ISBN 13 – The new Book Identifier An Evolution in Book Identification The New 13 digit ISBN Presented by: Peter Dart (APA) Richard Siegersma (ISBN Agency)

ISBN 13 ndash The new Book Identifier

An Evolution in

Book Identification

The New 13 digit ISBN

Presented by

Peter Dart (APA)

Richard Siegersma (ISBN Agency)


Agenda of Presentation

bull Background of the evolutionndash Peter Dart

bull Responses from the ISBN Agencyndash Richard Siegersma

bull Practical steps to compliancendash Peter Dart

bull Question Time


What is a 10 digit ISBNbull First introduced in the UK during 1967bull Became a world-wide standard in 1972 ndash

ISO_2108bull In its present form a 10-digit ISBN is made up of

4 elements a group element a publisher prefix a title element and a check digit

bull Example ISBN 1-85375-390-4


EAN ndash The European Article Numberbull Then EAN was developed as a universal

barcode for retail in Europe bull Issued by each country ldquo93rdquo is Australiabull In the late 70s with 5 million books already

coded with an ISBN the publishing industry asked for and was given its own country

bull EAN prefix ldquo978rdquo became Booklandhellip


EXAMPLE The 10-digit ISBN 0-901690-54-6 looks like this when it becomes part of the 13-digit EAN barcode on a publication


Why is the Evolution to 13 Digit Happening

bull Provision of extra language group prefixesbull Provision of extra publisher prefixesbull Provision of additional numbers for future use bull Consolidation in the US and Canada of three

different identification systems (ISBN UPC EAN)bull Alignment of trade practices in US and Canada with

the rest of the world


Significant Events2005 Sunrise

bull January 1 2005 ndash The date established as ldquo2005 Sunriserdquo by EAN and the Uniform Code Council (UCC) by which general retailers in the US and Canada are to be able to read process and store EANUCC-13 product identifiers in addition to the 12-digit UPC

bull The UCC also recommends that companies making system changes extend their product identifier fields for transactions to at least 14 digits so that all members of the GTIN (Global Trade Item Number) family of identifiers can be stored

2007 Implementation bull January 1 2007 ndash The International ISBN Agencies will

begin issuing only 13-digit ISBNs (ISBN-13s)


2005 Sunrise ndash What is not Changingbull There is no change in the barcode on any

product (grocery products general merchandise books)

bull There is NO new barcode for any productbull The bar codes now on most books (Bookland

EAN) and the bar codes on general merchandise (EAN-13 UPC-12) share the same type of bars both will continue to be used

bull Publisher prefixes in the ldquo978rdquo range are preserved


Implementation ndash What will not Changebull The ONIX standard already caters for ISBN-13bull EAN based POS systems used in Australia are

already compliant and donrsquot need upgradingbull Eanway and other general retailing systems

remain the same and are unaffectedbull With the exception of the replacement of the US

Price Point UPC there will be NO different bar code on any book

bull There should be no need to remark any inventory now in warehouses or in bookstores


2005 Sunrise ndash What is Changing

bull Although there is no change in the barcodehellipbull The Bookland EAN on books 2005 Sunrise

compliance also means that this data is stored in fields that are at least 13 digits in length

bull Publishers will need to optionally print ISBN-13 on documentshellip Invoices Purchase Orders and Royalty Statements

bull Flexibility is required to get the timing right for the change over with each trading partner



A Single Bar Code On Cover 4bull Until now some US books often have had two bar codes

on Cover 4 (back cover) a UPC-12 and a Bookland EAN often on the inside front cover

bull Compliance with 2005 sunrise will see all new US books with an EAN-13 bar code on cover 4


2005 Sunrise ndash What is ChangingISBN-10 and ISBN-13 on Copyright Page (Verso of Title Page)bull The following is the format as recommended by the International ISBN Agency in the order shown

ISBN-13 978-1-56619-909-4 ISBN-10 1-56619-909-3

ndash Printing both ISBN-10 and ISBN-13 may start by January 1 2005ndash Single ISBN (13 digit) on publications after January 1 2007


Implementation ndash What will Change

bull As of January 1 2007 the ISBN will be re-defined as a 13-digit identifier (ISBN-13) rather than as a 10-digit identifier (ISBN-10)

bull The ISBN-13 will be identical to the number encoded in todayrsquos Bookland EAN (9780760732120)

bull Until now we have used the Bookland EAN as a carrier of the 10-digit ISBN in 2007 it will become the ISBN

bull As the current supply of numbers is exhausted some new ISBN-13s will begin with lsquo979rsquo instead of lsquo978rsquo


Implementation ndash What will Changebull The record reference the primary identifier in

the ONIX record must be the ISBN-13bull Publisher prefixes in the ldquo979rdquo range will not be

the same as the ldquo978rdquo rangebull It will not be possible to ldquoback convertrdquo an ISBN-

