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Re: Unknown ISSN Regina Reynolds (28 Nov 2006 14:12 UTC)
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Re: Unknown ISSN Regina Reynolds 28 Nov 2006 14:12 UTC
Dave, ISSN for U.S. titles are assigned by the National Serials Data Program, (NSDP), the U.S. ISSN center, part of the Library of Congress. NSDP participates in the CONSER program, which uses OCLC as its database. Therefore, for **U.S. titles** OCLC is the database where records for U.S. ISSN assignments are created or ISSN are added to existing OCLC records. If you don't find an ISSN assignment for a U.S. serial in OCLC, it usually means the assignment has not yet been made. There are some exceptions, e.g., publications of international agencies like the United Nations, or some multinational publishers like Elsevier, whose ISSN assignments are made by the Netherlands ISSN center. The international database of ISSN assignments is the ISSN Portal. Further information about the ISSN Portal can be found at www.issn.org. That is the most complete database of ISSN assignments and contains over one and one quarter million ISSN records. ISSN are not assigned by publishers, as are ISBN where the publisher is given a block of ISBN to allocate to books as they are published. If you have further questions about the ISSN, I'd be happy to try to answer them. Regina R. Reynolds email: rrey@loc.gov Head, National Serials Data Program voice: (202) 707-6379 Library of Congress fax (202) 707-6333 101 Independence Avenue, S.E. ISSN Web page: lcweb.loc.gov/issn/ Washington, D.C. 20540-4160 On Tue, 28 Nov 2006, Dave Powell wrote: > Hello: > > > > I recently cataloged Sacred History Magazine (OCLC number 76149973), but > I have been unable to find an ISSN for it. I can't find one on the > item, and I talked to someone at the magazine who said he would find out > and get back to me, but that hasn't happened. The magazine is > relatively new (as of about a year ago), so my local serials resources > are too out of date to list it. Perhaps my assumption that it even has > an ISSN is misguided, but I would be grateful for any ideas. Thanks! > > > > Journey well, > > > > David R. Powell > > Assistant Librarian > > John W. Dickhaut Library > > Methodist Theological School in Ohio > > 3081 Columbus Pike > > Delaware, Ohio 43015-8004 > > (740) 362-3438 > > > Regina R. Reynolds email: rrey@loc.gov Head, National Serials Data Program voice: (202) 707-6379 Library of Congress fax (202) 707-6333 101 Independence Avenue, S.E. ISSN Web page: lcweb.loc.gov/issn/ Washington, D.C. 20540-4160