Help: PII Generator and Verifier

Through a form, one PII number or a contingent list of PIIs is automatically generated using the topii cgi-bin program. A PII number can also be verified.


PII Creation

Publication type

The publication is either a serial or book.

Year of assignment of PII

The year is only required for a serial publication type and must contain at least two digits.

ISSN/ISBN

This number must have either eight digits for a serial publication or ten digits for a book.

First Item number

An item number must be entered here. Item numbers can never contain more than five digits including leading zeros. If less than five digits have been entered, leading zeros will added. If more than five digits have been entered, only the first five will be used.

Last Item number

This item is optional and is only required if more than one PII number is to be generated. If a number is entered PIIs will generated for the sequential range of item numbers.


PII Verification

When any string is entered here topii will check it for validity.
New Form

Created by Omer Casher, 11 Jan, 1996.