This is the third part of a series. The first part can be found at https://booknetcanada.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/MKT/pages/1259765857/Product+metadata+for+born+accessible+content. The second part can be found at Using product form feature for born accessible content.
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Most ONIX creation is done by staff using some sort of data-entry screen where ONIX theory isn't always helpful, but BookNet wants to emphasize that ONIX code lists define what goes into every field defined by a code. A (usually) single and unique value with a specific meaning is (mostly) what should drive data entry. The ONIX code lists are the main interface between your company's data and the standard.
Anyone doing that work should know, for every data-entry field in front of them, the answers to these two questions:
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| Code | Description | Notes | Placement P.7 Author | Placement P.8 Event | Placement P.19 Publisher | Placement P.25 Pub Rep | Placement P.26 Supplier | Replacement by P.15 or P.16 |
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| 06 | Contributor’s own website | A website maintained by an author or other contributor about their publications and personal background | Only possibility | |||||
| 07 | Publisher’s website relating to specified contributor | A publisher’s website devoted to a specific author or other contributor | Probably here | Probably not here? | ||||
| 08 | Other publisher’s website relating to specified contributor | A website devoted to a specific author or other contributor, and maintained by a publisher other than the publisher of the item described in the ONIX record | Is this likely to exist or be used? | Maybe P.15 Code List 156 Code 03 Media Mention? | ||||
| 09 | Third-party website relating to specified contributor | A website devoted to a specific author or other contributor and maintained by a third party (e.g., a fan site) | Probably not here? | Maybe P.15 | ||||
| 10 | Contributor’s own website for specified work | A website maintained by an author or other contributor and specific to an individual work | Is this likely to exist? If it does exist, then it's expected here, but might be supplied under Publisher. | Perhaps? A general product page would go here. | Perhaps? A market-specific product page would go here. | |||
| 13 | Contributor’s own website for a group or series of works | A website maintained by an author or other contributor and specific to a group or series of works | Is this likely to exist?Expected here, but might be supplied under Publisher. | Perhaps? A general series page would go here | Perhaps? A market-specific series page would go here. | |||
| 23 | Author blog | A blog URL, e.g., Blogger or Tumblr | Only possibility | |||||
| 24 | Web page for author presentation / commentary | Probably not here? | Probably not here? | P.16 Code List 158 Code 12 Author Presentation | ||||
| 25 | Web page for author interview | Probably not here? | Probably not here? | P.16 Code List 158 Code 11 Author Interview | ||||
| 26 | Web page for author reading | Probably not here? | Probably not here? | P.16 Code List 158 Code 13 Author Reading | ||||
| 42 | Author’s social networking links | Only possibility |
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A code and its associated value are usually serving a unique purpose. If you don't know why you're doing something, follow the data by looking at the codes and their definitions. If something doesn't make sense, read the Notes. If it still doesn't make sense: Ask us!
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