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BookNet Canada's Webform for ONIX creation and some other ONIX supporting software have simplified screens and are intended to used by rank beginners.  Using ONIX properly has a real learning curve and the full manual is always the best resource.

But here we give you a quick answers.

First off: What are you doing in general?  Well look at Amazon or Indigo On-line and you can see stuff up on books. If you've done that you already know most of what you need to know here.  The best site to explore for what you can put into a file for Canadian publishers is

49thshelf.com

What you see here comes to you from ONIX through data they've downloaded from BiblioShare.  

Second point is you're creating a "Product" record – something someone will buy by looking at your information about your book on another company's website.  So if it's a print book pick it up.  The Title comes off the title page and the subtitle is the secondary title found there.  Contributor is the author, the measures are found by using a ruler and a scale, you say where a retailer can find the barcode... and so on.  

If it's a digital book, go about it exactly the same way, except if you can't measure, weigh or barcode then DO NOT supply metadata.  If it doesn't apply don't use it.

In short: You're describing what the consumer gets.   Every product get's it's own ISBN and it's own ONIX record.

On a "simplified" form you should check out all options but if they don't apply don't sweat it – just leave it blank.   Series are useful for marketing but not all books are in series.

 

TagNameShort answerExpected? Why
Record referenceUse the ISBN-13 hereYES
all records 

Every ONIX record should carry a unique number – used to identify the metadata record.
Any unique code could work here, but because the ISBN already identifies the product
you're selling using the same number to identify the record about the product is a quick
solution to maintaining a unique number 

Notification typedefault as "03"YES
all records 
Notification type is about the record as well. It tells the recipient how much trust to put in
the metadata (pre-publication information can change) or might be used to convey
advanced problems that a small publisher should email trading partners about.
product formBC=paperback
BB=hardcover
DG=digital book (PDF or eBook) 
YES
all records 
An ONIX record is a Product record as defined above. What form does it take in the
broadest terms possible? That's what goes here.
DO NOT code BA "book" it's there situations when a distributor doesn't know anything.
Audio books are "A_"  Ask for help if you need to describe a product with more than one
Product Form 
Product form detailB102 is Trade paperbackAll paperbacksA place to add detail to what you've said for Product Form. If it's a paperback retailers
need to know what type it is. And that's almost always a "Trade Paperback" . Look at the list
and you'll find  
Epublication type

002 is PDF
029 is EPUB 

Digital onlyDigital book don't usually use Product Form Detail, but this the digital equivalent to it.
BarcodeCode: 10 is likely 

Do you have a standard ISBN-13 based barcode? It's called an EAN13 Barcode.
Where doe it appear? Retailers want to know. Cover 4 is the back cover, so a basic EAN barcode
there is code "10" / Multiple barcodes including UPC? The simplified data entry forms don't usually
support repeating barcode information. Choose the expected one for book retailers. 

Work identifierUse only when you've
published this title in more
than one "Form"
 Digital book sellers in particular want this but each ONIX record describes a Product.
If you sold the same "work" or title in multiple formats wouldn't it be nice if ALL the records
shared an identifier?  So in all such records select "01 Proprietary" and fill in a shared value in
the box beside it – a unique code please – don't use the book title spaces and all as that's
no help to anyone.
Title prefix
Title without prefix 
Use only if your book title
contains a prefix 
 Use "Distinct title" on its own if the book title doesn't have a prefix. Otherwise this is a support
for indexing – help the retailer out by putting the Prefix in one box and the title without it in the
box Title without prefix 
Distinct titleAs it appears on the bookYES
all records 
 
Imprint:
Name code type
Name code value 
Use only if you're supplying
your ONIX metadata to
Amazon
 

More than you want to know available here:

Imprint Codes and the need for consistent presentation of Supplier, Publisher and Imprint names

Imprint name YES
all records 
The Publisher is the company who published the book. The Imprint is the brand how the book appears
They are usually the same thing but retailers like to know.
Publication dateThe date this ISBN was first soldYES
all records 
Dates in ONIX are YYYYMMDD – no hyphens, slashes or marks. Dates are "text" fields
Publishing status02 is forthcoming
04 is Active 
YES
all records 
A way for the supply chain to understand where your book is in it's lifecycle. Nothing is
in print forever. "Forthcoming" is "before publication" and you should update your record to "Active"
SUPPLY DETAIL:
Supplier name
Supplier role

Print and digital products
can be different but it's
probably your company name

YES
all records
For Print books this would normally be who a RETAILER contacts to order stock.
For Digital books this would be the same if this product (ISBN) is available from several e-tailers
but if this ISBN is uniquely available from one source then you can specify that in Supplier Role as well.
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