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>That is, I had to delete the trailing 978 (for "Bookland") and edit the <br>
>last ("control") digit, from the 13-digits string usually produced by a <br>
>barcode scanner.<br>
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A lot of times, that digit has nothing to do with the actual ISBN.<br>
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>E.g., 9780486650159 should be edited to 0486650154.<br>
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>I think this is a bit unconvenient. Since I am a newbie to Koha, I wonder <br>
>whether this is a feature or a bug: which way should one enter one's <br>
>ISBNs, with or without the trailing 978?<br>
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Currently, that 978 is not part of the NISO standards. In a few years, it will be. See:<br>
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http://www.niso.org/standards/resources/ISBN.html<br>
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Cheers,<br>
Brooke @ Hinsdale MA
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