BISG Committees
An array of BISG Committees and Working Groups provide an ongoing platform for the advancement of book industry best practices and standards. These groups are actively managed by BISG members and usually meet on a bi-monthly basis. BISG committee activities are coordinated at a strategic level by the BISG Coordinating Council, which is composed of the BISG staff, all Committee Chairs and Working Group Chairs.View a complete list of committee meetings in the EVENTS section of this website.
What happened to BISAC Committees?
In March 2011, BISG unified all Committees under a single operational plan. The guiding principles behind this plan fall into the following three categories:| Governance Simple Transparent Communicative Strategic | Organization Designed to support today's business processes Impactful Agile and flexible Efficient | Process Predictable Repeatable Consensus driven Results driven |
BISG Coordinating Council
BISG's Coordinating Council is a forum comprised of the BISG Committee Chairs, Working Group Chairs and BISG staff, convened to set and measure the activities of BISG's...
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BISG's Coordinating Council is a forum comprised of the BISG Committee Chairs, Working Group Chairs and BISG staff, convened to set and measure the activities of BISG's...
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Content Structure Committee
BISG's Content Stucture Committee develops best practices for representing book content, whether destined for print or digital output and delivery.
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BISG's Content Stucture Committee develops best practices for representing book content, whether destined for print or digital output and delivery.
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EDI Committee
BISG's EDI Committee creates the XML documents used by the U.S. book industry for online book selling and all other business transactions conducted over the Internet. The...
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BISG's EDI Committee creates the XML documents used by the U.S. book industry for online book selling and all other business transactions conducted over the Internet. The...
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Identification Committee
BISG's Identification Committee monitors, reviews and develops best practices for the use of identifier standards in the book industry. It also contributes to the...
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BISG's Identification Committee monitors, reviews and develops best practices for the use of identifier standards in the book industry. It also contributes to the...
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ISBN-13 Task Force
BISG's ISBN-13 Task Force explored options for easing operational and logistical issues related to the industry-wide ISBN-13 transition. Although disbanded in 2007, BISG...
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BISG's ISBN-13 Task Force explored options for easing operational and logistical issues related to the industry-wide ISBN-13 transition. Although disbanded in 2007, BISG...
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Machine Readable Coding Committee
BISG's Machine Readable Coding Committee (MRC) drafts and maintains best practice recommendations for the structure and use of machine readable barcodes and...
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BISG's Machine Readable Coding Committee (MRC) drafts and maintains best practice recommendations for the structure and use of machine readable barcodes and...
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Manufacturing & Distribution Committee
BISG's Manufacturing & Distribution Committee investigates and formulates new methods, or enhances existing methods, that increase the efficiency of book manufacturing and...
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BISG's Manufacturing & Distribution Committee investigates and formulates new methods, or enhances existing methods, that increase the efficiency of book manufacturing and...
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Metadata Committee
BISG's Metadata Committee oversees the development and maintenance of the ONIX for Books standard in the U.S. market. The committee suggests changes to the ONIX standard...
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BISG's Metadata Committee oversees the development and maintenance of the ONIX for Books standard in the U.S. market. The committee suggests changes to the ONIX standard...
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Publications Committee
BISG's Publications Committee reviews and optimizes the development of BISG's research studies and reports through copyediting, design and production.
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BISG's Publications Committee reviews and optimizes the development of BISG's research studies and reports through copyediting, design and production.
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Research Committee
BISG's Research Committee collects and circulates data regarding current book industry trends.
Committee Chair:
Kelly Gallagher, R.R. Bowker
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BISG's Research Committee collects and circulates data regarding current book industry trends.
Committee Chair:
Kelly Gallagher, R.R. Bowker
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Rights Committee
BISG's Rights Committee develops, maintains and advocates industry-wide best practices designed to support the standardized electronic transmission of a defined set of...
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BISG's Rights Committee develops, maintains and advocates industry-wide best practices designed to support the standardized electronic transmission of a defined set of...
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Subject Codes Committee
BISG's Subject Codes Committee maintains the BISAC Subject Headings, Merchandising Themes and Regional Themes, and provides guidance on the implementation and use of the...
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BISG's Subject Codes Committee maintains the BISAC Subject Headings, Merchandising Themes and Regional Themes, and provides guidance on the implementation and use of the...
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XBITS Committee
XBITS (XML Book Industry Transaction Standards) is a Committee of BISG as well as a Working Group of IDEAlliance that is designing and maintaining the standard XML...
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XBITS (XML Book Industry Transaction Standards) is a Committee of BISG as well as a Working Group of IDEAlliance that is designing and maintaining the standard XML...
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