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ISBNs do make the purchasing and cataloguing process faster and easier,
so technical services staff like ISBNs.
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Once any item is in the collection, our data takes over for the ISBN of
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From: videolib-bounces@library.berkeley.edu
[mailto:videolib-bounces@library.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of
Herownword@aol.com
Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 11:06 AM
To: videolib@library.berkeley.edu
Subject: [Videolib] ISBN #s
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Does anyone on this listserv know of an alternative way to obtain ISBN
#s than by paying Bowker's fees? Years ago ISBN prefixes and numbers
were free and I obtained a prefix and what I thought was a lifetime
supply of numbers in 1989. But as it turns out, I'm nearing the end of
the numbers. Bowker's staff has informed me that I will not be able to
keep my original ISBN prefix (for any amount of money) and that if I
want to obtain a prefix that I can use consistently, I will have to
purchase a huge quantity, pay a large fee, and be liable for a
continuing yearly fee. I have two questions for the listserv: 1. Does
anyone else issue ISBN #s or a suitable equivalent? 2. Do librarians
and other media professionals care whether a DVD, VHS, or book has an
ISBN # or not?
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Many thanks.
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Jocelyn Riley
HerOwnWords.com
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videolib-bounces@library.berkeley.edu
[mailto:videolib-bounces@library.berkeley.edu] <b><span =
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<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, March =
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<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [Videolib] ISBN =
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Does anyone on this listserv know =
of an
alternative way to obtain ISBN #s than by paying Bowker's fees? =
Years
ago ISBN prefixes and numbers were free and I obtained a =
prefix and
what I thought was a lifetime supply of numbers in 1989. But as it =
turns
out, I'm nearing the end of the numbers. Bowker's staff has =
informed me
that I will not be able to keep my original ISBN prefix (for any amount =
of
money) and that if I want to obtain a prefix that I can use =
consistently, I will
have to purchase a huge quantity, pay a large fee, and be liable for a
continuing yearly fee. I have two questions for the =
listserv:
1. Does anyone else issue ISBN #s or a suitable equivalent?
2. Do librarians and other media professionals care whether a DVD, =
VHS,
or book has an ISBN # or not?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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