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News from the International ISBN Agency
13.01.2006:
Minutes of the 33rd ISBN Annual General Meeting in Tehran
The minutes of the ISBN Annual General Meeting in Tehran are now available as a PDF-file.
1.10.2005:
Information leaflets for publishers
The International ISBN Agency has prepared new handouts in English, French
and Spanish
to be distributed at the ISBN stand at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2005.
These information leaflets are intended for publishers and should also
be translated and made available by the national ISBN agencies to their
respective customers.
21.02.2005:
ISBN Users' Manual
The ISBN Users' Manual for the new standard (ISBN-13) that will be used
from January 2007 onwards is now available as a pdf document.
8.12.2004:
New agencies for Serbia and Montenegro
As
of January 1, 2005, the ISBN responsibility for Serbia will be
transferred to the National Library of Serbia and for Montenegro to the
Central National Library of Montenegro.
30.11.2004:
Implementation guidelines in French
The french version of the implementation guidelines are available here.
22.11.2004:
Minutes of the ISBN Panel Meeting in Berlin
The minutes of the ISBN Panel Meeting in Berlin are now available as a PDF-file.
22.10.2004:
Revised implementation guidelines
The recently revised implementation guidelines are available here.
19.10.2004:
German speaking Belgium publishers
As of October 1, 2004 the German speaking Belgium publishers will receive their ISBNs from the German ISBN Agency situated at the MVB Marketing-
und Verlagsservice des Buchhandels GmbH.
1.10.2004:
Information leaflets for publishers
The International ISBN Agency has prepared handouts in English, French
and Spanish
to be distributed at the ISBN stand at the Frankfurt Book Fair. These
information leaflets are intended for publishers and should also be
translated and made available by the national ISBN agencies to their
respective customers.
15.9.2004:
Minutes of the ISBN Meeting of the Nordic/Baltic National Agencies
The minutes of the ISBN Meeting of the Nordic/Baltic National Agencies in Copenhagen, May 27-28,
2004 are now available as a PDF-file.
25.08.2004:
The International ISBN Agency at the Frankfurt Book Fair
Owing to the kind support of the German ISBN Agency, situated at the German Booksellers' Association MVB (Marketing- und Verlagsservice des Buchhandels GmbH), the International ISBN Agency will for the first time be represented at the Frankfurt Book Fair.
We will mostly supply information about the forthcoming changes due to the ISBN standard revision (ISBN-13).
Please visit us from October 6-8, 2004 at stand G1349 in Hall 4.0.
13.07.2004:
As of July 1, 2004 the French speaking Swiss publishers will receive their ISBNs from the Swiss ISBN Agency situated at the Schweizer Buchhändler- und Verleger-Verband. From now on, AFNIL, the French ISBN agency, will no longer be responsible for these publishers.
The 32nd ISBN Panel Meeting will take place in Berlin on November 4-5, 2004. Participants may register any time from now on.
11.06.2004:
Resolution about the structure of the new ISBN registration authority, agreed by the Panel Meeting in Milan.
12.05.2004:
Minutes of the 31st Panel Meeting in Spanish
The minutes of the 31st Panel Meeting in Milan are now available in Spanish as a PDF file.
26.02.2004:
Minutes of the 31st Panel Meeting in Milan
The minutes of the 31st Panel Meeting in Milan are now available as a PDF file.
15.12.2003:
New Members
Sudan and Ethiopia have joined the ISBN system.03.06.2003:
ISBN Newsletter in Spanish
The ISBN Newsletter No. 17 is now available in Spanish as a PDF document.
03.04.2003:
Press Release
Press information about the ISBN Revision by Michael Healy (Convenor, ISO TC46/SC9/WG4) and Michael Cairns (Chair, ISBN
Executive Committee)
28.03.2003:
ISBN Newsletter
The ISBN Newsletter No. 17 is now available at our website.
Download the newsletter as a PDF document.
05.02.2003:
Frequently Asked Questions about changes to the ISBN
A French version of the "Frequently Asked Questions about changes to the ISBN": http://www.afnil.org/pdf/FOIRE%20AUX%20QUESTIONS%20ISBN13.pdf
03.01.2003:
French ISBN Users´ Manual
The French translation of the Users´ Manual has already been
prepared by the Office for Official Publications of the European
Communities in Luxembourg, and is, thanks to their efforts, available
for downloading from our website as of now.
26.11.2002:
Frequently Asked Questions about changes to the ISBN
The
International Standard Book Number (ISBN) is based on an ISO
International Standard that was first published in 1972 as ISO 2108.
ISO 2108 specifies the basic structure of an ISBN, the rules for its
allocation, and the administration of the ISBN system. ISO 2108 is
currently under revision to deal with changes to the ISBN system. For
further information please contact the following URL: http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/iso/tc46sc9/isbn.htm
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