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The Book Industry Study Group regularly releases new and updated guidelines for industry best practices in areas that address metadata, rights, subject codes, supply chain, and workflow issues. Our posts address these and other issues across five topic categories.

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Companies endorse BISG statement on misuse of the subtitle field
Companies endorse BISG statement on misuse of the subtitle field

Ingram, Baker & Taylor, Bowker, ProQuest (a part of Clarivate), BookNet Canada, and the Firebrand Group endorse a reminder of metadata best practices. Continue Reading

Postedby Brian F. O'Leary
Date posted07/24/2023


BISG welcomes six new directors
BISG welcomes six new directors

BISG adds six new members to its 14-member board of directors. Learn more about who is leading BISG into the future. Continue Reading

Postedby Brian F. O'Leary
Date posted07/17/2023


BISG Launches a New Metadata Practices Study
BISG Launches a New Metadata Practices Study

BISG launches a new survey to better understand the current state of metadata practices employed by North American publishers. Continue Reading

Postedby Brian F. O'Leary
Date posted06/27/2023


"Making the industry’s life easier"
"Making the industry’s life easier"

On receiving BISG's Industry Champion Award, Phil Madans reflected on what makes change possible in book publishing. Continue Reading

Postedby Phil Madans
Date posted05/29/2023


BISG Updates Its Field Guide to Fixed-Layout Ebooks
BISG Updates Its Field Guide to Fixed-Layout Ebooks

BISG's workflow committee has reviewed and updated a guide to best practices in creating fixed-layout ebooks. New content includes specific considerations of accessibility and platform requirements. Continue Reading

Postedby Brian F. O'Leary
Date posted05/1/2023


Hederis To Receive BISG's Industry Innovator Award
Hederis To Receive BISG's Industry Innovator Award

The BISG Board will honor Hederis with its Industry Innovator Award, recognizing the company's commitment to building "write-once, read-many workflows" that support multiple downstream use cases, including those meant for print-disabled audiences. Continue Reading

Postedby Brian F. O'Leary
Date posted03/21/2023


HBG's Phil Madans to Receive BISG's Industry Champion Award
HBG's Phil Madans to Receive BISG's Industry Champion Award

BISG honors Phil Madans' decades-long commitment to advancing core aspects of supply chain infrastructure, notably in areas that include identification and metadata. That work is evidenced in his concern and leadership around training a next generation of publishing professionals in data quality. Continue Reading

Postedby Brian F. O'Leary
Date posted03/15/2023


Green Book Alliance Releases New "Sustainability Checklist"
Green Book Alliance Releases New "Sustainability Checklist"

The Green Book Alliance has released its Printer-Publisher Sustainability Checklist, created to help foster discussions between publishers and printers around environmental sustainability in manufacturing books Continue Reading

Postedby Brian F. O'Leary
Date posted03/14/2023


PW Editor Jim Milliot to Receive BISG's Lifetime Service Award
PW Editor Jim Milliot to Receive BISG's Lifetime Service Award

The BISG board honors Jim Milliot's decades-long commitment to reporting on the book industry, both in its best moments and many of its most challenging, informing the industry at a time of continued change in the size, shape, and competitive nature of the business. Continue Reading

Postedby Brian F. O'Leary
Date posted03/7/2023


Thriving on Chaos
Thriving on Chaos

At BISG's annual meeting, Scholastic SVP Kevin Spall will talk about "Thriving on Chaos (Just With Less Chaos)", a closing keynote wrapping up a day focused on transforming supply chain communication. Continue Reading

Postedby Brian F. O'Leary
Date posted02/14/2023


Transforming Supply Chain Communication
Transforming Supply Chain Communication

This year, the BISG Annual Meeting will address the changes needed across the data stack, tech stack, and communications protocols across the book industry supply chain. Continue Reading

Postedby Brian F. O'Leary
Date posted01/16/2023


BISG Announces BISAC Subject Codes Update
BISG Announces BISAC Subject Codes Update

An update to the BISAC Subject Code List was released in December, following a webinar presented by committee chair Connie Harbison of Baker & Taylor. Continue Reading

Postedby Brian F. O'Leary
Date posted01/11/2023