Notices published in Govt Gazette No 20,324 of 7 January 2020

ISBNs and ISMNs Free of Charge as of 1st January, 2020

The National Book Council notifies that ISBNs and ISMNs are free of charge as of 1st January, 2020.

The usual rules and regulations will still apply, and registrants need to fill the application form and send it either electronically to Michael Mercieca (michael.mercieca@gov.mt) or by post to this address: ISBN - National Book Council, Central Public Library, Triq Prof. Joseph J. Mangion, Floriana FRN 1800.

The application form can be downloaded from the National Book Council's website (www.ktieb.org.mt).

ISBNs and ISMNs cannot be stored and are not released by the National Book Council unless all the necessary metadata are received. Registrants must supply the ISBN registration agency with the minimum set of metadata elements belonging to the ISBN as described in the ISBN standard and manual (see chapter 8, ISBN User's Manual). Metadata cannot be changed once the ISBN or ISMN has been assigned, and if there are any changes, then a new ISBN or ISMN needs to be created.

Any reselling or redistribution of ISBNs or ISMNs is strictly prohibited.

As already stated, the usual rules and regulations apply, but since the service is now free of charge, the National Book Council expects cooperation from the registrants, especially during the process of supplying the relevant metadata in exchange for ISBNs or ISMNs. If a registrant/publisher does not comply with the procedures of the ISBN registration agency (e.g. fails to provide adequate metadata, resells or transfers ISBNs), the NBC may decline to assign further registrant and/or publication elements until the registrant is in compliance. The NBC also reserves the right to issue penalties.

Read carefully the Maltese version of the ISBN User's Manual by downloading it from the National Book Council's website.

More information can be obtained from (https://ktieb.org.mt/isbn/#).

The Water Services Corporation together with the Birkirkara Local Council notify that the stopping of vehicles on the temporary double yellow lines through the service road in Triq il-Wied tal-Imsida, Birkirkara is prohibited all day up to 30th January, 2020.