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EDI and Numbering Links UPC/EAN/SSCC/ISBN Utilities The first field is for UPCs, the second for EANs, and the sixth for ISBNs. Uniform Code Council Oversees the use of UPCs. BISG.org Book Industry Study Group sets EDI and barcode standards. EAN-INT.org Sets EAN standards. NISO.org National Information Standards Organization: sets standards for publishers and libraries. ANSI.org American National Standards Institute: sets barcode & many other standards. AIMGlobal.org Sets barcode standards. DISA.org Data Interchange Standards Association: sets EDI standards. Bowker.com The US ISBN agency. ISBN-International.org International ISBN agency. >> EDI and Numbering Changes 2005 Sunrise: companies that use the 12-digit UPC are expected to add capability for using the 13-digit EAN by January 1, 2005. Another Digit, Another Deadline ComputerWorld The ISBN is retiring in 2007! It is being replaced by the "ISBN-13", which is a new name for the Bookland EAN (the 13-character format used to barcode an ISBN). Currently all Bookland EAN's start with "978", but once the plan is into the implementation phase, new products will be assigned "979" prefixes instead. Demographics, Statistics, Public Records Fedstats.gov | USA.gov World Fact Book Tech Reference Links Data Rates CNET.com research, technical help, free downloads File Formats look up explains .xxx file extensions Internet Traffic Report a bit technical, but it monitors web slow-downs all over the world Whois look up find the owner of a domain name |
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