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978-3-16-148410-0. Website. isbn-international .org. The International Standard Book Number ( ISBN) is a numeric commercial book identifier that is intended to be unique. [ a][ b] Publishers purchase or receive ISBNs from an affiliate of the International ISBN Agency.
Library classification. A library classification is a system used within a library to organize materials, including books, sound and video recordings, electronic materials, etc., both on shelves and in catalogs and indexes. Each item is typically assigned a call number, which identifies the location of the item within the system.
The final component of a typical LCC call-number is the publication year, in full. [11] Library collections can add modifiers to distinguish specific volumes, such as "Copy 1." [1] LCC should not be confused with Library of Congress Control Numbers (LCCN), which are assigned to all books (and authors) and defines online catalog entries.
The call number is placed on the spine of the book, normally a short distance before the bottom, and inside. Institutional or national standards, such as ANSI / NISO Z39.41 – 1997, establish the correct way to place information (such as the title , or the name of the author) on book spines, and on "shelvable" book-like objects, such as ...
A copyright page with the printer's key underlined. This version of the book is the eighteenth printing. The printer's key, also known as the number line, is a line of text printed on a book's copyright page (often the verso of the title page, especially in English-language publishing) used to indicate the print run of the particular edition.
Dewey and others devised a system where books were organized by subject, then alphabetized based on the author's name. Each book was assigned a call number which identified the subject and location, with a decimal point dividing different sections of the call number. The call number on the card matched a number written on the spine of each book ...
Each assigned number consists of two parts: a class number (from the Dewey system) and a book number, which "prevents confusion of different books on the same subject". [7] A common form of the book number is called a Cutter number, which represents the author and distinguishes the book from other books on the same topic. [43]
The Library of Congress Control Number ( LCCN) is a serially based system of numbering cataloged records in the Library of Congress, in the United States. It is not related to the contents of any book, and should not be confused with Library of Congress Classification (LCC).