The 2024 activity report of the ISSN International Centre is now available.
Read the full report here: https://urlr.me/bDBpSn
The ISSN network is celebrating its 50th anniversary!
To mark this occasion, we are pleased to announce the launch of our special anniversary website: https://50years.issn.org/
Discover the fascinating history of the creation of ISSN National Centres around the world and immerse yourself in half a century of commitment to the identification and preservation of cultural and scholarly publications.
The site also includes the programme for our conference to be held at the Bibliothèque nationale de France on 9 October 2025:
“For an International Dialogue on the Identification and Preservation of Cultural and Scientific Publications: the ISSN celebrates its 50th anniversary “.
Participation is free, but space is limited. Register now! https://50years.issn.org/conference
Join us to celebrate this extraordinary anniversary and to reflect together on the future of publications worldwide.
ISSN IC Director invited by Harvard Library University (2 April 2025, Cambridge, USA)
Harvard University Library, Cambridge, USA, hosted a presentation by Gaëlle Béquet, the Director of the ISSN International Centre, Paris on April 2nd, 2025. Gaelle spoke about the history and impact of the ISSN, an industry standard identifier for print and digital serials and continuing resources, and recent achievements of the ISSN Centre on the occasion of its 50th anniversary. The vision of the Centre is to develop high quality, global information services for serials and continuing resources based on international standards and multilateral co-operation. The presentation was attended by 40 colleagues both in person and online.