1. BPAA
PD
Day,
May
23,
2013
Tools
of
the
Trade
Essen2al
Standards,
Research
and
Web
Tools
for
Publishing

2. Today’s
Presenters:
Jennifer
Gauthier
Account
Manager,
Western
Canada
Carol
Gordon
Project
Manager,
BNC
CataList
Neha
Thanki
Project
Manager,
BiblioShare
Webform

3. Topics:
Standards
• Iden2fiers
• Subject
Classifica2ons
• ONIX
Hands
on
with
BNC
projects
• BiblioShare
• CataList
• SalesData
Research
&
Educa2on
Q&A

4. A
brief
history
of
BNC
• Established
in
December
2002
with
funding
from
Book
Publishing
Industry
Development
Programme,
Department
Canadian
Heritage
(now
called
Canada
Book
Fund)
• Dedicated
to
innova2on
in
the
Canadian
book
industry
supply
chain
• Priority
projects:
Bibliographic
Data,
EDI,
Market
Data
Analysis
and
Repor2ng

5. Why
have
a
BookNet
Canada?
The
intersec2on
of
publishing
and
technology
Honest
broker
to
provide:
• Analysis
&
Research
• Standards
&
Cer2fica2on
• Tools
and
Services
• Educa2on
&
Thought
Leadership

6. BNC
projects
work
together

7. Standards
&
Cer2fica2on

8. BookNet’s
Role
BookNet
works
on
standards
compliance
in
the
industry
in
four
main
areas:
• EDI
• ONIX
• Subject
and
Classifica2on
Schemes
• Product
Iden2fiers

9. EDI
BookNet
Canada
maintains
the
CBISAC
EDI
Document
Specifica2ons
for
the
Canadian
book
industry.
BookNet
Canada’s
EDI
CommiZee
meets
regularly
to
define
new
documents,
update
exis2ng
specifica2ons,
and
assess
the
impact
of
EDI
on
business
processes.

10. ONIX
BookNet
Canada
runs
the
Canadian
Bibliographic
CommiZee
and
sits
on
the
interna2onal
ONIX
CommiZee
that
makes
decisions
about
how
to
improve
and
expand
ONIX
standards
to
keep
up
with
the
needs
of
the
industry.

11. Subject
Classifica2on
BookNet
Canada
sits
on
the
BISAC
subjects
commiZee.
The
Canadian
Bibliographic
CommiZee
works
at
crea2ng
Canadian
specific
BISAC
subjects
and
regional
themes.
BookNet
Canada
has
formed
a
working
group
for
the
review
and
implementa2on
of
the
new
Thema
interna2onal
subject
code
standard.

12. Product
Iden2fiers
BookNet
Canada
provides
educa2on
and
informa2on
on
how
different
product
iden2fiers
are
used
in
the
book
supply
chain.

13. ISBN
Interna2onal
Standard
Book
Number
ISNI
Interna2onal
Standard
Name
Iden2fier
ISTC
Interna2onal
Standard
Text
Code

14. ISBN
Interna2onal
Standard
Book
Number
ISNI
Interna2onal
Standard
Name
Iden2fier
ISTC
Interna2onal
Standard
Text
Code

15. Assigning
ISBNs
to
digital
products
www.bisg.org/docs/BISG_Policy_1101.pdf

16. Recommenda2ons
• Digital
products
need
to
be
uniquely
iden2fied.
• Consumers
and
supply
chain
par2cipants
need
to
be
able
to
differen2ate
between
formats
by
ISBN.
• Different
file
format
=
different
ISBN.
• Adding
DRM
≠
new
ISBN

17. Trade
Paperback
–
9780776607702
PDF
–
9780776619613
EPUB
–
9780776619606
Bundle:
Paper
&
E-­‐book
-­‐
9780776607702

18. ISBN
Interna2onal
Standard
Book
Number
ISNI
Interna2onal
Standard
Name
Iden2fier
ISTC
Interna2onal
Standard
Text
Code

19. ISNI
www.isni.org

25. How
is
this
handled
now?

29. How
can
ISNI
help
me
sell
more
books?

30. Giller
Prize
Finalist
Amazon.ca
First
Novel
Award
Finalist
Published
by
Henry
Holt,
2008
Random
House
of
Canada
re-­‐release
August
2013
Publishing
September
2013,
Random
House
of
Canada
Published
by
Porcupine’s
Quill,
2002

31. ISNI
0000
0001
1445
2727

33. (ISNI
0000
0001
2147
6081)

