Its core functions include:
i.To administer and manage International Standards Numbers (ISBN, ISSN, ISMN) for monographs, serials and musical works-as the national Agency
ii.To ensure regular production of Nigerian file of ISSN, Global Register of publishers and ISBN user’s manual;
iii.To introduce international and national standards methods and norms for book processing through the organization of seminars and workshops;
iv.To implement the National Library of Nigeria cataloguing-in publication (CIP) programme, by providing preliminary cataloguing data to be printed in Nigerian publications;
v.The development and maintenance of ISSN, ISBN, and ISMN database for local and international Bibliographic access and exchange.
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- → Daily Trust Newspaper
https://www.dailytrust.com.ng - → Nigeria Communication Commission NCC
https://www.ncc.gov.ng/ - → Ministry of Information
https://www.fmi.gov.ng/ - → International Network for Higher Education
https://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/soe/cihe/inhea/index.htm - → African Higher Education Resource Directory
https://www.africa.msu.edu/AUP/ - → Nigeria Government website
https://www.nigeria.gov.ng