BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Book Industry Communication - ECPv6.17.5//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Book Industry Communication X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://bic.org.uk X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Book Industry Communication REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20230326T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20231029T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20240331T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20241027T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20250330T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20251026T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20260329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20261025T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250325T143000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250325T153000 DTSTAMP:20250225T093016Z CREATED:20250225T093016Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250225T093016Z UID:9405-1742913000-1742916600@bic.org.uk SUMMARY:BIC's Supply Chain Excellence Award Accreditation Panel meeting DESCRIPTION:Quarterly meeting of the BIC’s Supply Chain Excellence Award Panel – BIC members only URL:https://bic.org.uk/event/bics-supply-chain-excellence-award-accreditation-panel-meeting-5/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Accreditation Schemes - Panel meetings,BIC's Supply Chain Excellence Award Accreditation Panel END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250325T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250327T173000 DTSTAMP:20250205T123423Z CREATED:20250205T123420Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250205T123423Z UID:9312-1742907600-1743096600@bic.org.uk SUMMARY:BIC ONIX: Essentials Plus Training Course - March 2025 DESCRIPTION:This online course introduces the ONIX standard and the essentials of producing\, managing & distributing good book metadata.\n\n\nBIC ONIX: Essentials Plus training course\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. \nThis 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\nThe 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\n2) 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\n3) 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 (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\n4) Best Practice Guidelines \n\nWhere to look for further information\n\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 25th – Thurs 27th March 2025 – afternoons only. \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 £470.00 + VAT \nFriends of BIC £560.00 + VAT \nNon-Members £640.00 + VAT \nPlease note: the price does not include the Eventbrite processing fee \nDiscounted rates apply to BIC and EDItEUR members only. \nCheck BIC Membership and/or EDItEUR membership \nAdditional discount available: Please note that any individual who registers\, at the same time\, to attend both the BIC’s Advanced ONIX Course 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\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 minus Eventbrite fee\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/bic-onix-essentials-plus-training-course-march-2025-2/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bic.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/5b440855f9e9164ce2137c5f6322f177-SoY7bF.tmp_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250304T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250304T160000 DTSTAMP:20250102T173658Z CREATED:20250102T173658Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250102T173658Z UID:9117-1741096800-1741104000@bic.org.uk SUMMARY:BIC's Libraries Committee meeting DESCRIPTION:BIC’s Libraries Committee\nQuarterly meeting of the BIC Libraries committee – this meeting is for BIC members only. URL:https://bic.org.uk/event/bics-libraries-committee-meeting-3/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Committee meeting END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250304T103000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250304T123000 DTSTAMP:20250116T171931Z CREATED:20250116T171931Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250116T171931Z UID:9222-1741084200-1741091400@bic.org.uk SUMMARY:BIC Board Meeting DESCRIPTION:BIC Board Meeting\nFor Board Directors only. URL:https://bic.org.uk/event/bic-board-meeting-12/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:BIC Board Meeting END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250228T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250228T170000 DTSTAMP:20241211T153743Z CREATED:20241211T153743Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241211T153743Z UID:9036-1740762000-1740762000@bic.org.uk SUMMARY:Deadline for TEiLA Accreditation Application DESCRIPTION:Applications due for the Technology Excellence in Libraries award (TEiLA) quarterly review. URL:https://bic.org.uk/event/deadline-for-teila-accreditation-application-6/ LOCATION:Online END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250225T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250225T153000 DTSTAMP:20250102T173441Z CREATED:20250102T173441Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250102T173441Z UID:9114-1740492000-1740497400@bic.org.uk SUMMARY:BIC Green Supply Chain Committee Meeting DESCRIPTION:Meeting of the  Green Supply Chain Committee Meeting which occurs every 2-3 months. For BIC members only. URL:https://bic.org.uk/event/bic-green-supply-chain-committee-meeting-5/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Committee meeting END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250220T150000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250226T163000 DTSTAMP:20250205T123422Z CREATED:20250205T123419Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250205T123422Z UID:9311-1740063600-1740587400@bic.org.uk SUMMARY:BIC Brunch: European Accessibility Act - Websites/Platforms & Packaging DESCRIPTION:Expert speakers reveal considerations & requirements for websites/platforms in light of the EAA with considerations for accessible packaging\n\n\nBIC Brunches 2025\n#bicbrunch\nEuropean Accessibility Act: Websites/Platforms and Accessible Packaging\n \nIntroduction\nJoin us in this\, the 7th session of our series of webinars dedicated to Accessibility\, which we have put together with the 2025 European Accessibility Act (EAA) firmly in mind. \nThis event follows on from 6 incredibly well received sessions that have already examined i) Back to Basics – the Legalities\, ii) Accessibility Metadata\, iii) Accessible Content (EPUB and PDF)\, iv) Alt Text\, v) Fixed Layout and vi) STEM/Scholarly Publishing \nRecordings of each of the above sessions (with the exception of the Legalities session)will gradually be made freely available via our YouTube Accessibility Playlist. Prior to them being published on YouTube\, BIC members may request an advanced copy of any of the recordings from the above 6 sessions via info@bic.org.uk at any time. \nFebruary’s session sees our expert speakers guide us through the accessibility requirements for websites/platforms and accessible packaging. We’ll do this by covering a variety of topics concerned with the accessible experience of exploring and shopping online: from browsing\, to receiving digital books to chosen devices and being able to access them confidently in a preferred reading method; or receiving a hard copy (braille\, large print\, audio) through the post. We’ll also hear about the Accessible Product Packaging project. \n \nHost\n\nKarina Urquhart\, Executive Director\, BIC\n\nSpeakers\n\nSydney Allen\, Product Manager\, GlassBoxx\nVirginie Bouilhac\, Director\, Content Management\, Rakuten Kobo Inc\nRobin Spinks\, Head of Inclusive Design\, RNIB\n\n \nWho should attend?