Sorry Elizabeth, I think you're going to have to get your own cup of tea...
ISBN 13 came into use last January, as publishing possibilities increased
dramatically, and new ISBNs were needed. The old ISBN system could not
accommodate all the new request from new publishers for unique identifying numbers.
ISBN-13 is just another numbering system that refers to the same individual
iteration of a book. During these transition years, materials may have both an
ISBN-10 and ISBN-13 for the same manifestation of a work.
From http://www.isbn.org/standards/home/isbn/transition.asp#03:
"On January 1, 2007, the book industry will begin using 13 digit ISBNs to identify
all books in supply chain.
This change is happening for the following reasons:
to expand the numbering capacity of the ISBN system and alleviate numbering
shortages in certain areas of the world;
to fully align the numbering system for books with the global EAN.UCC
identification system that is widely used to identify most other consumer goods
worldwide.
Two new prefixes are being created. The 978 prefix will be added in front of the
current ISBN-10 and with the addition of a new check digit at the end, the new
ISBN-13 is created.
...
The new 979 prefix will not be utilized until all 978 pre-fixes have been assigned.
However, 13 digit ISBNs that begin with 979 can never be converted to 10 digit
ISBNs. They have no 10 digit counterpart.
After January 1, 2007, the ISBN-13 officially becomes the "ISBN"; and the use of
the ISBN-10 should be phased out. However, since customers may continue to order
using ISBN-10 beyond that date, publishers and wholesalers should plan to maintain
the capability to transact using the ISBN-10, while actively discouraging its use."
Hope this helps!
Shannon
Shannon Walters
Library Media Specialist
C.P. Smith School
Burlington, Vermont 05401
swalters@bsdvt.org
(802) 864-2228
>>> Elizabeth Fox <keokuk@CASCO.NET> 12/02/08 9:49 AM >>>
On the ISBN's on the back of the book, what's the difference between the
ISBN-10 and the ISBN-13? One of us says it's the size, the other says it's
whether it's a paperback or not...a cup of tea hangs on the bet!
Thanks,
Elizabeth Fox, Media Assistant
Newport High School, Newport, OR
keokuk@casco.net (pm)
Liz.fox@lincoln.k12.or.us (schooldays only)
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