Current status of activities planned within the framework of the Strategic Plan of the ISSN International Centre

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ISSN International Centre:
Progress made on
the 2015-2018 Strategic Plan
Gaëlle BEQUET
Director
ISSN International Centre:
Progress made on
the 2015-2018 Strategic Plan
Gaëlle BEQUET
Director
ALCTS CRS session – 25 June 2017 – ALA Chicago

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Key Facts and Figures about ISSNKey Facts and Figures about ISSN
- 1,943,572 records in the ISSN
International Register in 2016
(1,884,990 in 2015),
- 58,696 new records added in 2016,
- 201,663 digital serials with ISSN (10%
of total records),
- 89 member countries.
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The 2015-2018 Strategy of the ISSN
International Centre
The 2015-2018 Strategy of the ISSN
International Centre
1/ Improve the operations of the ISSN Network
2/ Enhance ISSN Data, Products & Services
3/ Maintain and enhance ISSN International
Centre’s technical infrastructure
4/ Set up new Partnerships
5/ Share ISSN Data with a wider community
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1/ Improve the operations of the ISSN Network1/ Improve the operations of the ISSN Network
- Revision of ISSN standard
- ISSN Manual updated and available online
- Webinars and training sessions for the ISSN
network
- Strengthened cooperation with National Centres
outside Europe and North America
- Ongoing negotiations with countries lacking an
ISSN National Centre
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2/ Enhance existing ISSN Data, Products & Services2/ Enhance existing ISSN Data, Products & Services
- Development of a new Corporate extranet and a
new ISSN Portal
- Special attention to ISSN data in non-Latin
scripts
- Implementation of a quality scheme for ISSN
data
- Enhancement of ISSN data by using LOD
resources
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3/ Maintain and enhance our technical infrastructure3/ Maintain and enhance our technical infrastructure
- Implementation of a new ISSN Portal and a new
Corporare extranet in 2017
- Upgrading of IT tools for current office activities
- Implementation of a new core bibliographic
database in 2018
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4/ Set up innovative Partnerships4/ Set up innovative Partnerships
- Semi-automatic ISSN assignments with ISSN
National Centres and publishers
- Participation in innovative projects using ISSN
data
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5/ Share ISSN data with a wider community5/ Share ISSN data with a wider community
- Open Access and Linked data for ISSN
- Development of a New Corporate extranet
and a new ISSN Portal
- Improving indexation, identifying scholarly
publications, completing information via LOD
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Questions?
Thank you!
gaelle.bequet@issn.org
www.issn.org
ISSNInternationalCentre
@ISSN_IC
Questions?
Thank you!
gaelle.bequet@issn.org
www.issn.org
ISSNInternationalCentre
@ISSN_IC
ALCTS CRS session – 25 June 2017 – ALA Chicago