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== Books and publishers ==
 
== Books and publishers ==
 
The '''International Standard Book Number (ISBN)''' is 13-digit (formerly 9-digit in 1966-70; 10-digit in 1970-2006) number for books published since the standard was introduced. Includes EAN-prefix (3 digits: 978 or 979); country or lanuage area code (1 to 5 digits); publisher code (1 to 6 digits); publication number (1 to 6 digits); check digit (one).
 
The '''International Standard Book Number (ISBN)''' is 13-digit (formerly 9-digit in 1966-70; 10-digit in 1970-2006) number for books published since the standard was introduced. Includes EAN-prefix (3 digits: 978 or 979); country or lanuage area code (1 to 5 digits); publisher code (1 to 6 digits); publication number (1 to 6 digits); check digit (one).
* [https://grp.isbn-international.org/ Global Register of Publishers] by International ISBN Agency
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* [https://grp.isbn-international.org/ Global Register of Publishers] by International ISBN Agency - contains '''2.060.257''' publishers as of 22.11.2018.
 
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Standard_Book_Number ISBN] Wikipedia Article
 
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Standard_Book_Number ISBN] Wikipedia Article
  

Revision as of 04:50, 23 November 2018

This section should contain some information about existing international and national registers of

TWG also intends to create registers of

Legal Entities

Worldwide Legal Entities Register is being built under G20 Cannes Summit decision (2011) by Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Now (November 2018) the LEI (Legal Entity Identifier) database includes about 1.3 million entities. Registration is voluntary, but in some countries LEI number is required for securities trade.


There still exist some private initiatives, e.g. Dun & Bradstreet’s Data Universal Numbering System (D-U-N-S Number). It started in 1963 and now includes more than 300 million businesses worldwide.


Banks

Books and publishers

The International Standard Book Number (ISBN) is 13-digit (formerly 9-digit in 1966-70; 10-digit in 1970-2006) number for books published since the standard was introduced. Includes EAN-prefix (3 digits: 978 or 979); country or lanuage area code (1 to 5 digits); publisher code (1 to 6 digits); publication number (1 to 6 digits); check digit (one).

Serials (Periodicals)

The International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) is an 8-digit code used to identify unambiguously newspapers, journals, magazines and periodicals of all kinds and on all media–print and digital. 2.665.621 titles are registered as of 22.11.2018.