The ISSN International Centre has just launched a call for experts.

The International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) is an ISO standard. The ISSN database (the “ISSN Register”) is a catalogue of more than 2 million bibliographic records in Marc 21 format with an annual growth of approximately 60,000 records.

Since 2004, the ISSN International Centre has been using the “ISSN Virtua” software, i.e. a customized version of the basic Virtua LMS system by Innovative.

The retained expert shall explore and assess various market solutions and service providers that could contribute to the implementation of a new information system to support the ISSN Register.

The ISSN International Centre is thus expecting a report including a set of recommendations on which the subsequent call for tender shall be based to get the best solution to replace the current production system.

Interested parties shall send an email to tenders@issn.org to receive further information. The deadline to submit a proposal is July 13^th, 2017.

The annual plenary meeting of ISO Technical Committee 46 Information-Documentation will be held in Pretoria (South Africa) from 22 to 26 May 2017 at the kind invitation of the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS). The revision of ISO 15836 (Dublin Core), the publication of the revised ISO 5127 (Information and documentation – Vocabulary), the preservation of digital records will be among the main topics to be addressed during this meeting.

The ISSN International Centre at 2017 ABES Annual Conference

The ISSN International Centre will participate in the annual conference organized by the Agence bibliographique de l’enseignement supérieur (ABES) in Montpellier (France) from 10 to 11 May 2017. On May 12^th, the ISSN International Centre will be represented at the one-day annual meeting for managers of French regional centres specialized in serial identification (Centres SUDOC-PS) who will get a presentation about the current activities of the ISSN network.