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Spanish ISBN Agency: trying to decipher its privatization

The Government of Spain, as well as many other countries, has initiated a series of privatizations of public sector entities in order to reduce the volume of deficit is a drag on our country (and thus English companies) at the time of obtaining financing in international markets. The partial privatization of AENA and State Lotteries have been the big protagonistras the new package of measures Executive Chairman Rodriguez Zapatero, for his role in the economy of the country because its profitability and sale to the private sector can bring some 14000 million euros in public funding.

However, there has been a privatization that has gone largely unremarked in the media and therefore public opinion, but is of crucial importance in the book world: the privatization of the English Agency ISBN. I'll try to figure out what are the consequences of the measure.

As it appears in the media, the English ISBN Agency in 1972, when its management was granted by the international agency ISBN, based in London. By then, the ISBN (International Standard Book Number) was already an ISO standard, the ISO 2108 since 1970. English ISBN Agency was public, and the Franco government did so to control and exercise publications censor role.

Once through dictatorship and democracy having come to Spain with the Constitution of 1978, the English ISBN Agency remained public until now, of course, and not hold any censorship, but simply the provide a "DNI" to books.

So why privatize? According to the FGEE (Federation of English Publishers') is to normalize their situation, as in other countries, agencies are managed by associations of publishers and their ISBN catalogs are commercial in nature. This aspect is true. There is more to see the Portal of the International Agency ISSN Agency, which is not public consultation. Its database, in principle, can only be accessed by industry professionals and their clients (for public libraries), and access to the same charges. For example, to the query from a single computer, IP authentication, you must pay 830 euros. And for access from a single Z.39.50 computer, IP authentication, you have to enter Euro 1040. (The price list you have it in this link). The same applies to the catalog of periodicals Ulrichweb, by Serials Solutions.

Therefore, publishers are demanding something that they feel is theirs, as in other countries. However, what we have discussed in the previous paragraph only refers to access to the database (so far in our country is free). We must also take into account the cost of obtaining an ISBN number. Until July 1, 2011 will remain free. Thereafter, you will pay for it. The FGEE says to get the ISBN will not have a significant cost, only about three euros per issue. In any event far from the 160 euros they can get charged for a single ISBN number, or the 54 euros charged to the editor asking for the first time an ISBN.

already know that, as in other services such as electricity, public transport, etc., Begin with good intentions and then no one remembers them and the prices rise like yeast. But if it were only 3 euros, when multiplied by 75000 annuals (spoken elsewhere of 95,000), would have annual revenue of 2.25 billion euros. I do not know what the costs of followed by the English ISBN catalog, but it seems that this is an interesting number.

are detractors from the publishers themselves to this privatization. This is the case of Jorge Ruiz, head of the editorial Sirius, which considers any unnecessary privatization seems bad news. Besides that leaves the door open to further charges, for consultation or excessive costs for obtaining an ISBN as mentioned above.

addition, the head of Sirius said the guild might be interested publishers try to obstruct the DTP with the privatization of the English agency ISBN. Or maybe at least make some revenue from desktop publishing new authors carried out through Bubok or Lulu. In fact, the costs of getting an ISBN number for people who self-publish will be somewhat higher than 3 euros and which it says Miguel Jimenez (now director of the English ISBN Agency) self-publishers require greater attention and initially unaware of the operation of the system, which does not happen with publishers.

is not a minor groin problem since ISBN is indispensable for a work can be sold in department stores, or available in public libraries and, of course, to be present in the largest database of books in the world, the ISBN.

It has also to be considered a trivial issue at all: the different versions of the same work require different ISBNs, which require different ISBNs for the format hardcover, pocket, librino (recently appeared ), to which we must add the various electronic formats.

With all these data, lack of insurance and many others who know, the privatization of the English ISBN Agency seems a concession to the English publishers in these times of crisis. Moreover, knowing that the State has savings through privatization under a million euros.