35. How
do
I
get
an
ISNI?

36. Search
for
your
authors
at
ISNI.org

37. Apply
for
an
ISNI

38. Add
an
ISNI
to
an
ONIX
2.1
record
<Contributor>
<SequenceNumber>1</SequenceNumber>
<ContributorRole>A01</ContributorRole>
<PersonNameIdenCfier>
<PersonNameIDType>16</PersonNameIDType>
<IDValue>0000000386916775</IDValue>
</PersonNameIdenCfier>
<NamesBeforeKey>Patricia</NamesBeforeKey>
<KeyNames>Demers</KeyNames>
</Contributor>

39. Add
an
ISNI
to
an
ONIX
3.0
record
<Contributor>
<SequenceNumber>1</SequenceNumber>
<ContributorRole>A01</ContributorRole>
<NameIdenCfier>
<NameIDType>16</NameIDType>
<IDValue>0000000386916775</IDValue>
</NameIdenCfier>
<NamesBeforeKey>Patricia</NamesBeforeKey>
<KeyNames>Demers</KeyNames>
</Contributor>

40. ISBN
Interna2onal
Standard
Book
Number
ISNI
Interna2onal
Standard
Name
Iden2fier
ISTC
Interna2onal
Standard
Text
Code

41. www.istc-­‐interna2onal.org

42. Search
for
an
ISTC

43. Apply
for
an
ISTC
www.myiden2fiers.com/ISTC/FAQ

44. Add
an
ISTC
to
an
ONIX
2.1
record
<
WorkIdenCfier
>
<WorkIDType>11</WorkIDType>
<
IDValue>A02200900000A654</IDValue
>
</
WorkIdenCfier
>

45. Add
an
ISTC
to
an
ONIX
3.0
record
<RelatedWork>
<WorkRelaConCode>01</WorkRelaConCode>
<WorkIdenCfier>
<WorkIDType>11</WorkIDType>
<IDValue>A02200900000A654</IDValue>
</WorkIdenCfier>
</Related
Work>

46. Subject
Classifica2ons

47. BISAC
Subject
Headings
BISAC
Regional
Themes
BISAC
Merchandising
Themes
Thema

48. Standards
and
Cer2fica2on
Subjects
Because
you
really
can’t
judge
a
book
by
its
cover

49. Standards
and
Cer2fica2on
Subjects
• BISAC
Subject
Codes
• BISAC
Regional
Themes
• Thema

50. Standards
and
Cer2fica2on
BISAC
Subject
Codes
• Book
Industry
Standards
and
Communica2on
• North
American
Standard
to
describe
the
content
of
a
book
(iden2fy
to
retailers
into
which
sec2on
of
their
stores
a
book
might
be
placed)

51. Standards
and
Cer2fica2on
BISAC
Subject
Codes
• 9-­‐
digit
alpha-­‐numeric
code
• Industry
approved
english-­‐language
heading,
consis2ng
of
one
of
52
major
sec2ons,
plus
detailed
subtopics
• Over
3600
dis2nct
terms

52. Standards
and
Cer2fica2on
BISAC
Subject
Codes
• BUS005000
• HIS006020
• TRV006050

53. Standards
and
Cer2fica2on
BISAC
Subject
Codes
• BUSINESS
&
ECONOMICS
/
Bookkeeping
• HISTORY
/
Canada
/
Post-­‐Confedera2on
(1867-­‐)
• TRAVEL
/
Canada
/
Western
Provinces
(AB,
BC)

54. Standards
and
Cer2fica2on
BISAC
Subject
Codes
–Why
Use
• STANDARDIZATION
• REQUIRED
• MARKETING
BENEFITS

55. Standards
and
Cer2fica2on
BISAC
Subject
Codes
–
Best
Prac2ses
• BE
SPECIFIC
• SUPPLEMENT

56. Standards
and
Cer2fica2on
BISAC
Subject
Codes
–
Best
Prac2ces
Iden2fy
the
major
category
• BIOGRAPHY
&
AUTOBIOGRAPHY

57. Standards
and
Cer2fica2on
BISAC
Subject
Codes
–
Best
Prac2ces
Get
specific!
Select
the
appropriate
sub-­‐sec2on
for
the
content
• BIOGRAPHY
&
AUTOBIOGRAPHY
/
Business

58. Standards
and
Cer2fica2on
BISAC
Subject
Codes
–
Best
Prac2ces
Supplement
with
1-­‐3
addi2onal
BISAC
Codes
• BIOGRAPHY
&
AUTOBIOGRAPHY
/
Business
• BUSINESS
&
ECONOMICS
/
Industries
/
Natural
Resource
Extrac2on
*
• HISTORY
/
Canada
/
General

59. Standards
and
Cer2fica2on
BISAC
Subject
Codes
New
Headings
BUSINESS
&
ECONOMICS
/
Industries
/
Natural
Resource
Extrac2on
*