\nThe EU Accessibility Act will have a far-reaching impact on the book industry supply chain\, including the consideration and development/maintenance of websites/platforms. Today\, most organisations have websites/online platforms and so this session will be of interest to a broad range of different book industry organisation types and professionals\, especially website/platform developers\, website/platform designers\, content creators and those working at publishing houses\, vendors\, 3rd party suppliers etc. It will also be of interest to those organisations that supply content/products directly to customers (B2C). \n \nRegistration\nTickets are FREE for BIC and BISG members and MA Publishing Students at City St George’s\, University of London. Everyone else is required to pay a nominal fee. Please ensure you select the correct ticket type. \nTo register\, scroll to the top of this webpage and click on the ‘Get Tickets’ button.Not sure if your organisation is a BIC member? View our members list here. \n \nFuture Accessibility BIC Brunch sessions\nIn addition to February’s session\, there are currently 2 further BIC Brunch sessions planned (with possibly more to come) that will explore specific topics with regards to the EU Accessibility Act and they include: \n\nDigital Audio – March 2025\nDRM\, Text-to-Speech\, and Accessibility – April 2025\n\n\nCan’t make it? Watch it on YouTube\nIf you would like to attend this event but cannot for any reason\, you can watch both our BIC Brunch and Green BIC Brunch sessions via the BIC YouTube channel. One month after the live event\, the footage will be uploaded to the channel. Attendees of this event will automatically receive a copy of the recording within one week of the live session. \nIf you would like to remain informed about all of BIC’s forthcoming events\, including our BIC Brunch sessions\, join BIC’s mailing list. \nWe look forward to seeing you! URL:https://bic.org.uk/event/bic-brunch-european-accessibility-act-websites-platforms-packaging-2/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bic.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/f10402f9e2faeaa0b3e171c8e30f5006-TRTO0A.tmp_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250220T150000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250220T163000 DTSTAMP:20250121T151717Z CREATED:20250121T145245Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250121T151717Z UID:9243-1740063600-1740069000@bic.org.uk SUMMARY:BIC Brunch: European Accessibility Act - Websites/Platforms & Packaging DESCRIPTION:BIC Brunch: European Accessibility Act – Websites/Platforms & Packaging\nExpert speakers reveal considerations & requirements for websites/platforms in light of the EAA with considerations for accessible packaging \nGet tickets \nIntroduction\nJoin us in this\, the 7th session of our series of webinars dedicated to Accessibility\, which we have put together with the 2025 European Accessibility Act (EAA) firmly in mind. \nThis event follows on from 6 incredibly well received sessions that have already examined i) Back to Basics – the Legalities\, ii) Accessibility Metadata\, iii) Accessible Content (EPUB and PDF)\, iv) Alt Text\, v) Fixed Layout and vi) STEM/Scholarly Publishing \nRecordings of each of the above sessions (with the exception of the Legalities session)will gradually be made freely available via our YouTube Accessibility Playlist. Prior to them being published on YouTube\, BIC members may request an advanced copy of any of the recordings from the above 6 sessions via info@bic.org.uk at any time. \nFebruary’s session sees our expert speakers guide us through the accessibility requirements for websites/platforms and accessible packaging. We’ll do this by covering a variety of topics concerned with the accessible experience of exploring and shopping online: from browsing\, to receiving digital books to chosen devices and being able to access them confidently in a preferred reading method; or receiving a hard copy (braille\, large print\, audio) through the post. We’ll also hear about the Accessible Product Packaging project. \nHost\n\nKarina Urquhart\, Executive Director\, BIC\n\nSpeakers\n\nSydney Allen\, Product Manager\, GlassBoxx\nWendy Reid\, Accessibility & Publishing Standards Lead\, Rakuten Kobo Inc\nRobin Spinks\, Head of Inclusive Design\, RNIB\n\nWho should attend?\nThe EU Accessibility Act will have a far-reaching impact on the book industry supply chain\, including the consideration and development/maintenance of websites/platforms. Today\, most organisations have websites/online platforms and so this session will be of interest to a broad range of different book industry organisation types and professionals\, especially website/platform developers\, website/platform designers\, content creators and those working at publishing houses\, vendors\, 3rd party suppliers etc. It will also be of interest to those organisations that supply content/products directly to customers (B2C). \nRegistration\nTickets are FREE for BIC and BISG members and MA Publishing Students at City St George’s\, University of London. Everyone else is required to pay a nominal fee. Please ensure you select the correct ticket type. \nTo register\, scroll to the top of this webpage and click on the ‘Get Tickets’ button.\nNot sure if your organisation is a BIC member? View our members list here. \nFuture Accessibility BIC Brunch sessions\nIn addition to February’s session\, there are currently 2 further BIC Brunch sessions planned (with possibly more to come) that will explore specific topics with regards to the EU Accessibility Act and they include: \n\nDigital Audio – March 2025\nDRM\, Text-to-Speech\, and Accessibility – April 2025\n\nCan’t make it? Watch it on YouTube\nIf you would like to attend this event but cannot for any reason\, you can watch both our BIC Brunch and Green BIC Brunch sessions via the BIC YouTube channel. One month after the live event\, the footage will be uploaded to the channel. Attendees of this event will automatically receive a copy of the recording within one week of the live session. \nIf you would like to remain informed about all of BIC’s forthcoming events\, including our BIC Brunch sessions\, join BIC’s mailing list. \nWe look forward to seeing you! \nGet tickets URL:https://bic.org.uk/event/bic-brunch-european-accessibility-act-websites-platforms-packaging/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:BIC Brunches ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bic.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Events-Sub-brand-Logo.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250220T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250220T120000 DTSTAMP:20250116T172948Z CREATED:20250116T172948Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250116T172948Z UID:9236-1740045600-1740052800@bic.org.uk SUMMARY:BIC's UK Thema National Group meeting DESCRIPTION:Quarterly meeting of BIC’s UK Thema National Group meeting  –  available to BIC members only. URL:https://bic.org.uk/event/bics-uk-thema-national-group-meeting-7/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:National Group END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250218T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250218T160000 DTSTAMP:20250116T172838Z CREATED:20250116T172838Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250116T172838Z UID:9234-1739887200-1739894400@bic.org.uk SUMMARY:BIC UK ONIX National Group meeting DESCRIPTION:Quarterly meeting of the BIC UK ONIX National Group.