S. agency for ISBNs is R.R. Bowker Company. (C&C)

International Standard Book Number. A unique number assigned to each book, usually obtained by the publisher of the book. Do not confuse with a call number (cf).

International Standard Book Number: An internationally agreed on standard number that identifies a book uniquely.

Acronym for international standard book number. Since 1969 these ten digit unique identifying numbers assigned to every book or edition of a book identify the publisher, the title and the volume number for book trade and library use.

An ISBN (International Standard Book Number) is a unique standard number that identifies a book. ISBN is an international standard notation.

International Standard Serial Number, a ten-digit number assigned to an edition of a work.  The ISBN identifies the country, publisher, and date of publication.  It is used by computer programs when searching the holdings in library catalogs.

The International Standard Book Number is a unique 10 digit number identifying a specific edition or printing of a book. Different numbers are often given to the hardback and paperback versions of a book, as well as reprints by different publishers. The first part of the number identifies the language of the book and the publisher, the middle part is a unique number assigned by the publisher, and the last digit is a "check digit" created by applying a mathematical formula to the first 9 digits. The check digit can be "X", representing the number 10, which is allowed by the formula.

International Standard Book Number is a 4 part 10-character code, which uniquely identifies a book.

ISBN stands for International Standard Book Number. The ISBN is a unique ten-digit publisher's code assigned for purposes of identification to a specific edition of a book prior to publication.

International Standard Book Number assigned by a publisher that allows the book to be identified in the world wide market for the purpose of cataloging, ordering, etc.

International Standard Book Number, carried in field 020 of the MARC record.

International Standard Book Number.  A 10-digit, internationally recognized "identity" for books, pamphlets, educational kits, microforms, CD-ROM and Braille publications.  The length of the ISBN number is changing from 10 digits to 13 digits, effective January 1, 2007.

universal abbreviation for International Standard BookNumber, a ten digit unique identifier for each title published, which is used in a wide range of applications in all stages of the supply chain throughout the world. The number - made up of a language prefix (0 or 1 for the English language), followed by a publisher prefix, then a number relating to the individual title, and finally a check digit (used to validate the remainder of the code) - is customarily encoded in a bar code printed on the back of the book and normally appears also in the bibliographical details on the reverse of the title-page. The issuing agency for ISBNs in the United Kingdom is managed by Whitaker

International Standard Book Number; a unique ten digit number assigned to every printed book.

International Standard Book Number. This standardized international code identifies a book independently of its country of publication and its publishing organization. ISBNs are 10 character numbers, not including hyphens.

International Standard Book Number. 10-digit number which clearly identifies a book or version of a book in printed or electronic form.

The acronym for International Standard Book Number. This number gives the book a unique ID, like your Social Security number, for orders and distribution. The first part of the number identifies the language of publication ("0" for English), and the second part is the publisher's number.

Unique identification number printed in books by international agreement.

An international , ten-digit standard numerical code for books that indicates language, publisher, internal publishing title number as well as a check digit. The ISBN system was launched in England in the mid Sixties. It was adopted in Germany in 1969.

International Standard Book Number. A distinctive number assigned to an item. Recorded in the 020 field of a MARC record.

Intentional Standard Book Number; they won't sell anything at WaldenBooks without one.

International Standard Book Number. A number that uniquely identifies the binding, edition, and publisher of a given work. Publisher prefix sections of the ISBN are controlled by the ISBN Agency ( R.R. Bowker Company, 121 Chanlon Rd., New Providence, NJ 07974); title identifier sections are assigned by each publisher to its works. The ISBN is the basis for identifying book titles in all industry-wide automated systems.

International Standard Book Number; a number allocated to identify uniquely each edition of a book

International Standard Book Number. Most published books have a unique ISBN. You can search for an item using this number by selecting the "Advanced Search" link in the Online Catalog and then scrolling down to choose the "Numeric Search" button.

International Standard Book Number. ISBN is assigned by designated agencies in countries publishing books to provide each book with a unique identification number by which the item can be ordered. The number consists of 10 digits separated into 4 functional parts as follows; 1) One or more digits to represent the country or group of countries in which the item was published; 2) 2-7 digits of the publisher's prefix; 3) one or more digits to identify a particular title and to expand the number to nine digits; 4) and a check digit for a computer validity check.

See INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER

International Standard Book Number system. A unique machine-readable identification number, which marks any book individually.

International Standard Book Number. A unique number provided by R.R. Bowker/Reed Reference Publishing and assigned by the publisher that identifies the binding, edition, and publisher of a book.

International Standard Book Number. A unique 9 or 10 digit number assigned to a publication.

International Standard Book Number; used in verifying and placing orders

International Standard Book Number. An internationally agreed upon standard number that uniquely identifies an item.

This stands for International Standard Book Number, and each book has its own identifying ISBN

The International Standard Book Number. The ISBN is to a book what your social security number is to you. Every book, every form (paper or cloth) of a book, every edition has its own isbn that serves as its identifier. Hyphens are important: the four divisions of an isbn identify the language of the book, the publisher, and the title itself. The final digit is a check number linked with the third group.

International Standard Book Number. Unique number assigned by the publisher to a specific book title.

A number assigned to a published work and usually found either on the title page or the back of the title page. Considered an International Standard Book Number.

ISBN stands for International Standard Book Number. This is a unique ten-digit number assigned to a physical manifestation of a published book. A single title may have numerous ISBNs associated with it. For example, the same title published by two different publishers will have two different ISBNs, one for each publication. If a book is published in hardcover and paperback by the same publisher, there will be different ISBNs for the different forms.

International Standard Book Number. A unique 10 digit code assigned to the specific edition of a book before it is published.

A ten-digit number assigned to a book title before publication as a means of identifying it concisely and uniquely. It is most commonly used when buying books. An ISBN Number looks like this: 0-06-461026-8

The acronym for "International Standard Book Number."  There is a unique number for each published book.

International Standard Book Number assigned by the book's publisher using a system administered by the R. R. Bowker Company in New York City.