Onix Users Directory

Receivers | Senders | Technical Service Providers

Entities Sending ONIX Files:

Upper Access, Inc.

Contact: Steve Carlson
Email: steve@upperaccess.com
Tel: 802-482-2988

Contact: Thomas Gray
Email: Info@upperaccess.com
Tel: 802-482-2988

Company Type: Independent Publisher

Approx. number of new titles published each year:
3
ONIX Version[s] Used:
Version 1.1, Version 1.2, Version 1.2.1, Version 2., Version 2.1 June 2003 release

Also send ONIX files out:
No
ONIX files produced by:
Publishers' Assistant (Couplet Software)
Approx. number of partners sending ONIX files to:
8
Send data for other companies in their ONIX files:
Yes
Other companies providing data for:
Note: Publishers' Assistant is a joint venture between Upper Access and Lawrence Information Services. Our Couplet software produces ONIX files. We at Upper Access are actively involved in helping other publishers provide their data, but specifics are in the listing of Publishers' Assistant as a technical service provider.

Aware of BISAC's "Best Practice" suggestions as applied to ONIX:
Yes
Areas conforming to "Best Practice":
ISBN/EAN, Title, Contributor, Publisher/Imprint/Brand Name, Price, Publisher Status Code, Product Availability Code, Product Form/Format/Binding/Packaging, Publication Date/On Sale Date, BISAC Subject, Language of Product Content<, Series Name/Number Within Series, Edition Number, Edition Type/Description, Volume Number within Set/Number of Volumes in Set/Set Title, ONIX Audience Code, Case Pack/Carton Quantity, Bar Coding Indication/Description, Weight and Dimensions, Return Code, Extent/Page Count/Running Time, Textual Description of Product Suitable for Public Display, Digital Image of Product Suitable for Public Display
Further comments on "Best Practice":
At this writing, our Couplet software has concentrated on the specific needs of Upper Access and the other publishers who use it. We are in the process of adding fields to incorporate all remaining "Best Practice" items.

Send descriptive text in ONIX files:
Yes
Transmit ONIX and other data files by:
FTP push to partners servers, FTP pull from your servers, CD-ROM or DVD-ROM via mail or courier, E-mail attachments
Transmit digital images of products by:
FTP push to partners servers, FTP pull from your servers, CD-ROM or DVD-ROM via mail or courier, E-mail attachments

Additional comments:
With our Couplet software, we can export data on our titles in many different formats, and some of our trading partners still prefer the information as XML or CSV documents (among others). We assume that in time, ONIX will be the standard that they all use, but it is convenient to be able to also choose different formats in the meantime.

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