\nBIC members only. URL:https://bic.org.uk/event/bic-uk-onix-national-group-meeting-8/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:National Group END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250212T133000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250213T163000 DTSTAMP:20250205T123420Z CREATED:20241212T174810Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250205T123420Z UID:9053-1739367000-1739464200@bic.org.uk SUMMARY:BIC's An Introduction to Production Training Course (online) Feb 2025 DESCRIPTION:Aimed at those new to book production\, this course provides an introduction to how books are made (looking at the whole process).\n\n\nBIC An Introduction to Production training course (online) \n#bictraining \nPurpose of the Course\nAimed at those new to book production\, this online course (which will be delivered in two\, half-day sessions) provides an introduction to how books are made\, looking at the whole process including repro\, colour management\, the different print and binding methods within the book industry\, and the language used. It focuses on the role of production\, how decisions in production can support the publishers’ sustainability and social responsibility targets\, how individuals can add value to it\, and how to avoid some of the potential pitfalls of the production process. \nBenefits of Attending\nDelegates will hear from an industry expert on a broad range of subjects and learn how to apply this knowledge in their day-to-day role. They will be provided with the tools to be proactive in their role\, better express requirements\, and solve or even prevent problems efficiently. \nThis course has a practical emphasis\, ensuring that all theoretical elements are accompanied by a practical application. Where appropriate\, each section will contain a problem-solving element to enable delegates to gain an understanding of the potential pitfalls\, how to avoid them and how to spot them if they do occur. \nTo ensure our attendees get the most out of the day\, we limit the number of delegates for this course to 10. \nCourse Level\nThis course is aimed at those who are new to book production\, those who have learnt ‘on the job’ and those who would like to work in this field. It will provide a deeper understanding of the techniques and processes involved in the production and manufacture of books. \nCourse Outline\nThe topics covered will include: \n\nThe publishing business model and how you can affect its profitability\nWhere production fits into the business and how you can influence it\nHow the decisions made in production can support the publishers sustainability and social responsibility targets\nPre-press and how decisions made at this point can impact the print cost and the quality of the finished book\nThe different print methods\, when to use them and how to choose the right one for your book\nThe different types of paper available and how they can impact the cost and look of your book\nThe different binding methods\, their pros and cons\, and the impact they have on design\nThe cover finishes available\, their uses and limitations\nHow a book gets to the customer\nHow to select a supplier and request a quote\nWhat to consider when scheduling a book\nHow to solve problems at each stage of the process\n\nFull course outline here. \n \nThe Trainer\n\n\n\nHeather O’Connell \nConsultant \n \nHeather has more than 20 years’ experience in book publishing. Specialising in book production\, she has held various positions including Production Director for Penguin UK and HarperCollins Publishers. Heather now runs a consultancy\, using her passion for and knowledge of the industry to support a broad range of print and publishing clients and industry initiatives. \n \nFeedback for this Course\n“I have been very impressed by how the course was run\, the knowledge of those running it and the careful and considered way the information was imparted A very good general overview. I would recommend it to all those starting in publishing.” – Helen Peatfield\, HarperCollins Publishers \n \n“This course has been very useful and well explained\, and has added to my industry knowledge.” – Yasmine Aichaoui\, Printondemand-Worldwide \n \n“Very informative. The structure is brilliant because each section nicely builds on top of the previous section and therefore takes one through the entire production process. I found it all very effective but particularly because terminology was explained very well.” – Rebecca Cachia\, HarperCollins Publishers \n \nDates of this Course\nWednesday 12th February and Thursday 13th February 2025 \n \nBespoke & 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 \n \nCourse Location\nOnline / Virtual Training. \n \nCourse Length\nThis is a full day course which will be delivered in two\, half-day sessions\, 1:30pm-4:30pm (GMT) on the dates specified\, above. \n \nPrices\nBIC Members £320.00 + VAT \nFriends of BIC £375.00 + VAT \nNon Members £435.00 + VAT \nPlease note: the price does not include the Eventbrite processing fee \nDiscounted rates apply to BIC members only. \nNot sure if your organisation is a BIC member? Check BIC Membership and/or EDItEUR membership. \nAlternative Payment Option: If you would prefer BIC to invoice your organisation directly\, please contact 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 \n \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. \nAll BIC Production courses are designed in conjunction with a panel of Production Directors from leading publishing houses to ensure that they focus on what you need to know. Each course contains a formal assessment recognised by many of the UK’s publishing houses. \n \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. \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 minus the Eventbrite fee\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-an-introduction-to-production-training-course-online-feb-2025/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bic.