Policy Statements
BISG Policy Statements address and advise on critical industry issues. Each is drafted and revised by a BISG or BISAC Committee and presented to BISG membership for feedback. After feedback is reviewed and incorporated as appropriate, the Policy Statement is sent to the BISG Board of Directors for final review and endorsement.See below for more information.
POL-0701: Elimination of Dual IDs on Books & Related Products
Outlines BISG's stance on the elimination of dual identifiers -- two or more identifiers for a product and two or more bar codes on the physical product.
Published March 15, 2007
POL-003: EDI Migration to ISBN-13
Outlines BISG's stance on adopting the changes to the ISBN in Electronic Data Interchange (EDI).
Published September 24, 2004
POL-002: Radio Frequency Identification
Outlines BISG's stance on privacy norms that are intended to include both RFID and all current practices to ensure safe and secure data transfer, such as in the use of electronic transactions.
Published September 23, 2004
POL-001: Product Identification
Outlines BISG's stance in regard to 2005 Sunrise, the transition to the 13-digit ISBN and the use of the GTIN.
Published September 18, 2003
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