The debate over whether the weight of the public sector has to be more or less going to be eternal, and is exacerbated in times of crisis. But no less interesting (perhaps only a coincidence) that the latest report of the prestigious KPMG Consulting has a wolf as a cover. A wolf that seems to follow the trail of a tired and wounded moose (public sector) after a long cold winter, and just waiting for prey to wear a little more to deal a deadly attack. For the case of a private company, not surprising that KPMG advised that the public sector outsources part of their public services to private companies as the best measure to not only reduce costs but also improve efficiency.

As we see the privatization of the English ISBN Agency beyond its own area and has a greater significance and importance. However, only its consequences and the book publishing industry and deserve our full attention and will be very interesting to see how the operation of the Agency.

I await your opinions. A cordial greeting. Merry Christmas!

Note: I used as sources of news I read this article Five Days in (written by Julián Díez) in World (written by LG), the latest report from KPMG "Status of country-Spain" (performed by Candido S. Pérez Serrano) and the list price of annual subscriptions ISSN International Centre.

What House Foundation Cover Is Best

Spanish ISBN Agency: trying to decipher its privatization

The Government of Spain, as well as many other countries, has initiated a series of privatizations of public sector entities in order to reduce the volume of deficit is a drag on our country (and thus English companies) at the time of obtaining financing in international markets. The partial privatization of AENA and State Lotteries have been the big protagonistras the new package of measures Executive Chairman Rodriguez Zapatero, for his role in the economy of the country because its profitability and sale to the private sector can bring some 14000 million euros in public funding.

However, there has been a privatization that has gone largely unremarked in the media and therefore public opinion, but is of crucial importance in the book world: the privatization of the English Agency ISBN. I'll try to figure out what are the consequences of the measure.

As it appears in the media, the English ISBN Agency in 1972, when its management was granted by the international agency ISBN, based in London. By then, the ISBN (International Standard Book Number) was already an ISO standard, the ISO 2108 since 1970. English ISBN Agency was public, and the Franco government did so to control and exercise publications censor role.

Once through dictatorship and democracy having come to Spain with the Constitution of 1978, the English ISBN Agency remained public until now, of course, and not hold any censorship, but simply the provide a "DNI" to books.

So why privatize? According to the FGEE (Federation of English Publishers') is to normalize their situation, as in other countries, agencies are managed by associations of publishers and their ISBN catalogs are commercial in nature. This aspect is true. There is more to see the Portal of the International Agency ISSN Agency, which is not public consultation. Its database, in principle, can only be accessed by industry professionals and their clients (for public libraries), and access to the same charges. For example, to the query from a single computer, IP authentication, you must pay 830 euros. And for access from a single Z.39.50 computer, IP authentication, you have to enter Euro 1040. (The price list you have it in this link). The same applies to the catalog of periodicals Ulrichweb, by Serials Solutions.

Therefore, publishers are demanding something that they feel is theirs, as in other countries. However, what we have discussed in the previous paragraph only refers to access to the database (so far in our country is free). We must also take into account the cost of obtaining an ISBN number. Until July 1, 2011 will remain free. Thereafter, you will pay for it. The FGEE says to get the ISBN will not have a significant cost, only about three euros per issue. In any event far from the 160 euros they can get charged for a single ISBN number, or the 54 euros charged to the editor asking for the first time an ISBN.

already know that, as in other services such as electricity, public transport, etc., Begin with good intentions and then no one remembers them and the prices rise like yeast. But if it were only 3 euros, when multiplied by 75000 annuals (spoken elsewhere of 95,000), would have annual revenue of 2.25 billion euros. I do not know what the costs of followed by the English ISBN catalog, but it seems that this is an interesting number.

are detractors from the publishers themselves to this privatization. This is the case of Jorge Ruiz, head of the editorial Sirius, which considers any unnecessary privatization seems bad news. Besides that leaves the door open to further charges, for consultation or excessive costs for obtaining an ISBN as mentioned above.

addition, the head of Sirius said the guild might be interested publishers try to obstruct the DTP with the privatization of the English agency ISBN. Or maybe at least make some revenue from desktop publishing new authors carried out through Bubok or Lulu. In fact, the costs of getting an ISBN number for people who self-publish will be somewhat higher than 3 euros and which it says Miguel Jimenez (now director of the English ISBN Agency) self-publishers require greater attention and initially unaware of the operation of the system, which does not happen with publishers.

is not a minor groin problem since ISBN is indispensable for a work can be sold in department stores, or available in public libraries and, of course, to be present in the largest database of books in the world, the ISBN.

