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Monday, January 1, 2001
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ISBN Number ISSN
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ISBN - International Standard Book Number
How to obtain: See Bowker Annual 2000, p. 594-597 R 020.58 Bow
For application and form: United States ISBN Agency, R. R. Bowker Company, 121 Chanlon Rd., New Providence, NJ 07974 (904) 665-6770
What it means: First digit refers to language of publication. 0=English, 3=German, etc.
Second group of numbers refers to the publisher.
Third group is number assigned by publishers within that publisher's inventory.
Last number (or X) is a control number.
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LCLCPL
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