The Universal Standard Book Number (USBN): why, how and a progress report
- 1 February 1976
- journal article
- Published by Emerald Publishing in Program: electronic library and information systems
- Vol. 10 (2) , 75-80
- https://doi.org/10.1108/eb046736
Abstract
Outlines the reasons why the International Standard Book Number (ISBN) is proving to be an unreliable identifier for records in bibliographic data banks and suggests how the Universal Standard Book Number (USBN) could be used as an effective substitute. Results are given of an analysis of the 4% duplicate rate found by Beale and Lynch, together with the details of the work in progress at the University of Bradford.Keywords
This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- An Evaluation of, and Improvement on, Ayers' Universal Standard Book NumberProgram: electronic library and information systems, 1975
- The Universal Standard Book Number (USBN): a New Method for the Construction of Control Numbers for Bibliographical RecordsProgram: electronic library and information systems, 1974