13 beginning with ldquo979rdquo to a 10-digit number bull For new publications or reprints after January 1

2007 only the ISBN-13 should be printed and identified as the ldquoISBNrdquo


Transitioning to the ISBN-13bull APA and Australiarsquos ISBN agency will provide

education and guidance in support of the ISBN-13 migration

bull Dual numbering the simultaneous use of both ISBN-10 and ISBN-13 in books on printed documents and in electronic communication is strongly advocated during the transition

bull Australian National Library NZ National Library and the Library of Congress are now furnishing both ISBN-10 and ISBN-13 in CIP if both are provided by publishers


Transitioning to the ISBN-13

bull Full remediation of systems is recommended rather than algorithms or translation tables

bull Systems need to be able to use both methodologies seamlessly

bull Production software will need to be reviewed to ensure that it is delivering the correct check digit

bull Other labelling using ISBN for example warehouse locations may need review


EDI - Electronic Data Interchange

bull At 2007 Implementation the fixed format Bisac standard for data transfer is obsolete

bull Overseas publisher data and royalty reporting will change

bull New XML based standards will emerge for ordering transactions

bull And Remember - Each supplier may change on a different time scale


BISAC Fixed Field Formats

bull Organizations still using BISAC fixed field formats should research alternate methods of EDI and begin upgrading immediately to ONIX

bull BISAC discontinued support for the fixed field formats several years ago and the formats will not be updated to accommodate ISBN-13


GTIN ndash Global Trade Item Number

bull The Global Trade Item is a family of numbers used for the identification of trade items worldwide within the EANUCC System

It includesndash UPC-12 EANUCC-13 (the worldwide standard for

products including the Bookland EAN)ndash EANUCC-14 for packaging levels


EDI Transition to ISBN-13 and GTINbull Changing over from the ISBN-10 to the ISBN-13 or GTIN

as the product identifier could cause a major impact on EDI departments during the transition period especially in timing the cutovers with hundreds of trading partners

bull The Standards Sub-Committee recommends sending all three identifiers during the transition periodndash 1048707 ISBN-10ndash 1048707 ISBN-13ndash 1048707 Full GTIN

bull At the end of the transition the ISBN-10 will be dropped


GTIN ndash Global Trade Item Numberbull GTIN compliance means storing these identifiers

within a 14-digit database field by right justifying them and adding leading zeros (to the left)

93-29538-00125-1 Item Identifier EAN-13

0-93-29538-00125-1 EAN-13 Stored in 14-digit GTIN field


EANUCC-14 For Packaging Levelsbull One manifestation of the GTIN family is already in

widespread use in Australia and the US

bull The EANUCC-14 is pre-printed on the cartons of many manufacturers especially in grocery distribution

bull It is common practice for general retailers to order in full case lots using the EANUCC-14

0 18000 89476 5 Item Identifier UPC-12 0 00 18000 89476 5 UPC-12 Stored in 14-digit GTIN

field 1 00 18000 89476 2 EANUCC-14 for standard case

pack




GTIN - Summarybull GTIN Compliance

ndash Being GTIN compliant enables the alignment of the book industry with supply chain and product identification practices already in use worldwide

bull EANUCC-14ndash There is potential for increased supply chain efficiencies

in the book industry using the EANUCC-14 forbull designating differing case packsbull right size orderingbull standardizing product identification in communications


What This Means to Book Stores

GTIN and EANUCC-14bull Facilitates case-pack ordering and handlingbull But Bookselling isnrsquot a case-pack business Letrsquos trybull Toys office supplies and snacks are already handled in

case packs generally and in Bookshopsbull Case pack handling throughout the supply chain is a way

to reduce distribution costbull The potential exists for faster resupply and better

discounts from suppliers (reflecting cost savings)


In SummaryAs a result of 2005 Sunrise bull Introduction of ISBN-13bull Availability of GTIN family of numberingbull Movement by US general retailing to item specific data

The following are occurringbull Compatibility of ISBN-13 with EANbull An expansion in available numbers for booksbull A transition in EDI to ISBN-13 and GTIN as identifiersbull Potential use of EANUCC-14 to manage packagingbull A review and upgrade of EDI systemsbull One bar code on Cover 4 of US books or other product


Handover to

Richard Siegersma ndash General Manager

Thorpe-Bowker

Australian ISBN agency since 1997


Agenda of Presentation

bull Background of the evolutionndash Peter Dart

bull Responses from the ISBN Agencyndash Richard Siegersma

bull Practical steps to compliancendash Peter Dart

bull Question Time

















































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ISBN 13 – The new Book Identifier An Evolution in Book Identification The New 13 digit ISBN Presented by: Peter Dart (APA) Richard Siegersma (ISBN Agency)