Role of National ISBN Agency

The administration of the ISBN system within a registration group is the responsibility of the National ISBN registration agency which operates at the national level.

Services include allocation of identification codes and numbers, the granting of access to such codes and numbers, and/or other data or information produced in connection with the implementation of ISO 2108.

The functions and responsibilities of RRRNA are:

• To ensure that continuous service is provided
• To issue notification of the assignment of an ISBN or an ISBN registrant element to the registrant of that monographic publication or publisher name.
• To create, manage and maintain registers of ISBN, ISBN metadata and administrative data in accordance with the policies set out by the International ISBN Agency.
• To correct inaccurate ISBNs and ISBN metadata if proof of such inaccuracy is provided.
• To make ISBN and associated metadata available to other ISBN registration agencies and to users of the ISBN system in compliance with policies set out by the International ISBN
• To collate and maintain statistical data on its ISBN-related operations and report these at the stipulated intervals to the International ISBN Agency.
• To promote, educate and train others in the use of the ISBN system in compliance with the specifications of the applicable edition of the ISBN standard in force at the time.
• To adhere to the ISBN policies and procedures established by the International ISBN Agency in compliance with the specifications of the applicable edition of the ISBN standard in force at the time.
• To contact publishers who do not assign ISBNs, advise them of the importance and value of assigning ISBNs to all qualifying publications and supply them with full details about how to adopt the standard