The agency will be run by the Bibliothèque nationale du Burkina, and will fulfil an important role in encouraging publishing and the use of international standards. Previously, it was only possible for publishers located in Burkina Faso via an agreed proxy arrangement with AFNIL, which runs the ISBN agency for France.| www.isbn-international.org
The second part of the ISBN identifies a country, geographical region or language area participating in the ISBN system. Some members form language areas (e.g. German language group = group number 3) or regional units (e.g. South Pacific = group number 982).| www.isbn-international.org