Yes, what Katelyn said. When I was a beginning cataloguer they set me loose on a collection of hymn books, most of which had false ISBNs.
Of course if you're dealing with mainstream publications, it's less likely. Elaine On Mon, Jun 16, 2014 at 11:56 PM, Robin Sheat <[email protected]> wrote: > Katelyn Browne schreef op ma 16-06-2014 om 16:27 [-0400]: > > This seems tricky to me--if the barcode is the ISBN, then you can > > never > > have multiple copies of the same book (because barcodes must be > > unique). > > > > If you will really never have multiple copies of an item > > In addition to this, be aware that duplicate ISBNs are a very real > thing, even though it shouldn't be possible. > > e.g.: > > > http://www.abebooks.com/9780943161853/Walter-Breens-Encyclopedia-Early-United-0943161851/plp > http://www.abebooks.co.uk/book-search/isbn/9780943161853/page-1/ > > > -- > Robin Sheat > Catalyst IT Ltd. > ✆ +64 4 803 2204 > GPG: 5FA7 4B49 1E4D CAA4 4C38 8505 77F5 B724 F871 3BDF > > _______________________________________________ > Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org > [email protected] > http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha > -- Elaine Bradtke Data Wrangler VWML English Folk Dance and Song Society | http://www.efdss.org Cecil Sharp House, 2 Regent's Park Road, London NW1 7AY Tel +44 (0) 20 7485 2206 (This number is for the English Folk Dance and Song Society in London, England. If you wish to phone me personally, send an e-mail first. I work off site) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Registered Company No. 297142 Charity Registered in England and Wales No. 305999 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Writing about music is like dancing about architecture" --Elvis Costello (Musician magazine No. 60 (October 1983), p. 52) _______________________________________________ Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org [email protected] http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha
