MANAGEMENT AND USE OF INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOKS NUMBER
On March 01, 2016, the Ministry of Information and Communications issued the Circular No. 05/2016/TT-BTTT on management and use of international standard books number.
Accordingly, In the case of printed books, each ISBN encoded in a barcode must appear on the lower section of the outside back cover. If the book has the dust jacket/wrapper, ISBNs must appear on the jacket/wrapper; each ISBN must be displayed immediately above the barcode, preceded by “ISBN” and succeeded by the elements that must each be clearly separated by hyphens. The below serial number must coincide with the above serial number without hyphens. In addition, the ISBN in digit must be displayed on the foot of the page display number of publication decision. Each ISBN encoded into an EAN-13 barcode must contain Name of publisher; Name of book; Name of author, translator (for translated book); Year of publication; Framework, number of pages; Genre; Summary of contents, theme, topic…
On rules for issuance of ISBN, the Circular prescribes that Each book falling in any of the following cases shall be issued a separate ISBN initially published books; reprinted books with modifications; books that are in multiple languages and each is printed in every language; books of the same contents published in other forms (printed books with hardcover, printed books with soft cover, books with discs, electronic books, Braille books); books with the same contents excluding any of the data (exclusive of prices). An ISBN issued to a title of book shall not be changed or reissued to another title of book. Each publisher may only use ISBNs issued to each title of book. It may not reissue or transfer ISBNs to other publishers or agencies or organizations.
This Circular takes effect on August 01, 2016.