It has also to be considered a trivial issue at all: the different versions of the same work require different ISBNs, which require different ISBNs for the format hardcover, pocket, librino (recently appeared ), to which we must add the various electronic formats.

With all these data, lack of insurance and many others who know, the privatization of the English ISBN Agency seems a concession to the English publishers in these times of crisis. Moreover, knowing that the State has savings through privatization under a million euros.

The debate over whether the weight of the public sector has to be more or less going to be eternal, and is exacerbated in times of crisis. But no less interesting (perhaps only a coincidence) that the latest report of the prestigious KPMG Consulting has a wolf as a cover. A wolf that seems to follow the trail of a tired and wounded moose (public sector) after a long cold winter, and just waiting for prey to wear a little more to deal a deadly attack. For the case of a private company, not surprising that KPMG advised that the public sector outsources part of their public services to private companies as the best measure to not only reduce costs but also improve efficiency.

As we see the privatization of the English ISBN Agency beyond its own area and has a greater significance and importance. However, only its consequences and the book publishing industry and deserve our full attention and will be very interesting to see how the operation of the Agency.

I await your opinions. A cordial greeting. Merry Christmas!

Note: I used as sources of news I read this article Five Days in (written by Julián Díez) in World (written by LG), the latest report from KPMG "Status of country-Spain" (performed by Candido S. Pérez Serrano) and the list price of annual subscriptions ISSN International Centre.

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around this blog is setting a great community of friends @ s, wanted to say thanks. And say ... Merry Christmas! I wish you to spend a few days and very happy family Christmas. Fare ye well! Kisses and hugs!

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comrades s! Merry Christmas

Hello everybody s, @ s tod @ sl @ s friend you have seen fit to add it as followers of this humble blog, to everyone s what it once in a while you visit and also to everyone sl @ s that you come here by accident. I wanted to thank you because your track my posts is one of the most important reasons for this space is still alive for another year. Because

around this blog is setting a great community of friends @ s, wanted to say thanks. And say ... Merry Christmas! I wish you to spend a few days and very happy family Christmas. Fare ye well! Kisses and hugs!

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The university libraries in the United Kingdom to

turbulent in recent years, we have seen how the economic crisis and its consequences know no countries or institutions, or companies, or any other distinction.

However, the tense situation even more (if possible) when the capacities of research and development of a country is at risk. This is what is happening with the university libraries in the UK, as it appears in a news The Wall Street Journal .

The British government of Prime Minister David Cameron has launched a series of demanding reforms to achieve a drastic reduction of public deficit. These measures include a reduction of 40% of public funds provided to the university. To compensate for this measure, starting next year the amount of tuition fees will triple, which has provoked an intense unrest among young Britons, we have seen in the many Recent demonstrations have taken place in central London.

Amid this gloomy picture, there are the British university libraries, with increasing budgetary constraints and an uncertain future. And to make matters worse, scientific publishers will require an increase of 3 to 6% of subscriptions to scientific journals. This has already begun to be terminated by the university and research libraries, which have made a statement calling on publishers to recognize the reality of the current budget and therefore moderate their prices. Otherwise, the Consortium of Research Libraries Britain has said it will be forced to cancel a large number of subscriptions, which seriously compromise the research capacity of the United Kingdom.

spokesman John Wiley & Sons has recognized the uncertain future which follows on the financing of the libraries, because of the economic downturn. At the same time, believes that these statements public libraries are an effective tool for negotiation (as a way to downplay the reality of recent years, with constant price increases.) Then pledged that Wiley will work with customers to save reductions budget and stated that they have a history of similar commitments.

Reed Elsevier spokesman also pledged to work with libraries in the United Kingdom and said that trying to reduce the cost thereof by the transfer of print subscriptions to electronic.

