Searching by Publisher Number
Use the Publisher Number Search to look for:
- ISBNs (International Standard BookNumbers)
- ISSNs (International Standard SerialNumbers)
- ISMNs (International Standard Music Numbers)
An ISBN is a unique number assigned to an item by its publisher. Older ISBN numbers are 10-digit numbers; newer ISBNs are 13-digit numbers. ISBNs contains numerals that represent the following:
- The language group of the country of publication
- The publisher
- The title
- The check character
An ISMN identifies scores. Older ISMN numbers consist of the letter M followed by 9 numbers. Newer ISMN numbers are 13-digits long and match the number encoded in the barcode. These numbers indicate:
- The publisher
- The item number
- The check character
An ISSN identifies a serial. The ISSN consists of eight digits in two groups of four, separated by a hyphen. ISSNs do not refer to the publisher or the country of origin.
- 0021-9193
- 0022-3360