Identifiant International des publications en série
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Mes del Editor organizado por la Biblioteca Nacional de Colombia: ya está disponible el vídeo

La Biblioteca Nacional de Colombia está organizando una serie de eventos profesionales para los editores colombianos, que incluyen presentaciones sobre el ISSN, el ISBN, las mejores prácticas en bibliometría y la producción de metadatos de calidad. El vídeo de la conferencia (en español) está disponible aquí.

El Centro Internacional del ISSN en el Mes del Editor organizado por la Biblioteca Nacional de Colombia (4 de julio de 2024, en línea)

Gaëlle Béquet, Directora del Centro Internacional del ISSN, ha sido invitada a presentar las actividades del Centro y de la red ISSN en el evento organizado por la Biblioteca Nacional de Colombia para los editores colombianos. El programa del taller incluye también una presentación del identificador ISBN, buenas prácticas en bibliometría y producción de metadatos de calidad. Más información está disponible aquí.

Back from PIDFest (11-13 June 2024, Prague, Czechia)

Gaëlle Béquet, Director of the ISSN International Centre, and Carlos Authier, Director of ISSN Argentina, gave a joint presentation at the PIDFest conference organized in Prague by the National Library of Technology, which hosts ISSN Czech Republic. Their presentation was about the interoperability of ARK, ISNI, ISSN and URN identifiers. 

Future Opening of a New ISSN National Centre in United Arab Emirates

ISSN International Centre logo                                  ISSN UAE logo

The ISSN International Centre and the National Library and Archives of Abu Dhabi, UAE, signed a Memorandum of Understanding on May 29, 2024. This agreement is a prelude to the opening of the 94th ISSN National Center, which should take place shortly.

His Excellency Abdulla Majed Al Ali expressed gratitude and anticipation for future cooperation, highlighting the importance of preserving knowledge. Dr. Gaelle Bequet emphasized that the agreement signifies a shared vision and commitment to excellence, marking a significant milestone in their collaborative efforts.

ISSN International Centre @ ABES regional centres annual meeting (30 May 2024, Montpellier, France)

Affiche Journée CR 2024

The French Bibliographic Agency for Higher Education (ABES) will celebrate its 30th anniversary. The agency organises every year the SUDOC PS Network Meeting with university librarians specialized in serial identification and cataloguing. Nathalie Cornic, Head of the Metadata and Technical Coordination of the ISSN Network, will participate in SUDOC PS Network Meeting to be held online on 30 May 2024. She will provide an update about the participation of the ISSN Network in CIDEMIS, the Dematerialized CIrcuit of ISSN Requests, designed to manage ISSN assignment and modification requests for continuous resources reported in the Sudoc. A presentation of the latest projects run by ISSN International Centre is also on the agenda.

Look at the programme.

ISSN International Centre @ BiblioCon (04-07 June 2024, Hamburg, Germany)

Gaëlle Béquet, Director of ISSN International Centre, is invited to participate in a panel discussion together with Ana Maria Cetto, Universidad Autónoma de México, Chair of the UNESCO Open Science Commission, and Sibylle Hermann, Information and Communication Centre of the University of Stuttgart. This session International perspectives on openness in science and information infrastructures will be held during the BiblioCon 2024 Conference that will take place from 4 to 7 June 2024 in Hamburg, Germany.
Based on the position paper Openness in Libraries, this roundtable will discuss experiences and developments from other regions of the world.

Look at the programme of the conference.

Preparatory meetings for the 25th General Assembly of the ISSN Network (May 14-24, 2024, remote)

The preparatory meetings for the 25th General Assembly of the ISSN Network will be held remotely in English, French and Spanish from May 14 to 24. Several topics are on the agenda, including the activity reports of the ISSN International Center for 2022 and 2023, its projects and partnerships, a presentation of the candidates for the next election of the Governing Board, and the ISSN International Centre Strategy 2025-2029.