KATHMANDU: Nepal National Library (NNL) has started providing the International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) to magazines and journals of various publications online.
So far, the library has provided the ISSN to 1,551 newspapers and journals. Now the number can be digitally obtained. ISSN is an eight-digit code used to identify newspapers, journals, magazines and periodicals of all kinds and on all media–print and electronic.
The library under the Government of Nepal has started providing the service since 2065 BS. The library is considered the official body to provide the ISSN. The library operating from Harihar Bhawan, Pulchowk, Lalitpur, was shifted to Sanothimi, Bhaktapur after the 2015 earthquake.
Suresh Adhikari, Secretary of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, launched the online ISSN service of the library on the occasion of a workshop on the preservation of books and newspapers organised on Sunday on the occasion of the 16th National Library Day. On the occasion, he expressed his hope that this service would be more effective in the days to come.
NNL head Dasharath Mishra said the service will be more effective. On the occasion, Pitambar Bhandari, the ministry's undersecretary, said that help would be offered to formulate the integrated law required for the smooth operation of the entire library system. Suresh Kumar Yadav, head of the Kaiser Library, gave a presentation on the current situation, possibilities and challenges being faced by Kaiser Library.
