Published in: Library Journal

". . . .As the Book Industry Study Group (BISG) notes on its web site, "The ISBN standard is being changed to expand the numbering capacity of the ISBN system and alleviate numbering shortages in certain areas of the world." Altering the number to 13 digits "will fully align the numbering system...with the global EAN.UCC identification system...used to identify most other consumer goods.". . ."

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