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For an international dialogue on the identification and preservation of cultural and scholarly publications: the ISSN celebrates its 50th anniversary

This conference will address current issues related to the preservation of the written heritage, scientific research and access to knowledge. It will highlight UNESCO's action to protect written collections and its support for global education, while exploring French policies on open science and open access publishing. It also analyses the rise of scientific publishing in Africa, particularly in Nigeria, and the challenges faced by libraries. It also highlights the importance of standards such as the ISSN in guaranteeing the integrity of journal content, and offers a reflection on the future of research and the dissemination of knowledge on a global scale.

Watch on YouTube (on Thursday 9 October at 9:30 AM UTC+2) : https://www.youtube.com/live/FJ1PpYYz5Q4

  1. Welcome and registration

  2. Welcome message

    Gilles Pécout - President of the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF)

  3. Introduction

    Tainá Batista de Assis, Moderator – IBICT (Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia)

  4. The role of UNESCO in preserving written heritage and supporting research and education

    Fackson Banda, Chief of the Documentary Heritage Unit – UNESCO

  5. France's support for a multilateral hub in the fields of science, culture and the knowledge economy

    Jérémie Petit, Head of the "Economic Affairs and Global Issues" Division, United Nations, International Organizations, Human Rights, and Francophonie Directorate – MEAE (Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères)

  6. Coffee break

  7. Public policies for open scientific publishing in France

    Odile Contat, Département Diffusion des connaissances et de la documentation – Ministère de l'enseignement supérieur et de la recherche

  8. The value and advantages of identifiers for libraries and publishers: the case of CCLIP

    Todd Carpenter, Director – NISO

  9. Introduction

    Sophie Vandepontseele, Head of contemporary collections / Moderator – KBR (Koninklijke Bibliotheek van België)

  10. Booming scholarly publications in Nigeria: how the National Library and State Libraries cope with the phenomenon?

    Chinwe Anunobi, Director – National Library of Nigeria

  11. Tales of a partnership

    Joanna Ball, Director – DOAJ

  12. Coffee break

  13. Round table discussion on digital preservation

    Jeffrey van der Hoeven, Head Digital Preservation Department - KB, Nationale bibliotheek, Netherlands / Gabrielle Richard, Director - UAR Persée, ENS Lyon, CNRS, France / Alicia Wise, Executive Director - CLOCKSS Archive, USA / Moderator: Caroline Saccucci, Chief U.S. programs, Law and Literature Division - Library of Congress, USA

  14. Testimony

    Hervé Chneiweiss, Research Director – Inserm – Collège de France

  15. Closing remarks

    Gaëlle Béquet, Director – ISSN International Centre

Where and when

Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF)
Site François Mitterrand
Petit Auditorium
Quai François Mauriac
75013 Paris

Starting at 09:00 am

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