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Data exchange is never static. Here are some recent changes to best practices and standards that the industry is implementing.
ONIX Codelist Issue 37 – the first ONIX 3.0 only code release!
Released April 6, 2017.
The next code release, 38, is expected July 2017. Requests related to Issue 38 should be passed to BookNet before May 5, 2017.
Remember: The ONIX 3.0 schema's Codelist files and the Codelist documentation files will no longer contain the ONIX 2.1 only codes lists and codes. Here's a link to the ONIX 2.1 Release Archive where you can still access final version of ONIX 2.1.
For your reference: Here is a list of the ONIX 2.1 only Codelists that were dropped from Issue 37 for ONIX 3.0:
6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 26, 33, 35–40, 47, 52, 54, 56, 63, 75, 78, 94. 95, 101
These Issue 37 Codelists were modified to drop ONIX 2.1 only codes:
List 1 has had codes: 12, 13, 14 removed
List 51 codes: 14, 15, 36 removed
Additions and changes in Issue 37 (applies to ONIX 3.0 only):
This document list all changes added to Issue 37: ONIX_BookProduct_Codelists_Issue_37_Changes.pdf There are some special case additions and numerous changes made to the note section to clarify meanings. Reading the full document is encouraged. Here are the highlights:
- List 65 Availability – a new code has been added "Not yet available, postponed indefinitely" that allows a forthcoming title to be listed as "forthcoming" when its publication date is unknown in support of List 64's code "03"
- List 81 Product content type – modifications have been made to ensure that codes are not restricted to digital products.
- List 93 Supplier Role includes 3 new codes for physical suppliers to support drop shipments and direct to end-customer support.
- Accessibility support is improved with additional codes in List 196 and List 175
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2017 BISAC Subject Codes
November 2017
The 2017 BISAC Subject list is available from BISG (free to their members): http://bisg.org/page/PurchaseBISAC
- Biography & Autobiography
- Comics & Graphic Novels
- Fiction (27 in total)
- Historical
- LGBT (two sections affected)
- Mystery & Detective
- Romance (10!)
- Study Aids
- Technology & Engineering: Food Sciences
- Travel: Special Interest
- True Crime
- 31 Literals updated (the code remains active)
- 3 codes have been made inactive (the code is no longer used)
- 5 codes have had their scope reduced (the code remains active)
For more information see the BISG Subject List, on-line reference and general information. The BISAC to Thema Mapping will be released later.
The general expectation is that the industry will update their records – including backlist -- to reflect these changes. BISAC Subjects are designed to support retailers and as a list represents a snapshot of what a retailer needs to know, today. By updating your records yearly you ensure retailers can make the best use possible of all your records. The above changes only represent 4% of the list. This year, unless you publish graphic novels or histories of Great Britain you likely won't have many changes.
When should a publisher update their list is always a question: If a trading partner hasn't updated their system data can be lost, or sometimes the record won't get loaded, so it's good to give retailers time to up and generally publishers updating by Feb / March is fairly safe. If you've coded your biggest title carried a new BISAC Subject I'd get confirmation that my partners were ready to accept the data.
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ONIX Codelist Issue 39
Released October 19, 2017.
- List 2 (3.0 only) Product Composition,
- List 51 Product Relation (Related Product)
- List 164 (3.0 only) Work Relation code.
- List 175 (3.0 only) Product Form Detail
- downloadable audio files that are also available for streaming.
- streamed audio files.
Stay current: Update your Codelists, schemas and documentation regularly
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Functionally this means that the ONIX 2.1 schema published by EDItEUR in January 2017 includes Issue 36 codes but will never be changed after this point. This marks the end of the extended twilight support offered by EDItEUR. Therefore: BNC BiblioShare will continue to process ONIX 2.1 as usual, but will base all future processing on the last published schema for Issue 36.
2016 BISAC Subject Codes
November 2016
A new version, 2016 BISAC Subject codes, was released supporting 4582 codes in total. By the numbers the changes are:
- 93 Codes added (new subjects)
- 1 Code reactivated (was previously made inactive, now restored)
- 11 Codes were made inactive
- 68 Literals were updated (codes remain the same, definition tweaked)
For more information see the BISG Subject List, on-line reference and general information. The BISAC to Thema Mapping will be released later.
The general expectation is that the industry will update their records – including backlist -- to reflect these changes. BISAC Subjects are designed to support retailers and as a list represents a snapshot of what a retailer needs to know, today. By updating your records yearly you ensure retailers can make the best use possible of all your records. The above changes only represent 4% of the list. This year, unless you publish graphic novels or histories of Great Britain you likely won't have many changes.
Creators and users are reminded that 2015 represented a major change to the BISAC Subject Codes with the addition of specific support for Young Adult subjects. If you didn't update last year, don't put it off this one.
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Thema version 1.2, updated August 2016 with Chinese national extension
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