Identification
Identifiers identify products so they can be ordered, tracked, and sold. BISG provides research and best practice recommendations for the use and maintenance of book industry identifiers such as ISBN, DOI, EAN, ISTC, ISNI, etc.Sub Categories
Best Practices for Identifying Digital Content (Official Policy Statement)
Published in December 2011, this Policy Statement outlines BISG's official position on best practices for identifying digital products.
ISBN Users' Manual
Published by the International ISBN Agency. Valid from January 2007 onward.
Roadmap of Identifiers
Provides a graphic presentation of the various identifiers as they're assigned to the spectrum of intellectual properties.
Roadmap of Organizational Relationships
Provides a graphic presentation of the various organizations as they relate to BISG, to each other, and to the processes, functions and/or identifiers they service.
A Concise Guide to Book Industry Product Identifiers
First published in August 2005, this short PDF document defines and attempts to standardize the nomenclature surrounding product identification.
The Identification of Digital Book Content
A 2008 white paper intended to stimulate discussion around how digital book content should be identified.
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