International Standard Book Number

E6851

identifier standard publishing standard

The International Standard Book Number (ISBN) is a globally recognized numeric identifier assigned to books and similar publications to uniquely distinguish and catalog them.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
International Standard Book Number canonical	9
ISBN	6
ISBN system	2
Standard Book Numbering code	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T68092 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: International Standard Book Number
Context triple: [Library of Congress Online Catalog, usesIdentifier, International Standard Book Number]

A. Library of Congress Control Number
The Library of Congress Control Number is a unique identification system used by the Library of Congress to catalog and organize bibliographic records for books and other materials.
B. International Organization for Standardization
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is an independent, non-governmental international body that develops and publishes globally recognized standards to ensure quality, safety, efficiency, and interoperability across a wide range of industries and technologies.
C. Library of Congress Classification
Library of Congress Classification is a comprehensive alphanumeric library classification system used primarily by academic and research libraries to organize and arrange their collections by subject.
D. MARC standards
MARC standards are a set of bibliographic data formats used worldwide to structure and exchange library catalog information in a consistent, machine-readable way.
E. International Classification of Diseases
The International Classification of Diseases is a globally used diagnostic system that standardizes codes for diseases, health conditions, and related medical problems to support clinical care, research, and health statistics.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: International Standard Book Number
Target entity description: The International Standard Book Number (ISBN) is a globally recognized numeric identifier assigned to books and similar publications to uniquely distinguish and catalog them.

A. Library of Congress Control Number
The Library of Congress Control Number is a unique identification system used by the Library of Congress to catalog and organize bibliographic records for books and other materials.
B. International Organization for Standardization
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is an independent, non-governmental international body that develops and publishes globally recognized standards to ensure quality, safety, efficiency, and interoperability across a wide range of industries and technologies.
C. Library of Congress Classification
Library of Congress Classification is a comprehensive alphanumeric library classification system used primarily by academic and research libraries to organize and arrange their collections by subject.
D. MARC standards
MARC standards are a set of bibliographic data formats used worldwide to structure and exchange library catalog information in a consistent, machine-readable way.
E. International Classification of Diseases
The International Classification of Diseases is a globally used diagnostic system that standardizes codes for diseases, health conditions, and related medical problems to support clinical care, research, and health statistics.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	identifier standard ⓘ publishing standard ⓘ
10DigitInUseFrom	1970 ⓘ
10DigitInUseUntil	2006 ⓘ
13DigitIntroduced	2007 ⓘ
abbreviation	ISBN ⓘ
appliesTo	audiobooks ⓘ book-like products ⓘ books ⓘ e-books ⓘ monographic publications ⓘ
basedOn	EAN-13 barcode system ⓘ
checkDigitAlgorithm	modulus 10 with weights 1 and 3 for ISBN-13 ⓘ modulus 11 for ISBN-10 ⓘ
component	check digit ⓘ prefix element ⓘ publication element ⓘ registrant element ⓘ registration group element ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ
developedFrom	Standard Book Numbering code ⓘ linked to: International Standard Book Number
doesNotApplyTo	continuing resources ⓘ periodicals ⓘ
field	book trade ⓘ librarianship ⓘ publishing ⓘ
governingBody	International ISBN Agency ⓘ linked to: ISSN International Centre
hasFormat	10-digit ISBN ⓘ 13-digit ISBN ⓘ
hasISOStandardNumber	ISO 2108 ⓘ
hasWebsite	https://www.isbn-international.org/ ⓘ
headquartersLocation	London ⓘ linked to: London, England
identifierType	numeric ⓘ
introduced	1970 ⓘ
language	multilingual documentation ⓘ
purpose	cataloging of books ⓘ facilitate ordering and distribution of books ⓘ inventory control in book trade ⓘ unique identification of books ⓘ
relatedStandard	Digital Object Identifier ⓘ International Standard Music Number ⓘ International Standard Serial Number ⓘ
replaced	Standard Book Numbering code ⓘ linked to: International Standard Book Number
scope	international ⓘ
standardizedBy	ISO ⓘ linked to: International Organization for Standardization
typicalRepresentation	grouped with hyphens ⓘ
usedBy	booksellers ⓘ distributors ⓘ libraries ⓘ metadata providers ⓘ publishers ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (19)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Library of Congress Online Catalog → usesIdentifier → International Standard Book Number ⓘ

International Standard Serial Number → relatedStandard → International Standard Book Number ⓘ

International Standard Book Number → developedFrom → Standard Book Numbering code ⓘ