Can I search for a book using its ISBN?

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Yes. You can search for a book in the KNUST Library catalogue using its ISBN (International Standard Book Number). The ISBN is a unique identifier assigned to a specific edition or format of a book, making it useful when you want to locate an exact publication.

Enter the ISBN into the catalogue search field, preferably without spaces or hyphens, and review the search results. If the ISBN is included in the catalogue record, Koha should display the corresponding book and its bibliographic information.

The catalogue record may provide details such as the title, author, publisher, publication year, edition, format, call number, library location, and availability status. Checking the edition is particularly important because different editions or formats of the same book may have different ISBNs.

If an ISBN search does not produce a result, try searching by the book title, author, subject, or keywords. The book may be in the library collection but the ISBN may not have been recorded correctly in the catalogue.


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