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SUMMARY:BIC's ONIX: Essentials Plus Training Course (online- updated for 2023)
DESCRIPTION:This newly updated online course introduces the ONIX standard and the essentials of producing\, managing & distributing good book metadata.\n\n\nBIC ONIX: Essentials Plus training course (online – updated for 2023)\n#bictraining \n  \nPurpose of the Course \nThis intensive course (provided as an online course in three\, half-day training sessions) introduces the ONIX standard and the essentials of producing\, managing\, and distributing good book metadata. It mixes the background and theory of metadata with real-world practice and guidance in an approachable but authoritative way. \n This course has been extended from two to three afternoons to allow the inclusion of additional data elements relating to digital products\, open access\, audio material and chapter-level metadata\, plus extra time for discussion. \nBenefits of Attending  \nDelegates will be provided with all the vital information to understand the basics of ONIX and how it is used in the book industry.  \nCourse Level\nThis course is suitable for beginners with no knowledge of ONIX\, although it will also be of value to those already familiar with ONIX. It is aimed at staff with management responsibility for metadata\, either in editorial\, IT\, marketing\, or production within a publisher\, or in similar roles within distribution and retailing. It is not highly technical\, but software developers seeking to understand ONIX would benefit from this course. \nCourse Outline\n The overall content is as follows:   \n1) Introduction: \nSome of this introduction is pre-recorded\, for viewing before the training. \n\nExplanation of what ONIX is\, with typical use cases\nBrief history of ONIX and its governance\nBrief overview of the other ONIX standards\, e.g.\, for ONIX serials\, ONIX for transactional messages\, etc.\n\n 2) More Detail: \n\nOverview of the different versions of ONIX\, i.e.\, 2.1 vs 3.0 \nMore detail on ONIX for Books 3.0 \nBusiness benefits of: using ONIX; the BIC Metadata Excellence Award (MEA) Accreditation Scheme \nIntroduction to XML syntax\nSemantics and code lists \nONIX for Books data feeds and best practice\n\n 3) Key Data Elements:  \n\nRecord reference \nProduct identifiers\nProduct form and detail\nDigital products (including audiobooks)\nAccessibility\nUsage restrictions and licensing\nOpen access\nContributors \nXHTML encoding of rich text\nTitles \nSets\, series\, or collections \nSubject codes (BIC\, BISAC\, Thema\, CBMC\, etc.)\nKeywords \nDescriptive text and other collateral material \nChapter-level metadata\nImprint and publisher \nPublication date and sales embargo\nTerritorial sales rights \nNon-territorial sales restrictions\nRelated works and products \nPublishing status and availability\nSimple markets\nSupply details and pricing\nFree of charge products\n\n 4) Best Practice Guidelines \n\nWhere to look for further information\n\nThe Trainers\n\n\n\nGraham Bell \nExecutive Director\, EDItEUR \nGraham is Executive Director of EDItEUR\, and is responsible for the overall development of EDItEUR’s standards and the management services it provides on behalf of other standards organisations (ISNI International Agency and the International DOI Foundation). He joined EDItEUR as its Chief Data Architect in 2010\, focusing on the continuing development and application of ONIX for Books\, Thema\, EDItX and on other EDItEUR standards for the global books and serials sectors. \nGraham is an experienced trainer and speaker. He previously worked for HarperCollins Publishers in the UK\, where most recently he was Head of Publishing Systems. \n \n\n\n\nChris Saynor \nStandards Editor\, EDItEUR \nChris is responsible for EDItEUR’s book publishing standards including ONIX\, Thema and EDItX. He joined the organisation in late 2016. For the previous eight years\, Chris worked for GiantChair Inc. in Paris as a metadata specialist and project manager and has been responsible for implementation of the Onixsuite application in many publishing organisations. He is widely known for his work with French industry liaison body CLIL and with BISG committees. Prior to that\, Chris has a 20-year background in bookselling with Waterstones and WHSmith.  \nFeedback for this Course\n“The course was excellent – no improvement required for the content of the course at all.” – Huw Alexander\, SAGE Publications \n “The course was very well structured and thorough. The trainer explained everything in detail and with clear examples. Plenty of opportunities for discussion and questions.” – Nia Beynon\, Faber & Faber \nDates of this Course\nTues 16th\, Weds 17th and Thurs 18th May 2023 \nBespoke and In-House Training \nBIC is committed to providing high quality\, accessible training for the book industry. We are able to provide both bespoke courses and in-house training to suit your requirements. This course is suitable for in-house training so please do contact us to request further information or to make a booking: info@bic.org.uk \nCourse Location \nThis course will be held online via the GoToMeetings platform. Full log in instructions will be given to trainees one week ahead of the course start date.  \nCourse Length\nThis is a 1.5-day course which will be delivered in three\, half-day training sessions\, 1.00pm – 5.30pm (UK) on the three dates specified\, above. \nPrices  \nBIC & EDItEUR Members £435.00 + VAT \nFriends of BIC £515.00 + VAT \nNon-Members £590.00 + VAT \nDiscounted rates apply to BIC and EDItEUR members only. \nCheck BIC membership and/or EDItEUR membership.  \n Additional discount available: Please note that any individual who registers\, at the same time\, to attend both the BIC ONIX Advanced Topics (May) and this ONIX: Essentials Plus training course will be eligible to receive a £100 discount on the combined cost of their tickets. This offer is open to BIC & EDItEUR Members\, Friends of BIC and Non-Members. Contact BIC info@bic.org.uk for further information and to receive your discount code (prior to booking your place); tickets purchased using this discount code will not be transferrable within your organisation. This offer cannot be used in conjunction with any other or discount code.   \nAlternative Payment Option: If you would prefer BIC to invoice your organisation directly\, please contact us: info@bic.org.uk. Please note that this process will incur a £25.00 administration fee. \n  \n\n\n\nBIC Training Courses\nCreated by the book industry\, for the book industry \nFor an empowered\, informed supply chain \nEstablished in 1991\, BIC is an independent\, not-for-profit organisation at the heart of the UK book industry. We pride ourselves on working collaboratively with key stakeholders in the industry to produce quality training courses that are created and delivered by expert\, highly respected trainers on a wide range of supply chain topics. Being a not-for-profit organisation\, BIC is able to offer all of its training at highly competitive rates. If there is a topic that you would like us to provide training on\, that we do not provide at present\, get in touch; we also welcome enquires about the provision of bespoke in-house courses. \nCancellations by BIC\nPlease note: as we price our training courses so competitively\, the running of them is dependent on there being a set minimum number of delegates registered by the time the booking period ceases. For this reason\, please be aware that unfortunately some courses may be cancelled if this requirement is not met. Should this happen\, BIC will arrange for full refunds for all training courses booked. We will liaise with registered delegates at least 2 weeks prior to each course date regarding this.  \n \nRefund Policy\nPlease take a few moments to familiarise yourself with our refund policy.  \nShould you need to cancel your ticket\, refunds may be given as follows: \n\nUp to 6 calendar weeks (i.e. 42 calendar days) before the event: full refund\nLess than 6 calendar weeks\, but more than 2 calendar weeks (i.e. 14 days) before the event: 50% refund\nLess than 2 calendar weeks before the event: no refund\n\nIf you (or a colleague in your place) do not attend the training course you have booked\, no refund will be given. \nPlease note: Tickets are transferable within your organisation.
URL:https://bic.org.uk/event/bics-onix-essentials-plus-training-course-online-updated-for-2023-3/
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SUMMARY:BIC's ONIX: Advanced Topics Training Course (online - revised for 2023)
DESCRIPTION:Aimed at experienced ONIX users\, this online course provides guidance on optimising your metadata and the more complex aspects of ONIX.\n\n\nBIC ONIX: Advanced Topics training course (online – revised for 2023)\n#bictraining  \nPurpose of the Course\nRecent research shows that good metadata leads to increased sales*. With that in mind\, this advanced course mixes the theoretical discussion of metadata with practical examples and guidance\, and links metadata very clearly with supply chain effectiveness and commercial success. \nPlease note: the training on data elements relating to digital products\, open access\, audio material and chapter-level metadata has been transferred to the new ONIX Essentials Plus course and the new short course  ONIX for Digital Products.  \n*Nielsen White Paper: The Link Between Metadata and Sales.   \nBenefits of Attending  \nExperienced ONIX users will learn how to optimise their metadata and deal with the more complex aspects of ONIX by attending this course.   \nCourse Level \nThis course is suitable for delegates with a good background knowledge of publishing and experience working with ONIX. Attendees do not require a technical background\, the course is aimed at staff with management responsibility for product metadata or software developers seeking more in-depth domain knowledge. Delegates should previously have attended the BIC ONIX Essentials training course or have gained extensive knowledge and experience of metadata management and ONIX over several years.    \nCourse Outline \nThe content of this course is modular and will be tailored to the particular interests of delegates; consequently\, each course will be different. However\, the overall content will most likely include many of the following topics: \n 1) Identifiers and Core Semantics: \n\nWMI stack in  and interoperability with library metadata models\nClass inheritance\, where in the stack does each data element live?