While the ISSN network is celebrating its fiftieth anniversary, the Indian centre is celebrating its thirty-ninth year.

Sanjaykumar Burde, Head of the National Science Library and the Indian ISSN National Centre, looks back over the institution’s history and analyses the changes that have shaped it.

Click here to read the article in English: 39 Years of the Indian ISSN Centre Evolution, Achievements, and Future Outlook

The French version of this article was published in the Bulletin des bibliothèques de France on 17 September 2025. See https://urlr.me/tnbH4S.

On 9 October 2025, the ISSN International Centre will be organising a conference entitled “For an international dialogue on the identification and preservation of cultural and scholarly publications: the ISSN celebrates its 50th anniversary”, which will be held in the Petit Auditorium of the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF – National library of France).

The sessions will address current issues related to the preservation of written heritage, the integrity of scientific research, and digital preservation. Simultaneous interpretation will be provided in both English and French.

You can find the programme and registration details here: https://50years.issn.org/conference

To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the ISSN International Centre, Carol Riccalton tells the very personal story of the adoption of three identifiers (ISBN, ISSN and DOI) by the Publications Office of the European Union.

To read the article in English click here: The Power of Identifiers in a Connected World

The French version of this article was published in the Bulletin des bibliothèques de France on 10 September 2025. See https://bbf.enssib.fr/consulter/bbf-2025-00-0000-019.

Discover our website dedicated to the ISSN network’s 50th anniversary! https://50years.issn.org/