Formats

• printed books and pamphlets
• mulit-media kits containing printed material
• educational videos/DVDs
• electronic books and pamphlets
• educational or instructional software

Editions, reprints and reissues

• An ISBN should be assigned the first time a book is published
• A separate ISBN must be assigned to every edition of a book, but not to an unchanged reprint of the same book
• A reissued book is considered a different edition if:
• it has a different format, such as microform or large print
• it has a different binding, such as paperback or hardbound
• the type has been reset
• the title, author or publisher has changed
• there has been a change in size, text or illustrations.

Multi-volume works

When publishing a multi-volume work, one ISBN should be assigned to the whole set of works, as well as to each individual volume in the set.

Reprints where the original had no ISBN

A reprint should be assigned an ISBN if the work didn’t have an ISBN when it was originally published.

• Ephemeral printed materials, such as:
• posters
• diaries
• calendars
• calendars
• theatre and concert programs
• advertising matter
• prospectuses
• Games
• Music sound recordings
• Sheet music, art prints and art folders without a title page of text
• Serial publications, such as:
• newspapers
• magazines
• annual reports

N.B. Serial publications are assigned an International Standard Serial Number (ISSN).

Obtaining an ISBN when your work is ready to be published will help it to be found and purchased. If a University of Sydney entity is publishing the book, or if you are the editor of a collaborative work that is being published by the University, the Library can assist you to get an ISBN.

To start this process, email the following bibliographic citation details to sup.info@sydney.edu.au:

• Author/Contributor/Editor(s) (specify roles for more than one author)
• Title
• Publisher: The University of Sydney (specify department/unit where applicable)
• Number of pages
• Binding (eg. paperback)
• Subject category
• Publication date (month/year)
• Price (if applicable)
• Method of sale/distribution outside the University
• Printing and size of print run
• Medium (audio, digital, e-book, multimedia pack, print, video, other - please specify)
• Format (eg. CDROM, DVD, PDF)
• Series (if applicable)
• Cover image (if available) – jpg only. Min file size 4 KB, max 5MB

The Library is only able to assign ISBNs for University of Sydney publications. For ISBNs of other material please contact:

ISBN Australia Agency
18 Salmon Street, Port Melbourne VIC 3207
Ph: 03 9245 7385
Email: isbn.agency@thorpe.com.au

An International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) is a unique code used to identify newspapers, journals, magazines and periodicals of all kinds. You can find more information from the ISSN International Centre

The National Library of Australia is the only agency authorised to allocate ISSNs for journals, newsletters, annual reports etc. in Australia. The University Library can’t allocate ISSNs.

If you require an ISSN please contact:
ISSN Australia Agency (National Library of Australia)
Canberra ACT 2600
Ph: 02 6262 1213
Email: isbn.agency@thorpe.com.au

The National Library provides a free Prepublication Data Service (previously known as CIP - Cataloguing-In-Publication). A brief prepublication catalogue record will be created and available in Trove. This service is available for authors who wish the details of their upcoming publications made available to Australian libraries, library suppliers and the book industry for acquisition purposes. Once your publication has been published the catalogue record will be updated to full cataloguing standards.

• See eligibility criteria
• Apply for a catalogue record

Legal deposit is a statutory provision which legally obliges publishers – commercial publishers, private individuals, clubs, churches, associations, societies and organisations – to deposit gratis copies of their publications in the National Library of Australia. For material published in NSW, publishers are also required to deposit copies to the State Library of NSW, University of Sydney Library and NSW Parliamentary Library under the New South Wales Copyright Act, 1879-1952, ss.5-7.

Legal deposit ensures that material published in Australia is preserved for current and future generations. It enables libraries to provide access to a complete collection of locally-published material.

Once your item is published, you will need to send a copy to the following libraries.

National Library of Australia
https://www.nla.gov.au/legal-deposit

Legal Deposit
State Library of New South Wales
Macquarie Street
Sydney NSW 2000
T: (02) 9273 1489
E: orders@sl.nsw.gov.au
http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/

Legal Deposit Officer
NSW Parliamentary Library
Parliament House
Macquarie Street
Sydney NSW 2000
T: (02) 9230 2384
F: (02) 9230 2640
E: collections@parliament.nsw.gov.au

Legal Deposit
Level 1, Fisher Library, F03
University of Sydney, NSW, 2006.
E: legal.deposit@sydney.edu.au