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Newsletter November 2012 ISSN 1022-8667 22 International ISMN Agency Internationale ISMN-Agentur e.V. g TWENTIETH INTERNATIONAL g g ISMN PANEL MEETING g g CHIŞINĂU, MOLDOVA g g 12 SEPTEMBER 2012 g g PARTICIPANTS Valentina Chitoroagă, Camera NaƒionalÈ a CÈrƒii din Republica Moldova (National Book Chamber of Moldova) Renata Cozonac, Camera NaƒionalÈ a CÈrƒii din Republica Moldova (National Book Chamber of Moldova) Some participants of the ISBN and ISMN Panel meetings at a joint visit of the Book Chamber of Moldova Joanna Eliades, Cyprus Library Danilo Fernandez, National Library of the Philippines Renek Mendrun, National Library of g AGENDA Poland Peter Fredin, National Library of Sweden Ali Ojabi, Iran Book House g Opening / Welcome addresses g Sixth Annual General Meeting of Aiva Gailite, National Library of Latvia Davo van Peursen, Donemus Stichting, the “Internationale ISMN-Agen tur Netherlands Eskedar Girum Haile, ISBN Agency, e.V.” Ethiopia Iryna Pogorelovs'ka, Book Chamber of g Progress reports of the national / the Ukraine Stella Griffiths, International ISBN regional ISMN agencies Agency, United Kingdom Dr. Bettina von Seyfried, International g ISMN Manager – The ISMN ISMN Agency Irina Ilina, Russian Book Chamber administrative software Kassem Al Tarras, ISBN Agency, Syria (Carolin Unger) Dr. Joachim Jaenecke, International g ISMN Agency Carolin Unger, International ISMN The Dutch ISMN tool (Davo van Agency Peursen) Antonín Je£ábek, National Library of g International ISBN Agency update the Czech Republic Mai Valtna, National Library of Estonia (Stella Griffiths) Alenka KaniË, National Library of Dr. Hartmut Walravens, Inter natio nal g Further contributions Slovenia ISMN Agency Marina Karpova Russian Book Nick Woods, International ISBN Chamber Agency, United Kingdom g OPENING Magret Kibido, National Library of Silvia Zafirova, National Library of South Africa Bulgaria The Chairman of the Internationale Dariush Matlabi, Iran Book House ISMN-Agentur e.V., Dr. Hartmut Walravens, warmly welcomed the par- g SIXTH ANNUAL GEN ER AL Girum Haile (ISBN Agency, Ethiopia), ticipants of the AGM. He thanked Ms. MEETING OF THE “INTER NA TIO- Kassem Al Tarras (ISBN Agency, Valentina Chitoroagă, Director of the Syria), Nick Woods (Inter national NALE ISMN-AGENTUR E.V.” Book Chamber of Moldova, for having ISBN Agency, United Kingdom) invited us to the lovely capital of Chair Person: Dr. Hartmut Walravens Moldova. Rapporteur: Carolin Unger AGENDA 10.15 - 13.00 h g Opening of the Chairman of the General Assembly Participants: g Adoption of the minutes of the Valentina Chitoroagă (Moldova), Annual General Meeting 2011 Renata Cozonac (Moldova), Joanna in Pretoria, South Africa Eliades (Cyprus), Danilo Fernandez (Philippines), Peter Fredin (Sweden), g Report of the Board Aiva Gailite (Latvia), Irina Ilina g Report of the Treasurer (Russia), Dr. Joachim Jaenecke (Vice g Reading of the report of the Chairman, International ISMN Agency, Cash Audits Germany), Antonín Je£ábek (Czech g Exoneration of the Board Republic), Alenka KaniË (Slovenia), Marina Karpova (Russia), Magret g Election of the Board Kibido (South Africa), Dariush Matlabi g Amendment of the Statutes, (Iran), Renek Mendrun (Poland), Ali § 6.3 Ojabi (Iran), Davo van Peursen g Resolution on membership fees (Nether lands), Iryna Pogorelovs'ka for 2013 (Ukraine), Dr. Bettina von Seyfried (Treasurer of the Board, International g Adoption of the budget for ă Valentina Chitoroag , Director of the Book ISMN Agency, Germany), Carolin 2013 Chamber of Moldova, the host of this Annual Unger (International ISMN Agency, g Proposal of the British and General Meeting Germany), Mai Valtna (Estonia), Dr. German ISMN agencies to Hartmut Walravens (Chairman of the amend the ISMN membership Valentina Chitoroagă and Renata Board, International ISMN Agency, fees Cozonac were especially delighted to Germany), Silvia Zafirova (Bulgaria) host this year's ISMN meeting since g Miscellaneous this fell together with the celebrations of the 55th anniversary of the National 18 members of the association entitled Book Chamber, the Camera NaƒionalÈ to vote attended the assembly. g OPENING OF THE CHAIRMAN OF a CÈrƒii din Republica Moldova. The THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY Book Chamber did very important Observers attending the AGM as work for the preservation of the guests: The 6th annual meeting was opened by Moldovan cultural heritage (c.f. page Stella Griffiths (International ISBN the Chairman, Dr. Hartmut Walravens. 16). Agency, United Kingdom), Eskedar He stated that the invitations had been sent out in due time, according to the Statutes. With 18 members present the representation was sufficient to enable the assembly to vote on resolutions. He welcomed observers from the Inter - national ISBN Agency as well as from the ISBN agencies in Ethiopia and Syria. g ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2011 IN PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA The minutes had been circulated in time. No additions or corrections were made, so the minutes were adopted Marina Karpova and Irina Ilina unanimously. 