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Why apply for an ISBN number?
Each year TU/e staff members produce many publications. Most of these appear as journal articles. Often however they appear as separate publications, such as books, dissertations, conference proceedings or annual reports. It is recommended to have these separate publications officially registered and assigned an ISBN (International Standard Book Number).

By assigning ISBNs to publications, they will be more easily retrievable on both national and international levels. Publications with ISBNs are included in the Dutch National Bibliography, 'Brinkman's Cumulatieve Catalogus'. In many catalogues and bibliographies, ISBNs may be used as search keys. 

What is ISBN?
The purpose of an International Standard Book Number (ISBN) is to make a publication traceable according to an international standard, ISO recommendation 2108. Each ISBN is a unique, thirteen digit number. It is divided into fields designating country of origin, publisher and title. The last digit is a check digit. ISBN is a unique identification for an officially registered publication. As ISBNs are included in automated databases, they have not only a bibliographic significance, but also play an important role in international ordering, and in stocktaking at libraries and bookstores.

The institution responsible for issuing ISBNs in The Netherlands is :
Bureau ISBN
P.O. Box 360
4100 AJ Culemborg
Tel. 0345 475855
http://www.isbn.nl

Requirements
All independent publications of which the Eindhoven University of Technology is the publisher may be assigned ISBNs. (NOTE: Publications appearing in existing department publication series are sometimes assigned ISBNs by the series publisher).

As soon as all data have been fixed, but no more than two weeks before delivery to the printer's, apply for an ISBN using the online form. The Library will place an on-line request for an ISBN, and issue the number to you as soon as possible. Mention the ISBN on the back of your publication's title page.

To enable anybody to download an ISBD (International Standard Bibliographic Description) the following text may be placed ahead of the ISBN:

A catalogue record is available from the Eindhoven University of Technology Library 

Please supply at least 1, but preferably 3 copies to the library. NOTE: A different regulation applies for dissertations.

Costs
 A € 8,00 fee is charged for an ISBN application. This fee can be on-charged to your University department, subdepartment, project or service. Therefore, when applying please mention the center code of your department/subdepartment, or pay the sum in cash.

Netherlands Depository Library (Depot van Nederlandse publikaties)
The University Library's aim is to receive 3 printed copies of each publication, along with a digital file (Note: a different regulation applies for dissertations). Two copies are destined for the University Library's own collection. The third copy is sent to the Netherlands Depository Library, part of the Royal Library at The Hague. Here, all publications which appear in The Netherlands are collected. The copy received is used to draft the complete and final catalogue entry which is published in 'Brinkman's Cumulatieve Catalogus', the Dutch national bibliography, and entered into the Netherlands Central Catalogue.