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    How does Voyager index ISBNs?

    • Product: Voyager

    Question

    How does Voyager index ISBNs? Are there separate indexes for ISBN-10 and ISBN-13?

    Answer

    Voyager offers multiple indexes for both ISBN-10 and ISBN-13, which index one or both numbers. See descriptions below, and the Voyager System Administration guide for more information on Voyager indexes.

    Index Code Index Name Index Description Example field in bib Normalized heading
    020A ISBN (020a)
    • Left-anchored index
    • 020 * * a
    020 _ _ |a 8972145378 (pbk) 8972145378 PBK
    020N ISBN (020a): Number Only
    • Left-anchored index
    • 020 * * a
    • Parenthetical qualifiers ignored
    020 _ _ |a 8972145378 (pbk) 8972145378
    020R ISBN (020z): Number Only
    • Left-anchored index
    • 020 * * z
    • Parenthetical qualifiers ignored
    020 _ _ |z 8972145378 (pbk) 8972145378
    020Z ISBN (020z): Cancelled/Invalid
    • Left-anchored index
    • 020 * * z
    020 _ _ |z 8972145378 (pbk) 8972145378 PBK
    024I ISBN-13 (024a)
    • Left-anchored index
    • 024 3_ a
    • Only subfields with 13 digits beginning with 978 or 979 indexed
    • Parenthetical qualifiers ignored.
    024 3 _ |a 9788972145370 (pbk) 9788972145370
    024Y ISBN-13: Cancelled  (024a)
    • Left-anchored index
    • 024 3_ z
    • Only subfields with 13 digits beginning with 978 or 979 indexed
    • Parenthetical qualifiers ignored
    024 3 _ |z 9788972145370 (pbk) 9788972145370
    ISB3 ISBN (ISBN-13s will match ISBN-10s)
    • Left-anchored index
    • 020 * * a
    • Converts ISBN-10 to ISBN-13 and stores in BIB_INDEX
    020 _ _ |a 8972145378 9788972145370
    ISBL ISBN (020a/z 024i/y)
    • Composite index
    • Includes 020A, 020Z, 024I, 024Y by default
       

    • Article last edited: 27-Sep-2017
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