3 — Record source type
| Code | Description | History |
|---|---|---|
00
|
Unspecified | +0 |
01
|
Publisher | +0 |
02
|
Publisher’s distributor
modified
Use to designate a distributor providing primary warehousing and fulfillment for a publisher or for a publisher’s sales agent, as distinct from a wholesaler |
+0 · ✎46 |
03
|
Wholesaler | +0 |
04
|
Bibliographic agency
Bibliographic data aggregator |
+0 |
05
|
Library bookseller
Library supplier. Bookseller selling to libraries (including academic libraries) |
+0 |
06
|
Publisher’s sales agent
Use for a publisher’s sales agent responsible for marketing the publisher’s products within a territory, as opposed to a publisher’s distributor who fulfills orders but does not market |
+4 |
07
|
Publisher’s conversion service provider
Downstream provider of e-publication format conversion services (who might also be a distributor or retailer of the converted e-publication), supplying metadata on behalf of the publisher. The assigned ISBN is taken from the publisher’s ISBN prefix |
+15 |
08
|
Conversion service provider
Downstream provider of e-publication format conversion services (who might also be a distributor or retailer of the converted e-publication), supplying metadata on behalf of the publisher. The assigned ISBN is taken from the service provider’s prefix (whether or not the service provider dedicates that prefix to a particular publisher) |
+15 |
09
|
ISBN Registration Agency | +18 |
10
|
ISTC Registration Agency
deprecated
Deprecated: the ISTC was withdrawn as a standard in 2021 |
+18 · ✎71 · ✗71 |
11
|
Retail bookseller
Bookseller selling primarily to consumers |
+28 |
12
|
Education bookseller
Bookseller selling primarily to educational institutions |
+28 |
13
|
Library
Library service providing enhanced metadata to publishers or other parties |
+36 |