Adding a Book by ISBN Number

The International Standard Book Number (ISBN) is an identifier for books and other standalone publications designed to simplify the ordering process in bookstores. Citavi can search multiple bookstores and library catalogs for this number in order to automatically retrieve the bibliographic information for a book.

Adding a Book or Other Work by ISBN Number

1.On the References menu, click Retrieve by ISBN or other identifier, or click Retrieve by ISBN in the toolbar.

2.Enter the ISBN number in the Manual entry field, and then click Add.

3.Citavi searches all of the selected catalogs. The bibliographic information is taken only from the first source that contains the reference. Make sure you have an active Internet connection.

4.Click Add to project.

If you consistently have no results, you may want to change the selected catalogs by following the steps below.

Selecting Catalogs for ISBN Downloads

1.On the Tools menu, click Options.

2.On the Search tab, click ISBN download, and then click Add database or catalog.

3.Use the search fields to find the catalog or database you want to use. Make sure you have an active Internet connection.  Select the checkboxes next to the catalogs you want to add, then click Add.

4.Click the arrows to set the order that catalogs will be searched in.

Hint: If you selected Book as the reference type before performing an ISBN download, you should check whether the book is actually a book and not an edited book or conference proceedings. Citavi cannot always automatically determine the reference type from an ISBN download.

 

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