60. Standards
and
Cer2fica2on
BISAC
Subject
Codes
New
Headings
• New
versions
of
list
released
annually
• Must
describe
content
(not
audience,
format)
• Applicable
to
at
least
100
2tles
• Email
sugges2ons
to
biblio@booknetcanada.ca

61. Standards
and
Cer2fica2on
BISAC
Subject
Codes
New
Headings
–
New
Adult?

62. Standards
and
Cer2fica2on
BISAC
Regional
Themes
• To
iden2fy
books
of
specific
interest
in
a
geographical
region
• Refers
to
book’s
content

63. Standards
and
Cer2fica2on
BISAC
Regional
Themes
–
how
are
they
used?
To
highlight
regional
opportuni2es
for:
• Appropriate
sales
representa2ves
• Regional
purchase
by
booksellers
and
chain
buyers
• Cataloging
considera2ons
and
regional
librarians
• Promo2ons
and
media

64. Standards
and
Cer2fica2on
BISAC
Regional
Themes
–
how
to
assign
7-­‐part
code
in
the
format
of
X.X.X.X.X.X.X,
whereby
x
is
a
number
from
0-­‐9,
and
0
acts
as
an
uniden2fied
value.
Level
1-­‐
Con2nents
Level
2-­‐
Subcon2nents
Level
3-­‐
Countries
Level
4-­‐
Subcountry
regions
Level
5-­‐
States,
Provinces,
Coun2es
Level
6-­‐
City,
Town,
Area
Level
7-­‐
Borough,
Neighborhood,
District

65. Standards
and
Cer2fica2on
BISAC
Regional
Themes
–
example
We
Gambled
Everything:
The
Life
and
Times
of
an
Oilman
Regional
theme
code:4.0.2.0.1.0.0
LEVEL_5
Alberta

66. Standards
and
Cer2fica2on
BISAC
Regional
Themes
New
Codes
• Proposals
to
biblio@booknetcanada.ca
• Must
be
supported
by
50-­‐100
2tles
demonstra2ng
actual
need

67. Standards
and
Cer2fica2on
THEMA
A
new
global
classifica2on
system
for
books

68. Standards
and
Cer2fica2on
PanThema
Subject
Code
ClassificaNon
for
Planet
Earth
www.panthema.org/es/welcome-­‐to-­‐thema/
Once
known
as
iBIC,
commonly
and
maybe
always
to
be
known
as
Thema
Launched
at
the
London
Book
Fair
in
April
2013

69. Standards
and
Cer2fica2on
Who's
signed
on?
Formally
launched
only
last
October,
Thema
already
has
full
parNcipaNon
from
15
naNonal
groups:
Australia,
Austria,
Canada,
France,
Germany,
Italy,
Netherlands,
Norway,
Pan
Arab
Group,
South
Africa,
Spain,
Sweden,
Switzerland,
the
United
Kingdom,
and
the
United
States.
Both
French
(BTLF)
and
English
(BNC)
Canada
are
represented.

70. Standards
and
Cer2fica2on
Why?
Interna2onal
metadata
needs
the
support
of
interna2onal
subject
coding.

71. Standards
and
Cer2fica2on
What
do
we
use
now?
BISAC
Subject
Codes
When
will
Thema
start
being
used?
Sunrise
date
is
December
31,
2013
Will
there
be
a
period
of
transiNon?
Yes,
BISG
will
support
them
for
a
couple
more
years
at
least.

72. Standards
and
Cer2fica2on
Will
we
be
able
to
map
BISAC
Codes
to
THEMA?
Yes…

73. Standards
and
Cer2fica2on
How
does
it
work?
From
BIC
-­‐-­‐
but
not
BIC
Interna2onal,
but
with
a
hierarchical
structure
that
supports
Na2onal
values
as
subgroups.

74. Standards
and
Cer2fica2on
A
list
of
Standard
Subject
Categories
and
supported
by
six
Qualifier
Lists:
1. Geography
2.
Language
as
Subject
3.
Time
Period
4.
EducaConal
Purpose
5.
Interest
Age
&
Special
Interest
6. Style

75. Possible
Thema
Subject
Codes
???
Cookery
/
food
&
drink
etc
Food
&
beverage
technology
Trees,
wildflowers
&
plants:
general
interest
Qualifier:
"1KBC"
the
List
1
Geography
Code
for
Canada

76. The
BISAC
Headings
applied
by
the
publisher?
COOKING
/
Specific
Ingredients
/
General
(MAIN)
ANTIQUES
&
COLLECTIBLES
/
Canadiana
NATURE
/
Plants
/
Trees