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/8d1a70a10d543999e0c900ca2289aa05-kzDUF8.tmp_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250212T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250212T173000 DTSTAMP:20250205T123419Z CREATED:20241212T174809Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250205T123419Z UID:9052-1739365200-1739381400@bic.org.uk SUMMARY:BIC Thema: Essentials Half-Day Training Course (online)Feb 2025 DESCRIPTION:Thema is the global subject classification scheme for the book trade. This course explains its origins\, development\, uptake\, benefits & more\n\n\nBIC Thema: Essentials half-day training course (online)\n#bictraining \n \nPurpose of the Course\nThis course provides an introduction to Thema – the international subject classification scheme for the global book trade – explaining the need for such a scheme; its origins\, development and uptake; its benefits across the trade; and the principles of implementing Thema in systems and product records. \nAfter examining the key differences (and similarities) between Thema and the legacy schemes it is designed to replace\, the course will provide delegates with the opportunity to experiment and have hands-on experience with applying correct Thema codes. \n \nBenefits of Attending\nAs part of BIC’s suite of metadata training courses\, this course will provide an introduction to the Thema subject classification scheme in the context of wider metadata best practice. Delegates will discover the benefits and rapid growth of Thema in both a global and UK context\, and explore the key features of implementing Thema in systems and managing the migration from BIC (the current UK standard) to Thema\, looking at the available tools and supporting documentation. \nDelegates will gain an understanding of the structure and application of Thema codes\, concluding with the opportunity for practical\, hands-on experience of allocating Thema codes\, with a view to demonstrating how accurate subject classification is essential for effective search and discovery in-store and online. \n \nCourse Level\nThis course is aimed at anyone with an interest in book product data quality in general\, and book subject classification in particular. Whatever your background\, whether from an editorial\, marketing or systems perspective\, this course is relevant to individuals from all professional disciplines within the trade. Some familiarity with bibliographic subject classification (e.g. use of schemes such as BISAC or Thema) is assumed\, but not considered essential. \n \nCourse Outline\nPrior to the course\, delegates will be contacted to enquire whether they have any specific areas of concern / interest. Although the course can be tailored to its attendees to a certain degree\, the overall content is as follows: \n\nAn Introduction to Thema including its origins\, benefits\, development and adoption\nThema implementation\nContext\, i.e. how Thema codes are used globally\nHands-on\, practical sessions in assigning Thema codes\n\nTo request a copy of the full course outline email info@bic.org.uk \nThe Trainers\n\n\n\nGraham Bell \nExecutive Director \nEDItEUR \n  \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 \nEDItEUR \n \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. \n \nFeedback for this Course\nWhat component of the training was most effective for you? \n“Golden rules and practical experience in assigning codes. I feel much more confident in doing this now. ” – Anon. \n“All of it. I needed to know more about Thema as I was starting from scratch. I needed a proper understanding of what it was\, how it works\, who uses it and how we could implement it. This course tackled all these points in a methodical\, sensible and informative way.” – Anon. \n“I would recommend this course and will communicate elements of it across my business.” – Anon. \n“Come get your questions answered.” – Gopi Rajendran\, Klopotek \n \nDate of the Course\nWeds 12th Feb 2025 \n \nBespoke Course 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 \n\nCourse Location\nOnline / Virtual Training. \n\nCourse Length\nThis is a half-day course which will be delivered\, 1.00pm-5.30pm (UK) on the date specified\, above. \n\nPrices\nBIC & EDItEUR Members £175 + VAT \nFriends of BIC £215 + VAT \nNon Members £240 + VAT \nPlease note these prices do not include the Eventbrite processing fee. \nDiscounted 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\n\nBIC Training Courses\nCreated by the book industry\, for the book industry \nFor an empowered\, informed supply chain \n \nEstablished in 1991\, BIC is an independent\, not-for-profit organisation at the heart of the UK book industry’s supply chain. 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. \n \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. \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 minus the Eventbrite processing fee\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/bic-thema-essentials-half-day-training-course-onlinefeb-2025/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bic.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2644950ced6ae207e0ca94519ff417ec-qERL06.tmp_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250212T103000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250212T120000 DTSTAMP:20250102T173158Z CREATED:20250102T173158Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250102T173158Z UID:9110-1739356200-1739361600@bic.org.uk SUMMARY:BIC's Digital Supply Chain Committee meeting DESCRIPTION:BIC’s Digital Supply Chain Committee\nQuarterly meeting of the BIC Digital Supply Chain committee – this meeting is for BIC members only. URL:https://bic.org.uk/event/bics-digital-supply-chain-committee-meeting-7/ LOCATION:HarperCollins\, The News Building\, 1 London Bridge Street\, London\, SE1 9GF\, United Kingdom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250204T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250204T160000 DTSTAMP:20241121T172304Z CREATED:20241121T171710Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241121T172304Z UID:8906-1738677600-1738684800@bic.org.uk SUMMARY:BIC Metadata Sub Committee meeting DESCRIPTION:BIC Metadata Sub Committee meeting \nQuarterly meeting of the Metadata Sub Committee. For BIC members only. URL:https://bic.org.uk/event/8906/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Committee meeting END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250131T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250131T170000 DTSTAMP:20241211T153328Z CREATED:20241211T153328Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241211T153328Z UID:9026-1738342800-1738342800@bic.org.uk SUMMARY:Deadline for SCEA Accreditation Application DESCRIPTION:Applications due for the Supply Chain Excellence Award (MEA) quarterly review. URL:https://bic.org.uk/event/deadline-for-scea-accreditation-application-6/ LOCATION:Online END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250130T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250130T133000 DTSTAMP:20250127T221603Z CREATED:20241212T174807Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250127T221603Z UID:9051-1738238400-1738243800@bic.org.uk SUMMARY:BIC Brunch - European Accessibility Act – STEM/Scholarly Publishing DESCRIPTION:Expert speakers guide us through STEM/scholarly publishing requirements in light of the EAA.\n\n\nBIC Brunches 2025\n#bicbrunch\nEuropean Accessibility Act: STEM/Scholarly Publishing Requirements\n \nIntroduction\nJoin us in this\, the sixth session of our series of webinars dedicated to Accessibility\, which we have put together with the 2025 European Accessibility Act (EAA) firmly in mind. \nThis event follows on from four incredibly well received sessions that have already examined i) Back to Basics – the Legalities\, ii) Accessibility Metadata\, iii) Accessible Content (EPUB and PDF)\, iv) Alt Text and v) Fixed Layout. \nRecordings of each of the above sessions (with the exception of the Legalities session) will gradually be made freely available via our YouTube Accessibility Playlist. Prior to them being published on YouTube\, BIC members may request an advanced copy of any of the recordings from the above 5 sessions via info@bic.org.uk at any time. \nSo having already looked at the legalities\, metadata\, content\, Alt Text\, and fixed layout\, January’s session sees our expert speakers guide us through STEM/scholarly publishing requirements in light of the EAA. With worked examples\, hints and tips\, common pitfalls to avoid etc.