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* '''ISBN / Catalog #''' - An field for identification numbers.  Should hold the ISBN if the publication has one. Please enter the ISBN without spaces, periods or hyphens. The ISFDB will display the ISBN with hyphens, but if you enter the hyphens it has to strip them out, and this is hard to do consistently so we ask for entry without separators. In some cases you will see a nine digit ISBN, without a leading zero (for English language publications); in this case you can add the zero and enter that number.  It is helpful but not necessary to make a note in the notes field if you do this.  You may also see an ISBN of the form "0-586-06604-7-275"; the last three digits indicate a price, and are not part of the ISBN; they should not be entered. For magazines, it is allowable to enter the ISSN. For works that predate ISBNs, the book's catalog number may be placed here. If the book had neither an ISBN nor a catalog number, the field should be left blank. Some catalog numbers are printed in multiple different ways, and consensus should be reached on the talk page for significant publisher runs. For example, DAW Books have used codes such as "UQ1064"; the book with this code has "UQ1064" on the front cover, and 451-UQ1064-095 on the spine. Which should be entered is an issue for the [[ISFDB:DAW|DAW Books project page]]. If there is a catalog number in addition to an ISBN, the catalog number should be placed in the Notes field.
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* '''ISBN''' - Enter the ISBN if the publication has one. Note that prior to 2007 all ISBNs were 10 digits long while around 2007 they were expanded to 13 digits. Some books printed during the transition period specified both the 10 digit version and the 13 digit version of the ISBN. The ISFDB software supports both formats, so if two forms of ISBN are present, you can enter either one.
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**You may enter the ISBN with or without hyphens. If the ISBN is valid then the ISFDB software will display it with hyphens.
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**If the ISBN is delimited with spaces, enter the ISBN using hyphens instead of spaces.
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**If the ISBN is of the form "0-586-06604-7-275", do not enter the last hyphen and the three digits that follow it. They indicate the publication's price and are not part of the ISBN.
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**Some English language books published during the late 1960s and 1970s used nine digit "SBN"s without a leading zero. When entering these publications, add the leading zero.
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**If you entered a value that was not exactly as stated in the publication, e.g. an SBN, explain the details in the '''Note''' field.
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** Note that magazine ISSNs should not be entered in this field. This is because ISSNs identify the magazine as a whole rather than a particular issue. If an ISSN is present, you can enter it in the Note field of the series that this magazine issue belongs to.
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**If a publication has more than one ISBN, then enter one in the ISBN field and list the others in the Notes field.

Latest revision as of 21:56, 15 December 2017

  • ISBN - Enter the ISBN if the publication has one. Note that prior to 2007 all ISBNs were 10 digits long while around 2007 they were expanded to 13 digits. Some books printed during the transition period specified both the 10 digit version and the 13 digit version of the ISBN. The ISFDB software supports both formats, so if two forms of ISBN are present, you can enter either one.
    • You may enter the ISBN with or without hyphens. If the ISBN is valid then the ISFDB software will display it with hyphens.
    • If the ISBN is delimited with spaces, enter the ISBN using hyphens instead of spaces.
    • If the ISBN is of the form "0-586-06604-7-275", do not enter the last hyphen and the three digits that follow it. They indicate the publication's price and are not part of the ISBN.
    • Some English language books published during the late 1960s and 1970s used nine digit "SBN"s without a leading zero. When entering these publications, add the leading zero.
    • If you entered a value that was not exactly as stated in the publication, e.g. an SBN, explain the details in the Note field.
    • Note that magazine ISSNs should not be entered in this field. This is because ISSNs identify the magazine as a whole rather than a particular issue. If an ISSN is present, you can enter it in the Note field of the series that this magazine issue belongs to.
    • If a publication has more than one ISBN, then enter one in the ISBN field and list the others in the Notes field.
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