2 | ISMN Newsletter 22 (2012) g REPORT OF THE BOARD small portion of what was really avail- able. He expressed his hope that pub- lishers would also start to number their AGM in Pretoria 2011 back lists. Much more than book pub- With view of the 2011 AGM in lishers music publishers usually still Pretoria the Chairman described what had older publications in their stock. a splendid meeting the National With the ISMN publishers should get Library of South Africa had organised. motivated to help build a directory Being there brought ISMN a great step which included their archival material. forward on the African continent, with South Africa signing the ISMN con - As mentioned above, it was good news tract directly prior to the AGM. Del - that South Africa had become a mem- egates from several other African coun- ber on occasion of the last AGM. And tries showed their interest to become we had been pleased to see that the member of ISMN, as well. The meeting Kenya National Library Services was also the second test of alignment follow ed soon after that. Interest was with the ISBN Panel meeting, an shown from a number of more African arrange ment which was of great advan- countries which made us hope to have tage. Participants of both meetings got more members from Africa in the near a lot of complementary information re- future. E.g. we could welcome the col- The ISMN brochure (cover and contents) garding partly different markets and league from Ethiopia as an observer at supply chains for the book trade and this Chisinau meeting. So the AGM in the music trade. The same procedures Pretoria had a very good outcome. of numbering publications could be Another new member we were happy looked at from different points of view. to wel come was Argentina, after Brazil and Colombia now the third Latin Membership American country using the ISMN. For the benefit of the ISMN system it China was still on its way to join the was a great success that the Library of ISMN system. The Standard had been Congress signed the contract last fall. translated and there were some more The United States was a psychologically steps to take but we hoped for them to important partner because in many establish an agency in the near future. parts of the world the music trade fol- The Chairman would meet with lows what the US did, being a very Chinese representatives next month large music market. Especially British and hoped to learn more then. music publishers were happy with the new member because until now it did Publications not help them much to have the ISMN The ISMN Newsletter covered the min- printed on their publications when the utes from the annual meeting and was US market made no use of it. This also available on the ISMN website, would change now when the ISMN like the ISMN Users’ Manual. Many would help to make the market more colleagues preferred the printed form, transparent, to build a good trade so for the time being we would contin- directory and good distribution chan- ue to publish that. Maybe that might nels based on the number. To have the change for financial reasons since we Library of Congress on board would relied on contributions and had to be have good effects in the future. They careful with expenses. currently were building a website which would include online registration We published a brochure on the bene- for publishers. Also, they decided not fits of the ISMN for different stake - to charge for their services which was hold ers as publishers, the music trade, highly appreciated since otherwise mu- rights organizations, libraries. This was sic publishers might refrain from par- not especially meant for ISMN admin- ticipating in the system. The Chairman istrators, but it might help agencies to One example was the IDNV (Inter - stressed the importance of identifying find arguments that they could use for nationale Datenbank für Noten und sheet music by the ISMN: If publica - advertising. Verlagsartikel – International Database tions did not carry the ISMN number for Printed Music and Musical Prod - which identified not only the special Applications ucts), offered by the German and item but also in general a music publi- In order to find publications trade di- British ISMN agencies. The IDNV was cation, consumers would only find a rectories proved to be very impor tant. a very well organized and designed di- ISMN Newsletter 22 (2012) | 3 rectory, containing now about 580,000 historical music production in both the meantime, this was integrated into records. Sooner or later it might be - countries was not so large. Numbering TROVE where about 320,000,000 come the most important directory. But backwards would enable them to have Australian and online resources on we would encourage everybody who their whole music production in one books, images, historic newspapers, maps, music, archives and more were merged.