The world of subscriptions to scientific journals is stormy and complicated, as many of you @ s you know, since the cost reduction over the electronic version of journals is highly debatable, accompanied by the problem of electronic version only requires access to it, not its ownership. Therefore, when a library decides not to renew your subscription to a particular title, no longer has access to both new issues and former (which I signed).

On the other hand, is the purchasing of electronic journals, which reduces the price per journal, but has the disadvantage of integrating with relevant journals and magazines as minor. Perhaps in another post took up this theme of electronic subscriptions, which is very extensive and complicated.

The key to the problems of university and research libraries is in the affirmation of the media analyst Claudio Aspesi: not can take as eternal prices increased faster than the budget of the customers . Mr. Aspesi believes that the subscription rates for electronic packages have been growing faster than annual inflation at around 4.5 and 5.5%. This situation could be maintained only with great difficulty, in years of economic boom. In fact, the Consortium SCONUL (Society of College, National and University Libraries) increased their spending at a rate of 4% per annum between 2004 and 2008. However, as the economic outlook has worsened, the problem has surfaced in all its harshness.

In any case, there is a problem that only affects the United Kingdom, is a global problem that concerns all European countries (of course, also in Spain), United States, also including China, where a group of more than 30 librarians from the best universities country have reported that some publishers are proposed price increases above 14%, following increases of 10% over the last three years. And we know that China's economy is not exactly in crisis. But such increases are unassumable, even for the largest emerging economy.

libraries are always in a crisis situation. However, namely libraries research university and not long ago were in such a complicated situation, as we said before, not only compromises the future of their collections, but also the research and development of countries. We will have to follow the evolution of this problem, and that its resolution does not appear to be close or be easy, given the conflicting interests.

Note: link to original article published in The Wall Street Journal on November 25, 2010, written by Paul Sonne.

Prevent Dust Pollution

The university libraries in the United Kingdom to

turbulent in recent years, we have seen how the economic crisis and its consequences know no countries or institutions, or companies, or any other distinction.

However, the tense situation even more (if possible) when the capacities of research and development of a country is at risk. This is what is happening with the university libraries in the UK, as it appears in a news The Wall Street Journal .

The British government of Prime Minister David Cameron has launched a series of demanding reforms to achieve a drastic reduction of public deficit. These measures include a reduction of 40% of public funds provided to the university. To compensate for this measure, starting next year the amount of tuition fees will triple, which has provoked an intense unrest among young Britons, we have seen in the many Recent demonstrations have taken place in central London.

Amid this gloomy picture, there are the British university libraries, with increasing budgetary constraints and an uncertain future. And to make matters worse, scientific publishers will require an increase of 3 to 6% of subscriptions to scientific journals. This has already begun to be terminated by the university and research libraries, which have made a statement calling on publishers to recognize the reality of the current budget and therefore moderate their prices. Otherwise, the Consortium of Research Libraries Britain has said it will be forced to cancel a large number of subscriptions, which seriously compromise the research capacity of the United Kingdom.

spokesman John Wiley & Sons has recognized the uncertain future which follows on the financing of the libraries, because of the economic downturn. At the same time, believes that these statements public libraries are an effective tool for negotiation (as a way to downplay the reality of recent years, with constant price increases.) Then pledged that Wiley will work with customers to save reductions budget and stated that they have a history of similar commitments.

Reed Elsevier spokesman also pledged to work with libraries in the United Kingdom and said that trying to reduce the cost thereof by the transfer of print subscriptions to electronic.

The world of subscriptions to scientific journals is stormy and complicated, as many of you @ s you know, since the cost reduction over the electronic version of journals is highly debatable, accompanied by the problem of electronic version only requires access to it, not its ownership. Therefore, when a library decides not to renew your subscription to a particular title, no longer has access to both new issues and former (which I signed).

On the other hand, is the purchasing of electronic journals, which reduces the price per journal, but has the disadvantage of integrating with relevant journals and magazines as minor. Perhaps in another post took up this theme of electronic subscriptions, which is very extensive and complicated.