\, and an insight into the publisher journey to address the requirements of the EAA this session will be of interest to those concerned with complying with the EU Accessibility Act\, particularly when it comes to STEM/scholarly publishing. \n \nHost\n\nKarina Urquhart\, Executive Director\, BIC\n\n \nSpeakers\n\nRichard Orme\, CEO at DAISY Consortium\nJames Yanchak\, Production Technologies Manager at Taylor & Francis Group.\nThird speaker\, TBC\n\n \nWho should attend?\nThe EU Accessibility Act will have a far-reaching impact on the book industry supply chain and so this session will be of interest to anyone working in the STEM/scholarly publishing world including publishers\, vendors\, and in particular\, content creators. \n \nRegistration\nTickets are FREE for BIC and BISG members and MA Publishing Students at City St George’s\, University of London. Everyone else is required to pay a nominal fee. Please ensure you select the correct ticket type. \nTo register\, scroll to the top of this webpage and click on the ‘Get Tickets’ button.Not sure if your organisation is a BIC member? View our members list here. \n \nFuture Accessibility BIC Brunch sessions\nIn addition to January’s session\, there are currently three further BIC Brunch sessions planned (with possibly more to come) that will explore specific topics with regards to the EU Accessibility Act and they include: \n\nWebsites/Platforms – February 2025\nDigital Audio – March 2025\nDRM\, Text-to-Speech\, and Accessibility – April 2025\n\n\nCan’t make it? Watch it on YouTube\nIf you would like to attend this event but cannot for any reason\, you can watch both our BIC Brunch and Green BIC Brunch sessions via the BIC YouTube channel. One month after the live event\, the footage will be uploaded to the channel. \nIf you would like to remain informed about all of BIC’s forthcoming events\, including our BIC Brunch sessions\, join BIC’s mailing list. \nWe look forward to seeing you! URL:https://bic.org.uk/event/bic-brunch-european-accessibility-act-stem-scholarly-publishing/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bic.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/f10402f9e2faeaa0b3e171c8e30f5006-kDYKYn.tmp_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250129T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250129T120000 DTSTAMP:20250116T171751Z CREATED:20250116T171751Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250116T171751Z UID:9219-1738144800-1738152000@bic.org.uk SUMMARY:BIC Board Meeting DESCRIPTION:BIC Board Meeting\nFor Board Directors only. URL:https://bic.org.uk/event/bic-board-meeting-11/ LOCATION:Macmillan\, The Smithson\, 6 Briset Street\,\, London\, EC1M 5NR CATEGORIES:BIC Board Meeting END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250128T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250128T170000 DTSTAMP:20250127T221602Z CREATED:20240208T091407Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250127T221602Z UID:7516-1738058400-1738083600@bic.org.uk SUMMARY:BIC's Colour Book Production Explained Training Course - Jan 2025 DESCRIPTION:The course has a practical emphasis\, ensuring that all theoretical elements are accompanied by an on-site demonstration.\n\n\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. \nAll BIC Production courses are designed in conjunction with a panel of Production Directors from leading publishing houses to ensure that they focus on what you need to know. Each course contains a formal assessment recognised by many of the UK’s publishing houses. \nBIC’s Privacy Policy \n \nBIC’s Colour Book Production Explained Course \nPurpose of the Course \nFocusing on the print and binding process alongside colour theory and paper\, this is a great introduction to colour book production. \nThe course has a practical emphasis\, ensuring that all theoretical elements are accompanied by an on-site demonstration. For this reason\, each section of the course contains a problem-solving element\, to enable delegates to gain an understanding of the potential pitfalls\, how to avoid them and how to spot them if they do occur. \nBenefits of Attending \nDelegates will spend time in the press-room and bindery\, seeing first-hand how books are produced and learning how to use this knowledge in their day-to-day role. The practical elements of the course will help to bring the theoretical course content to life. \nThis course will provide delegates with the tools to be proactive in their role\, better express their requirements\, choose the right supplier for their project\, and solve or even prevent problems. \nAs the factory can be very noisy and to ensure our attendees get the most out of the day\, we limit the number of delegates for this course to 6. \nCourse Level \nThis course is aimed at those who are\, or would like to be\, responsible for the production of colour books. It is specifically aimed at those new to colour production\, those who have learnt ‘on the job’ and those who would like to develop a deeper understanding of the techniques and processes involved in the manufacture of colour books. \nCourse Outline \nThe topics covered will include: \n\nThe different print processes available and how to pick the right one for your book\nHow colour is printed\nHow an image gets to the page\, including conversion to CMYK\, screens and ink density\nHow to choose the right proof for your book\nHow to assess paper and chose the right one\nWhat impact paper can have on your book\nHow a litho press is made ready and how to press pass a book\nThe different types of binding\, their characteristics\, limitations and how to choose the right one for your book\nWhat finishes are available and how are they applied\nHow a print price is constructed and how to request a quote\nHow to produce co-editions\nThings that can go wrong at each stage\, how to recognise them and what you can do to prevent them\nThe social and environmental impact of producing your book\n\nRead the full course outline here. \nThe Trainers \nJames Gascoigne \nBusiness Development \, Pureprint \nJames has worked in print marketing services and print for over 20 years with a broad range of experience and has worked at a senior level for some of the largest printing groups in the UK. James is used to delivering high quality\, time sensitive projects and has worked with most of the UK’s largest publishers \nThe Pureprint Group is a dynamic\, privately owned\, award winning print and marketing solutions provider with a unique and long-established environmental ethos. The group employs over 400 people and has a turnover in excess of £65 million producing publishing\, corporate\, retail\, creative and fine art printing. Pureprint has invested over £20 million in the last five years to offer industry leading digital\, litho and large format printing facilities together with data management\, mailing\, fulfilment\, creative packaging\, point of sale and marketing collateral management services. Pureprint Group is CarbonNeutral®\, ISO 14001 and has developed the highly acclaimed pureprint™ environmental printing system and in 2013 won\, for the third time\, the Queen’s Award for Enterprise: Sustainable Development. \nHeather O’Connell \nConsultant \nHeather has more than 20 years’ experience in book publishing. Specialising in book production\, she has held various positions including Production Director for Penguin UK and HarperCollins Publishers. Heather now runs a consultancy\, using