New Edition of the ISBN Standard is Published

The fifth and latest edition of the ISBN standard has been published by ISO (International Organization for Standardization). The new standard has been developed by an international working group of 41 experts from 14 countries who were involved with the project for three years, providing advice, feedback and discussion points as the work progressed. There are significant changes in the standard. Notably, metadata specifications have been revised to be in line with ONIX 3.0., and the scope for eligible products has been clarified. The Users’ Manual and FAQs have been revised as well and are available in English.