The key to the problems of university and research libraries is in the affirmation of the media analyst Claudio Aspesi: not can take as eternal prices increased faster than the budget of the customers . Mr. Aspesi believes that the subscription rates for electronic packages have been growing faster than annual inflation at around 4.5 and 5.5%. This situation could be maintained only with great difficulty, in years of economic boom. In fact, the Consortium SCONUL (Society of College, National and University Libraries) increased their spending at a rate of 4% per annum between 2004 and 2008. However, as the economic outlook has worsened, the problem has surfaced in all its harshness.

In any case, there is a problem that only affects the United Kingdom, is a global problem that concerns all European countries (of course, also in Spain), United States, also including China, where a group of more than 30 librarians from the best universities country have reported that some publishers are proposed price increases above 14%, following increases of 10% over the last three years. And we know that China's economy is not exactly in crisis. But such increases are unassumable, even for the largest emerging economy.

libraries are always in a crisis situation. However, namely libraries research university and not long ago were in such a complicated situation, as we said before, not only compromises the future of their collections, but also the research and development of countries. We will have to follow the evolution of this problem, and that its resolution does not appear to be close or be easy, given the conflicting interests.

Note: link to original article published in The Wall Street Journal on November 25, 2010, written by Paul Sonne.

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CSIC Library of Babel

Del international conference entitled "Past, present and future of libraries" held on 1 and 2 December 2010 at the Library of Galicia in Santiago de Compostela.

the outset, few scholars dare to map things to come. Experts discuss current system of interconnected nodes, network facilities and access to all knowledge of the world from the solitude of the computer screen.

Regás For Rosa "Libraries will gradually changing, there will be no major changes but as we change the habits of users. "

For Ramón Villares" Digital and physical will be combined for a time and libraries as we know, not die. At least in the short term. "Román Gubern

define the centers in charge of guarding the books as" reservoir of knowledge and imagination that enables an understanding of geology. "

For Canadian sociologist Derrick Kerckhove, a disciple of Marshall McLuhan "a library should consider how to function in this context hybrid mail. The material and digital, local and global are matters that concern. It is inevitable also digital libraries. Must now become cultural accelerators, with a nodal position in the network of knowledge, the level of a major airport.
SALGADO DANIEL
Taken "One step from the Library of Babel" 07/12/2010 THE COUNTRY.
Angel Montes

ICV-CSIC Library

Montreal Goalie Sticks

CSIC Library of Babel

Del international conference entitled "Past, present and future of libraries" held on 1 and 2 December 2010 at the Library of Galicia in Santiago de Compostela.

the outset, few scholars dare to map things to come. Experts discuss current system of interconnected nodes, network facilities and access to all knowledge of the world from the solitude of the computer screen.

Regás For Rosa "Libraries will gradually changing, there will be no major changes but as we change the habits of users. "

For Ramón Villares" Digital and physical will be combined for a time and libraries as we know, not die. At least in the short term. "Román Gubern

define the centers in charge of guarding the books as" reservoir of knowledge and imagination that enables an understanding of geology. "

For Canadian sociologist Derrick Kerckhove, a disciple of Marshall McLuhan "a library should consider how to function in this context hybrid mail. The material and digital, local and global are matters that concern. It is inevitable also digital libraries. Must now become cultural accelerators, with a nodal position in the network of knowledge, the level of a major airport.
SALGADO DANIEL
Taken "One step from the Library of Babel" 07/12/2010 THE COUNTRY.
Angel Montes

ICV-CSIC Library

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never stop twittering!

http://twitter.com/bibliotecasCSIC

Since 2011, the twitter of the CSIC Library Network will not rest, will be updated 24 hours every day of the week thanks to an application FutureTweets call. This tool allows you to schedule tweets (news ") and published automatically. Its use is simple and intuitive. We have opted for it because it also allows you to schedule a tweet to be published several times (every day, every week ,...).








Other similar applications: TwitRobot and Twuffer , for example.

Happy Hour Invitations Where Guests Need To Pay

never stop twittering!

http://twitter.com/bibliotecasCSIC

Since 2011, the twitter of the CSIC Library Network will not rest, will be updated 24 hours every day of the week thanks to an application FutureTweets call. This tool allows you to schedule tweets (news ") and published automatically. Its use is simple and intuitive. We have opted for it because it also allows you to schedule a tweet to be published several times (every day, every week ,...).








