PROPOSAL FOR AMENDMENTS TO THE IHO RESOLUTION 6/2009 AS AMENDED IRCC Chair Submitted by: This paper proposes amendments to the IHO Resolution 6/2009 as Executive Summary: amended. IHO Publication P-1 Related Documents: International Hydrographic Review (IHR). Scanning project for a repository of the complete collection of IHR Related Projects: Introduction / Background 1. The current digital editions of the IHR are available from the IHO website in PDF and free of charge (). As announced in the 2017 Annual Report, the IHO Secretariat has been working with the University of New Brunswick (UNB), Canada, in a project to develop a digital repository of the complete library of the IHR. As a result, the phase of the project now provides access to volumes from 1963 to 2015. They can be found at . Work led by Dr Dave Wells with the UNB is underway to scan the volumes from 1923 to 1962 that is expected to be ready before the end of 2018. Analysis/Discussion 2. The IHR has been published since 1923 and is regulated by the IHO Resolution 6/2009 as amended. This paper proposes amendments to the resolution in order to bring more flexibility in the management and publishing of IHR volumes, as indicated in the Appendix. Conclusions and recommendations 3. The IHR will improve the access to important elements of the history of the IHO. The availability of the complete collection of the IHR in a dedicated journal will provide searching capability for users and access through a network of libraries. The Council is invited to consider the proposed amendments to the IHO Resolution 6/2009 as amended, endorsed by the IRCC10. Action Required of the Council 4. The Council is invited to: a) endorse the amendments to the IHO Resolution 6/2009 (Appendix to Annex-E), take any other action as it may be considered appropriate.
PROPOSAL FOR AMENDMENTS TO THE IHO RESOLUTION 6/2009 AS AMENDED Submitted by: IRCC Chair Executive Summary: This paper proposes amendments to the IHO Resolution 6/2009 as amended. Related Documents: IHO Publication P-1 International Hydrographic Review (IHR). Related Projects: Scanning project for a repository of the complete collection of IHR Introduction / Background 1. The current digital editions of the IHR are available from the IHO website in PDF and free of charge (). As announced in the 2017 Annual Report, the IHO Secretariat has been working with the University of New Brunswick (UNB), Canada, in a project to develop a digital repository of the complete library of the IHR. As a result, the phase of the project now provides access to volumes from 1963 to 2015. They can be found at . Work led by Dr Dave Wells with the UNB is underway to scan the volumes from 1923 to 1962 that is expected to be ready before the end of 2018. Analysis/Discussion 2. The IHR has been published since 1923 and is regulated by the IHO Resolution 6/2009 as amended. This paper proposes amendments to the resolution in order to bring more flexibility in the management and publishing of IHR volumes, as indicated in the Appendix. Conclusions and recommendations 3. The IHR will improve the access to important elements of the history of the IHO. The availability of the complete collection of the IHR in a dedicated journal will provide searching capability for users and access through a network of libraries. The Council is invited to consider the proposed amendments to the IHO Resolution 6/2009 as amended, endorsed by the IRCC10. Action Required of the Council 4. The Council is invited to: a) endorse the amendments to the IHO Resolution 6/2009 (Appendix to Annex-E), take any other action as it may be considered appropriate.