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Product Metadata

Product Metadata

The preferred electronic method for communicating structured product metadata between trading partners in the book industry (including title, author, ISBN, price, availability, reviews, territorial rights, etc.) is ONIX for Books. Through it's Metadata Committee, BISG supplies the US contribution to this important data standard.

See below for more information.
ONIX Users Directory

The ONIX Users Directory provides a place for book industry professionals to view the most up-to-date information about ONIX users. Which companies are currently receiving ONIX files? Which companies are sending them? Where can you go for help?

ONIX for Books

International standard for representing and communicating product information in electronic form

Agency Terms in ONIX

New code values have been assigned in the just published Code Lists Issue 11 (March 18, 2010) to address the new agency model requirements

Product Metadata Best Practices

Provides detailed instruction on improving the accuracy of data throughout the supply chain while speeding data processing among trading partners

Audience Codes

Used to pinpoint the intended reader of a book

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