Richard M. Dougherty

The State of Professional Publishing in Non-Industrialized Nations

IFLA has had a longstanding commitment to encourage and support professional publishing among its Members. The Federation has given special priority to assisting libraries and library organizations in the developing countries. This special emphasis is reflected in the projects and studies proposed by the Divisions, Sections and Round Tables in the draft Prledium-Term Programme, 1981-1985 as compiled by IFLA’s Professional Board.’ A commitment to supporting and improving professional publications is the very essence of the IFLA Round Table of Editors of Library Journals. The Round Table’s recent activities have focused on the needs of editors of publications from developing countries, in accordance with IFLA’s special interest. In particular, the Round Table has attempted to gain a better understanding of the specific problems experienced by editors in countries categorized as non-industrialized nations. Two

ISO Standards and Other Considerations in Starting New Journals

The IFLA Editors Round Table has placed a high priority on exploring topics that are deemed important to editors of journals in the developing nations. My original assignment was to discuss the standards of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) that deal with periodicals, paying particular attention to how these standards might be useful to editors of recently established journals. But as I delved into the topic, I quickly realized that the problems confronting an editor in a de-