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Contributor information is a required field and must be provided in your ONIX metadata. Your book can have a single contributor , or multiple and it’s important to communicate as much of the Contributor information , as you have available , to booksellers.

To add Contributor(s) to your ONIX record on Webform.:

Step 1

Go to the Title Detail page of the record/book you want to work with.

Step 2

Click on the Contributors tab to enter the information.

Step 3

Click on +Add button to start adding contributors. You can add as many contributors as you want. Make sure to assign an appropriate Contributor Role, this is a required field. You can click on the Contributor Role field to expose the dropdown list with Contributor Roles.

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BNC Webform

Add contributor country information in Webform:

Step 1

In the Title Detail page click the Contributor tab.

Step 2

Highlight Canadian authors by selecting CA - Canada as a contributor's country code, in the last column on the left. If the contributor is from a different country, select the appropriate country from the list.

This information will be displayed as a small, red maple leaf icon in every instance on CataList where the contributor's name appears. CataList will display a small maple leaf icon for Canadian authors wherever the author’s name appears. Retailers, librarians, book reviewers, and other readers on CataList can filter their advanced searches to return only Canadian contributors, so don't forget to identify Canadian talent!

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BNC Webform

Add To add bibliographic information for one contributor:

Step 1

Go to Text tab on your Webform’s Title Detail page.

Step 2

Enter biographical note the bibliographic information about your contributor using the Biographical note field. This is a free-text field and you are allowed to may use HTML formatting here. Make sure to keep it simple as ONIX only allows a subset of HTML tags.

Add To add bibliographic information for multiple contributors:

Step 1

Switch to Advanced Form. You will find the option on the top left of your Title Detail page, above the cover.

Step 2

Once you have selected Advanced Form go back to your Contributor tab. This time you will see additional fields, and the an arrow that will allow you to select different contributors. You will now be able to add Biographical Note to every contributor.