her passion for and knowledge of the industry to support a broad range of print and publishing clients and industry initiatives. \nDate & Frequency of this Course \nTues 28th January 2025. \nThis course will run once in 2025. \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 courses 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 \nPureprint\, Crowson House\, Bellbrook Park\, Uckfield\, East Sussex\, TN22 1PH \nCourse Duration \nThis is a full day course\,10.00am – 5.00pm. \nPrices \nBIC Members £340 + VAT \nFriends of BIC £400 + VAT \nNon Members £465 + VAT \nNB: Travel and accommodation costs are not included in the ticket price. \nDiscounted rates apply to BIC members only. \nNot sure if your organisation is a BIC member? Check our members list here. \nAlternative Payment Option: \nIf you would prefer BIC to invoice your organisation directly\, please contact info@bic.org.uk. Please note that this process will incur a £25.00 administration fee. \nOn the Day \nAll of BIC’s full-day courses include refreshments and a full working lunch. \nDress Code \nPlease be aware that delegates will spend time in the factory \, so we ask that you should please dress appropriately\, i.e. no open-toe shoes / sandals. \nWIFI Access \nA password will be provided on the day to delegates. \nTravel information Tube / Rail Stations: \nNearest rail station: Uckfield \nCar Park: \nShould you choose to drive to this course\, there is limited parking available onsite at Pureprint. Please contact info@bic.org.uk for more information and/or to reserve a parking space. \nCourse Cancellations \nPlease note: as we price our training courses so keenly\, 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\nPlease note the Eventbrite fee will not be refunded. \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. \n\n\n\nHeather O’Connell. Consultant \n\n\n\nJames Gascoigne\, Business Development\, Pureprint Group URL:https://bic.org.uk/event/bics-colour-book-production-explained-training-course-nov-2024/ LOCATION:Pureprint\, Crowson House\, Bellbrook Park\, Uckfield\, England\, TN22 1PH\, United Kingdom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bic.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2f6de9d4e20a8f3b3e4b7c3b2a6747ae-DOmfRC.tmp_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250121T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250123T173000 DTSTAMP:20250122T221537Z CREATED:20241210T161210Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250122T221537Z UID:8978-1737464400-1737653400@bic.org.uk SUMMARY:BIC ONIX: Essentials Plus Training Course - Jan 2025 DESCRIPTION:This online course introduces the ONIX standard and the essentials of producing\, managing & distributing good book metadata.\n\n\nBIC ONIX: Essentials Plus training course\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. \nThis 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\nThe 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\n2) 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\n3) 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 (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\n4) Best Practice Guidelines \n\nWhere to look for further information\n\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 21st – Thurs 23rd Jan 2025 – afternoons only. \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 £470.00 + VAT \nFriends of BIC £560.00 + VAT \nNon-Members £640.00 + VAT \nPlease note: the price does not include the Eventbrite processing fee \nDiscounted rates apply to BIC and EDItEUR members only. \nCheck BIC Membership and/or EDItEUR membership \nAdditional discount available: Please note that any individual who registers\, at the same time\, to attend both the BIC’s Advanced ONIX Course 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\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 minus Eventbrite fee\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/bic-onix-essentials-plus-training-course-jan-2025/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bic.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/5b440855f9e9164ce2137c5f6322f177-95RMDF.tmp_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241219T150000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241219T163000 DTSTAMP:20241218T223038Z CREATED:20241203T112116Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241218T223038Z UID:8861-1734620400-1734625800@bic.org.uk SUMMARY:BIC Brunch - European Accessibility Act – Fixed Layout DESCRIPTION:Expert speakers guide us through the often-complex topic of fixed layout titles.\n\n\nBIC Brunches 2024\n#bicbrunch \nEuropean Accessibility Act: Fixed Layout\nOverview\nBIC Brunches are a series of live webinars which have been created for BIC members and non-members to explore book industry supply chain topics (including issues\, successes\, and challenges). Each BIC Brunch session is dedicated to one key area of the supply chain\, offering attendees a unique opportunity to gather knowledge about that topic from experts in the field. \n \nIntroduction\nJoin us in this\, the fifth session of our brand-new series of webinars dedicated to Accessibility\, which we have put together with the 2025 European Accessibility Act (EAA) firmly in mind. \n \nThis event follows on from four incredibly well received sessions that have already examined i) Back to Basics – the Legalities\, ii) Accessibility Metadata\, iii) Accessible Content (EPUB and PDF)\, and iv) Alt Text. \n \nRecordings of each of the above sessions (with the exception of the Legalities session) will gradually be made freely available via our YouTube Accessibility Playlist. Prior to them being published on YouTube\, BIC members may request a copy of any of the recordings from the above 4 sessions via info@bic.org.uk at any time. \n \nSo having already looked at the legalities\, metadata\, content\, and Alt Text\, December’s session sees our expert speakers guide us through the often-complex topic of fixed layout titles. We will be discussing when to go fixed layout\, when not to\, and how best to tackle front and backlists in light of the requirements of the EAA. We’ll be both addressing the challenges of EPUB fixed layout and also hearing the technical side of how PDFs can be made accessible. \n \nHost\n\nKarina Urquhart\, Executive Director\, BIC\n\nSpeakers\n\nKoko Ekong\, Ebook Technical and Design Manager\, Penguin Random House\nDuff Johnson\, CEO of the PDF Association\nWendy Reid\, Accessibility and Publishing Standards Lead at Rakuten Kobo Inc.\n\nWho should attend?