ISBN & ISSN Information
ISBNs for the University of Sydney
The Digital and Print Media Office allocates and maintains the ISBN register for material published by University of Sydney staff.
To obtain an ISBN for a University of Sydney publication, email details of author/editor, title, publishing faculty/department/centre and estimated date of publication to the Information Management Officer, info@publications.usyd.edu.au or phone ext.14625.
The Information Management Officer can also assist with registering publications for Australian Books in Print, obtaining ISSNs and Legal Deposit enquiries.
- url: http://www.usyd.edu.au/digital_print_media/resources/isbn.shtml
- url: http://www.nla.gov.au/services/ISSN.html
- url: http://www.thorpe.com.au/isbn/
- url: http://www.nla.gov.au/services/serv_pubs.html
- url: http://www.nla.gov.au/services/CIP.html
- url: http://www.issn.org/fic.html
How to Apply for an ISSN
National Library Information for obtaining ISSN numbers, includes application form and contact phone number and address.
Australian ISBN Agency
Thorpe Books are the official ISBN Agency
National Library of Australia Services for Publishers
Legal Deposit in Australia, Voluntary Deposit Scheme for Electronic Publications,
Australian Copyright Council, TDK Audio Book Awards and Taxation Incentives for the Arts Scheme.
Cataloguing-in-Publication (CiP)
"CiP is a free service offered by the National Library of Australia. It involves the preparation of a cataloguing entry for a book before the book is
published. This CiP entry, which is derived from information supplied to the CiP Unit by publishers, appears in the printed book."
List of ISSN National Centres
List of ISSN Centres throughout the world from the Le Centre international de l'ISSN, Paris. France.


