Professional Documents
Culture Documents
c) Imprint
i) Place of publication
ii) Name of publisher
iii) Date of publication
iv) Place of printing
v) Name of printer
d) Collation
i) Number of volumes and / or pages
ii) Illustration matter
iii) Size and accompanying material
e) Series
f) Notes
g) International Standard Book Number, binding, price
i) ISBD
ii) Binding
iii) Price
B) Punctuation: ISBD also suggested proper punctuation mark for each and every item for
making machine readable format.
[] :
() :
To denote omission;
/:
::
=:
Parallel title;
-:
Place of publication;
,:
C) Capitalization and Abbreviation: The first letter of the first word in each area is given
in capital.
s.l. (Sine Loco), used when place of publication is not known;
s.n.: (Sine Nomina), used when name of publisher is unknown;
ill.: Illustration;
cm.: Centimetre;
D) Information Sources for ISBD: Generally the maximum required information for
ISBD is available in the title page of the document itself.