\nThis event will be of interest to those concerned with complying with the EU Accessibility Act\, particularly when it comes to fixed layout titles. \nThe EU Accessibility Act will have a far-reaching impact on the book industry supply chain and so this session will be of interest to anyone working in the book publishing world including publishers\, vendors\, and in particular\, content creators. \n \nRegistration\nTickets are FREE for BIC and BISG members and MA publishing Students at City St George’s\, University of London. Everyone else is required to pay a nominal fee. Please ensure you select the correct ticket type. \nTo register\, scroll to the top of this webpage and click on the ‘Get Tickets’ button.Not sure if your organisation is a BIC member? View our members list here. \n \nFuture Accessibility BIC Brunch sessions\nIn addition to November’s session\, there are currently four further BIC Brunch sessions planned that will explore specific topics with regards to the EU Accessibility Act and they include: \n\nSTEM/Educational/Scholarly Requirements – January 2025\nWebsites/Platforms – February 2025\nDigital Audio – March 2025\nDRM\, Text-to-Speech\, and Accessibility – April 2025\n\n\nCan’t make it? Watch it on YouTube\nIf you would like to attend this event but cannot for any reason\, you can watch both our BIC Brunch and Green BIC Brunch sessions via the BIC YouTube channel. One month after the live event\, the footage will be uploaded to the channel. \nBIC Brunch attendees will have access to the recordings more quickly: Within a week of the live event. BIC members will also have access to the recordings as quickly\, upon request. \nIf you are unable to attend this event but have a question for one of our speakers then do get in touch with us via info@bic.org.uk (prior to the event starting) to have your question put to our speakers. \nIf you would like to remain informed about all of BIC’s forthcoming events\, including our BIC Brunch sessions\, join BIC’s mailing list. \nWe look forward to seeing you! URL:https://bic.org.uk/event/bic-brunch-european-accessibility-act-fixed-layout/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bic.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/f10402f9e2faeaa0b3e171c8e30f5006-0cZWSR.tmp_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241212T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241212T160000 DTSTAMP:20241024T140047Z CREATED:20241024T140047Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241024T140047Z UID:8734-1734012000-1734019200@bic.org.uk SUMMARY:BIC UK ONIX National Group meeting DESCRIPTION:Quarterly meeting of the BIC UK ONIX National Group.\nBIC members only. URL:https://bic.org.uk/event/bic-uk-onix-national-group-meeting-7/ LOCATION:Online END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241205T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241205T160000 DTSTAMP:20241010T163140Z CREATED:20241010T163140Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241010T163140Z UID:8650-1733407200-1733414400@bic.org.uk SUMMARY:BIC's UK Thema National Group meeting DESCRIPTION:Quarterly meeting of BIC’s UK Thema National Group meeting  –  available to BIC members only. URL:https://bic.org.uk/event/bics-uk-thema-national-group-meeting-6/ LOCATION:Online END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241204T103000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241204T120000 DTSTAMP:20241113T154057Z CREATED:20241113T154057Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241113T154057Z UID:8814-1733308200-1733313600@bic.org.uk SUMMARY:BIC's Digital Supply Chain Committee meeting DESCRIPTION:BIC’s Digital Supply Chain Committee\nQuarterly meeting of the BIC Digital Supply Chain committee – this meeting is for BIC members only. URL:https://bic.org.uk/event/bics-digital-supply-chain-committee-meeting-6/ LOCATION:Online END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241129T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241129T170000 DTSTAMP:20231115T151239Z CREATED:20231115T151239Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231115T151239Z UID:7208-1732899600-1732899600@bic.org.uk SUMMARY:Deadline for TEiLA Accreditation Application DESCRIPTION:Applications due for the Technology Excellence in Libraries Award (TEiLA) quarterly review. URL:https://bic.org.uk/event/deadline-for-teila-accreditation-application-5/ LOCATION:Online END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241128T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241128T133000 DTSTAMP:20241127T223049Z CREATED:20241010T163206Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241127T223049Z UID:8636-1732795200-1732800600@bic.org.uk SUMMARY:Green BIC Brunch: The Carbon Footprint of Print and Digital Products DESCRIPTION:Opportunity for book industry organisations to understand how to start to measure carbon footprint.\n\n\nGreen BIC Brunches 2024\n#greenbicbrunch \nThe November 2024 Green Brunch Session\nThe Carbon Footprint of Print and Digital Products\n \nIntroduction\nThe Green BIC Brunch series has been incredibly well received since its launch in June 2020. We have covered myriad topics across the full breadth of the physical book supply chain; paper\, laminates\, shipping\, glues\, single use plastics\, the environmental impact of distribution and freight\, waste reduction\, printing technologies\, inks foils…the list goes on. \nWe are delighted to bring you the next instalment of our hugely popular Green BIC Brunch series\, which this time has the spotlight firmly on the carbon footprint of print and digital products. \nDo you know the carbon footprint of your physical and e-books? Do you know how to measure them both? Are digital products better for the environment in terms of carbon footprint? Or is this a misconception? \nAn organisation’s sustainability strategy is likely to include the measurement of its Scopes 1\, 2 and 3. Yet\, gathering and reporting on these measurements can prove to be challenging regardless of whether efforts are focused at an organisational or a product level. \nFor a long time\, it has often been thought that digital products have a very small carbon footprint but now research is providing more information in this area. \nThis Green BIC Brunch will explore recent research work on the sustainability of digital products\, that has been conducted by two organisations\, Cambridge University Press and Assessment and 2K Denmark\, with different methodologies and results. Attendees will also hear from Penguin Random House who have only just started their digital sustainability journey. This is an ideal opportunity for all organisations\, in the book industry supply chain\, to understand how they might also start to measure both the physical and digital carbon footprints of their products. \n \nWho should attend?\nThis Green BIC Brunch will be of benefit to those that work in the book industry with an interest in sustainability. \n \nYour Host\nKarina Urquhart\, Executive Director\, BIC \n \nThe Speakers\n\nÉmilie Hames\, Sustainability & Compliance Manager\, Penguin Random House\nAndri Johnston\, Digital Sustainability Lead\, Cambridge University Press and Assessment\nAndreas Stobberup\, Project Leader\, 2K Denmark\n\nRead more about the host and speakers here. \n \nCan’t attend on the day?\nIf you would like to attend this event but cannot for any reason\, you can watch our BIC Brunch\, Green BIC Brunch and/or BIC Breakfast sessions via the BIC YouTube channel. Following the event\, the footage will be uploaded to the channel and a link will be provided on the BIC website. \nAlso\, if you are not able to attend this event but have a question for one of our speakers then do get in touch. Either tweet at @BIC1UK using hashtag: #bicbrunch (before or during the event) or contact us at info@bic.org.uk (prior to the event) to have your question put to our speakers. \nIf you’d like to remain informed about all of BIC’s forthcoming events\, including our monthly BIC Brunch / Breakfast sessions\, join the BIC mailing list. \n \nRegistration\nTickets are FREE for BIC members. Non-members will need to pay a small fee. \nTo register\, scroll to the top of this webpage and click on the ‘Get tickets’ button. \n \nAbout our Green BIC Brunch Series\nBIC is the dedicated book industry supply chain organisation in the UK and as such\, the environment is naturally high on our priorities for 2023 and beyond. In June 2020\, to uphold the BIC Green Promise\, we launched our Green BIC Brunch series which aims specifically to explore key areas of the book supply chain that can and do impact on our planet’s environmental health. Each Green BIC Brunch is dedicated to one key area while the series as a whole is intended to join the book industry supply chain together in one place – exploring and inspiring change in response to environmental challenges. \nOur past Green BIC Brunch sessions can be watched online via the BIC YouTube channel. URL:https://bic.org.uk/event/green-bic-brunch-the-carbon-footprint-of-print-and-digital-products/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bic.