\nPrinciples of identifiers; ISBNs and GTINs; ISNI and name identification; DOIs; work IDs\nDiscoverability\, keywords and structured subject coding including Thema\nSales rights and nonterritorial restrictions\nAdvanced international markets\nAdvanced collections\nAdvanced pricing with alternative pricing models\, price constraints\, discounts; multi-item/multi-component products\n XML validation \nBlock updating including P&A updates\nAcknowledgement message\n\n 2) Recent Additions in ONIX 3.0.1 – 3.0.8. \n 3) Discuss your issues \n\nIt would be helpful if you are able to inform the trainer in advance\, but discussion topics can be raised ‘on the day’\n\n 6) Practical Demos (spread throughout the day): \n\nHow to validate ONIX messages\nWhy character sets and encodings are important\nTag name conversion\nUnderused features and opportunities; common errors\n\nThe Trainer   \n\n\n\nGraham Bell \nExecutive Director\, EDItEUR  \nGraham is Executive Director of EDItEUR\, and is responsible for the overall development of EDItEUR’s standards and the management services it provides on behalf of other standards organisations (ISNI International Agency and the International DOI Foundation). He joined EDItEUR as its Chief Data Architect in 2010\, focusing on the continuing development and application of ONIX for Books\, Thema\, EDItX and on other EDItEUR standards for the global books and serials sectors.  \nGraham is an experienced trainer and speaker. He previously worked for HarperCollins Publishers in the UK\, where most recently he was Head of Publishing Systems.  \nFeedback for this Course   \n“Learning about the detailed differences between ONIX 2.1 and 3.0 has provided me with greater understanding and knowledge to assist in my job.” – Angela Kendall\, Nielsen  \n“Graham Bell is an excellent teacher making the courses interesting even when the subject matter is not that ‘light’. He provides explanations in a clear and concise way.” – Angela Kendall\, Nielsen  \n“I can think of many people in my company who would benefit from attending this course.” – Anon. \nDates and Frequency of this Course     \n Tuesday 23rd and Wednesday 24th May 2023 (over 2 half days) \nBespoke and In-House Training  \nBIC is committed to providing high quality\, accessible training for the book industry. We are able to provide both bespoke courses and in-house training to suit your requirements. This course is suitable for in-house training so please do contact us to request further information or to make a booking: info@bic.org.uk  \nCourse Location  \nOnline / Virtual Training.  \nCourse Length \nThis is a full day course which will be delivered in two\, half-day training sessions\, 1.00pm-5.30pm (UK) on the dates specified\, above. \nPrices  \nBIC & EDItEUR Members £295 + VAT \nFriends of BIC £345 + VAT \nNon-Members £400 + VAT  \nAdditional discount available: Please note that any individual who registers to attend both this ONIX: Advanced Topics and the BIC ONIX Essentials Plus May course will be eligible to receive a £100 discount on the combined cost of their tickets. \nThis offer is open to BIC & EDItEUR Members\, Friends of BIC and Non-Members. Contact BIC (info@bic.org.uk) for further information and to receive your discount code (prior to booking your place); tickets purchased using this discount code will not be transferrable within your organisation. This offer cannot be used in conjunction with any other or discount code.  \nThe fully discounted rates apply to BIC and EDItEUR members only.  \nCheck BIC membership and /or EDItEUR membership.  \nAlternative Payment Option: If you would prefer BIC to invoice your organisation directly\, please contact us: info@bic.org.uk. Please note that this process will incur a £25.00 administration fee. \n\n\n\nBIC Training Courses\nCreated by the book industry\, for the book industry \nFor an empowered\, informed supply chain \nEstablished in 1991\, BIC is an independent\, not-for-profit organisation at the heart of the book industry. We pride ourselves on working collaboratively with key stakeholders in the UK book industry to produce quality training courses that are created and delivered by expert\, highly respected trainers on a wide range of supply chain topics. Being a not-for-profit organisation\, BIC is able to offer all of its training at highly competitive rates. If there is a topic that you would like us to provide training on\, that we do not provide at present\, get in touch; we also welcome enquires about the provision of bespoke in-house courses. \nCourse Cancellations \nPlease note: as we price our training courses so competitively\, the running of them is dependent on there being a set minimum number of delegates registered by the time the booking period ceases. For this reason\, please be aware that unfortunately some courses may be cancelled if this requirement is not met. Should this happen\, BIC will arrange for full refunds for all training courses booked. We will liaise with registered delegates at least 2 weeks prior to each course date regarding this. BIC apologies for any inconvenience caused. \nRefund Policy\nPlease take a few moments to familiarise yourself with our refund policy.  \nShould you need to cancel your ticket\, refunds may be given as follows: \n\nUp to 6 calendar weeks (i.e. 42 calendar days) before the event: full refund\nLess than 6 calendar weeks\, but more than 2 calendar weeks (i.e. 14 days) before the event: 50% refund\nLess than 2 calendar weeks before the event: no refund\n\nIf you (or a colleague in your place) do not attend the training course you have booked\, no refund will be given. \nPlease note: Tickets are transferable within your organisation.
URL:https://bic.org.uk/event/bics-onix-advanced-topics-training-course-online-revised-for-2023/
CATEGORIES:BIC Training Courses
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