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What is EAN , please inform me the difference between EAN and ISBN
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K.S.Kannan
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An EAN-13 barcode (originally European Article Number, but now renamed International Article Number even though the abbreviation EAN has been retained) is a 13 digit (12 data and 1 check) barcoding standard which is a superset of the original 12-digit Universal Product Code (UPC) system developed in the United States
he EAN-13 barcode is defined by the standards organization GS1.
The EAN-13 barcodes are used worldwide for marking products often sold at retail point of sale. The numbers encoded in EAN-13 bar codes are product identification numbers, which are also called Japanese Article Number (JAN) in Japan. All the numbers encoded in UPC and EAN barcodes are known as Global Trade Item Numbers (GTIN), and they can be encoded in other GS1 barcodes.
The less commonly used EAN-8 barcodes are used also for marking retail goods; however, they are usually reserved for smaller items, for example confectionery.
2-digit (EAN 2) and 5-digit (EAN 5) supplemental barcodes may be added for a total of 14 or 17 data digits. These are generally used for periodicals (to indicate the serial number), or books and weighed products like food (to indicate the selling price), respectively.
EAN.rtf, 1 KB The International Standard Book Number (ISBN) is a unique 10-digit number used to identify books and other products, such as calendars and greeting cards. It does not include a bar code, it is just a number.
The EAN, or Bookland symbol, is 3-digits + the ISBN, making a 13-digit number and includes a bar code for scanning. It is the most widely used bar code format in the publishing industry worldwide. To the right of the ISBN bar code is often a smaller bar code which includes a 5-digit number encoding the retail price.
The Universal Product Code (UPC) is the standard barcode printed on retail merchandise and is used by scanners to identify an item but is not specific to the publishing industry.
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I want to say something related to this discussion post focused on Code ...
Dear LIS professionals we are all familiar with number of codes such as bar code and other like it.
I want to draw your attention on QR Code(Quick Response code). I request to u all to focus on QR code or 2D code and put your ideas about OR code, +points and - points. Can it use on the place of bar code and for some other uses in our library ?
For example, the ISBN-13: 978-1-86197-876-9 means:
thanks to all very good information..thank you..!!
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