Abstract

CRUZ QUINTANA, Fernando. The ISBN and its Utility for Bibliographical Research. Bibliographica [online]. 2019, vol.2, n.2, pp.171-188.  Epub Dec 09, 2024. ISSN 2594-178X.  https://doi.org/10.22201/iib.bibliographica.2019.2.52.

This article aproaches the history of the International Standard Book Number (ISBN), from its creation to its expansion around the world. In this paper, the socio-cultural context of its emergence is mentioned, emphasizing how it arrived to Latin America and the Caribbean. The first objective of this work is to know the details of that history, and secondly to rethink its usefulness in scholarly and book research contexts. After reviewing which elements form this standardized code, this paper explains how to benefit from it in bibliographic and book science research environments. Finally, this text reflects on which are the general problems that have prevented the ISBN from consolidating as an essential work tool for librarians, editors and researchers.

Keywords : ISBN; book science; bibliography; publishing industry; Latin America and the Caribbean.

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