Date: Sun, 7 Aug 1994 10:41:17 -0400
From: weber@world.std.com (Bob Weber)
Message-Id: <199408071441.AA18039@world.std.com>
To: bajan@bunyip.com, erik.huizer@surfnet.nl, paf@nada.kth.se,
Subject: Re: Discussion about ISBN <-> URN
you might also mention ISSN
international standard serial (or serials?) number
which performs the same function as ISBNs except for serials,
obviously. The difference, I believe, is that serials have
identifying volume and/or issue numbers and dates. ISSN
registration in America is handled by the Library of Congress.
also, the notion of legacy numbering schemes implies that they
may eventually disappear, as in legacy systems. i wonder if
the phrase "existing numbering schemes" might not have the same
connotation.
Bob Weber
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