Other similar applications: TwitRobot and Twuffer , for example.

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Librino complicated future: renewing the traditional book

To my knowledge, has been talking about it, at least two weeks. And me with so little time, if the damn time. But he would not let the opportunity to talk about it because I found a very interesting new shows that much remains to be invented in the book, in the paper.

do not intend to say anything that it does not know, because there was much talk these days previous. Just to show the aspects that seem more attractive.

one hand, it is curious that the main innovation of this book has to do with something we've been right under our noses for so long. Had to be a Dutch press devoted to religious texts, Jongbloed, which realized the enormous potential space-saving accounted for Bible paper, and decided to extend the Bibles and books of psalms to other literary topics.

The combination of low weight bible paper with landscape layout of the pages and small size (it fits in the back pocket of a pair of jeans), converted to a format librino really innovative. And besides, the price is very competitive librino, ten euros (9.95 to be exact), which can compete with the large format, even with the form of pocket.

Ediciones B has been the publisher has acquired the exclusive right librino format for Spain to Jongbloed. And seeing the success of the Netherlands, which has sold 400,000 copies in one year, the prospects seem pretty good for the English market.

no doubt will be very interesting what will be the evolution of librino, how it will achieve a niche and how you will get it. In any case, it seems to come and take the site to anyone just coming to add. Probably, who may suffer more if this format is extending the pocket book because it seems natural competitor and librino format is smaller and more comfortable to read on the subway or bus. The librino looks more like a book "Battle", unlike the big book, hardcover, we acquired when we read and retain title.

Perhaps interesting to know if you can cope with the e-books, which can carry around, but they occupy more space and need a comfortable place (at least to sit) to be read. Who said that the traditional book was finished? The book and librino are here to stay for long.

If you want to hear the interview he did Citizen Garcia Ricardo Artola (editorial director of Ediciones B) on "This sounds to me in RNE" can do it in the podcast that can be reached with this link (it is the entire program on December 3, the interview starts at the half-hour program.)

Hope you like it. Greetings.

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Librino complicated future: renewing the traditional book

To my knowledge, has been talking about it, at least two weeks. And me with so little time, if the damn time. But he would not let the opportunity to talk about it because I found a very interesting new shows that much remains to be invented in the book, in the paper.

do not intend to say anything that it does not know, because there was much talk these days previous. Just to show the aspects that seem more attractive.

one hand, it is curious that the main innovation of this book has to do with something we've been right under our noses for so long. Had to be a Dutch press devoted to religious texts, Jongbloed, which realized the enormous potential space-saving accounted for Bible paper, and decided to extend the Bibles and books of psalms to other literary topics.

The combination of low weight bible paper with landscape layout of the pages and small size (it fits in the back pocket of a pair of jeans), converted to a format librino really innovative. And besides, the price is very competitive librino, ten euros (9.95 to be exact), which can compete with the large format, even with the form of pocket.

Ediciones B has been the publisher has acquired the exclusive right librino format for Spain to Jongbloed. And seeing the success of the Netherlands, which has sold 400,000 copies in one year, the prospects seem pretty good for the English market.

no doubt will be very interesting what will be the evolution of librino, how it will achieve a niche and how you will get it. In any case, it seems to come and take the site to anyone just coming to add. Probably, who may suffer more if this format is extending the pocket book because it seems natural competitor and librino format is smaller and more comfortable to read on the subway or bus. The librino looks more like a book "Battle", unlike the big book, hardcover, we acquired when we read and retain title.

Perhaps interesting to know if you can cope with the e-books, which can carry around, but they occupy more space and need a comfortable place (at least to sit) to be read. Who said that the traditional book was finished? The book and librino are here to stay for long.

If you want to hear the interview he did Citizen Garcia Ricardo Artola (editorial director of Ediciones B) on "This sounds to me in RNE" can do it in the podcast that can be reached with this link (it is the entire program on December 3, the interview starts at the half-hour program.)

Hope you like it. Greetings.