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/54fbe117a2d66bc25e0c560a89f21d0d-1av0Cv.tmp_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241126T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241126T160000 DTSTAMP:20241105T102310Z CREATED:20231115T112447Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241105T102310Z UID:7180-1732629600-1732636800@bic.org.uk SUMMARY:BIC AGM 2024 DESCRIPTION:For BIC Members only \nBIC 2024 AGM Notice URL:https://bic.org.uk/event/bic-agm-2024/ LOCATION:Online END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241121T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241121T133000 DTSTAMP:20241119T220201Z CREATED:20241105T111109Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241119T220201Z UID:8793-1732190400-1732195800@bic.org.uk SUMMARY:BIC Brunch - European Accessibility Act – AltText for Digital Books DESCRIPTION:A guide to the accessibility requirements of AltText for Digital Books\n\n\nBIC Brunches 2024\n#bicbrunch \nEuropean Accessibility Act: AltText for Digital Books.\nOverview\nBIC Brunches are a series of live webinars which have been created for BIC members and non-members to attend to discuss book industry supply chain topics (including issues\, successes\, and challenges). Each BIC Brunch session is dedicated to one key area of the supply chain\, offering attendees a unique opportunity to gather knowledge about that topic from experts in the field. \n \nIntroduction\nJoin us in this\, the fourth session of our brand-new series of webinars dedicated to Accessibility\, which we’ve put together with the 2025 European Accessibility Act (EAA) firmly in mind. \nThis event follows on from three incredibly well received sessions: The first one in July 2024 launched the series and took us back to the basics with a look at the legalities. The recording of this session is available exclusively to BIC members via info@bic.org.uk \nIn the second session (September) we explored the EAA requirements in light of what they mean for digital/eBooks both in terms of the metadata contained within the EPUB file and also the metadata created and distributed throughout the book industry supply chain via ONIX. The recording is freely available via our YouTube Accessibility Playlist. \nOur third session (October) saw our expert speakers guide us through the accessibility requirements of the content of a digital book (EUPB and PDF). The recording for this will be made public on our YouTube Accessibility Playlist in late November. Prior to this\, BIC members (only) may email info@bic.org.uk to request a link to the recording. \nSo having already looked at the legalities\, metadata\, and content. November’s session sees our expert speakers guide us through the accessibility requirements of AltText for digital books. What is AltText\, its purpose\, why it’s important\, how to do it\, how not to do it\, common pitfalls to avoid etc. We’ll consider different types of scenarios and contexts\, and determining when/if AltText is appropriate/required and if so\, how best to describe\, and the impact on workflows. We’ll be looking at maps\, images\, graphs\, photos\, charts etc. We’ll also hear first-hand about the impact of good\, bad and absent AltText on readers with accessibility requirements. Finally\, we’ll also touch on the implications of AI in this space. \nIf you have any specific questions you would like addressed at the webinar\, please send details to info@bic.org.uk. \n \nHost\n\nKarina Urquhart\, Executive Director\, BIC\n\nSpeakers\n\nHuw Alexander\, Managing Director\, textBOX.\nMadleen Bluhm\, Sight Loss Adviser – Digital Skills\, UK Sight Loss Advice Service\, RNIB.\nLindsay Sherriff\, Senior Books Data Specialist\, Taylor & Francis Group.\n\nWho should attend?\nThis event will be of interest to those concerned with complying with the EU Accessibility Act\, particularly when it comes to the creation and application of AltText within digital books. \nThe EU Accessibility Act will have a far-reaching impact on the book industry supply chain and so this session will be of interest to anyone working in the book publishing world including publishers\, vendors\, and in particular\, content creators. \n \nRegistration\nTickets are FREE for BIC and BISG members – non-members are asked to pay a nominal fee.To register\, scroll to the top of this webpage and click on the ‘Get Tickets’ button.Not sure if your organisation is a BIC member? View our members list here. \n \nFuture Accessibility BIC Brunch sessions\nIn addition to October’s session\, there are currently5 further BIC Brunch sessions planned that will explore specific topics with regards to the EU Accessibility Act and they include: \n\nFixed Layout/PDF – December 2024\nSTEM/Educational/Scholarly Requirements – January 2025\nWebsites/Platforms – February 2025\nDigital Audio – March 2025\nDRM\, Text-to-Speech and Accessibility – April 2025\n\n \nPrevious Accessibility BIC Brunch sessions\nThere are 3 previous BIC Brunch sessions: \n\nBack to Basics – the Legalities (held Jul 2024) – recording available on request via info@bic.org.uk\, exclusively for BIC members only\nMetadata (held Sep 2024) – recording freely available via our YouTube Accessibility Playlist\nContent: EPUB and PDF (held Oct 2024) – recording currently available only to BIC members via info@bic.org.uk\n\n \nCan’t make it?\nIf you would like to attend this event but cannot for any reason\, you can watch our BIC Brunch and Green BIC Brunch sessions via the BIC YouTube channel. One month after the live event\, the footage will be uploaded to the channel. \nAttendees will have access to the recording more quickly: Within a few days of the live event. BIC members will also have access to the recordings more quickly. \nAlso\, if you’re unable to attend this event but have a question for one of our speakers then do get in touch. Either tweet at @BIC1UK using hashtag: #bicbrunch (before or during the event) or contact us at info@bic.org.uk (prior to the event) to have your question put to our speakers. \nIf you would like to remain informed about all of BIC’s forthcoming events\, including our BIC Brunch sessions\, join BIC’s mailing list. \nWe look forward to seeing you! URL:https://bic.org.uk/event/bic-brunch-european-accessibility-act-alttext-for-digital-books/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bic.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/f10402f9e2faeaa0b3e171c8e30f5006-0cZWSR.tmp_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241120T133000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241121T163000 DTSTAMP:20241119T220200Z CREATED:20240702T105230Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241119T220200Z UID:8208-1732109400-1732206600@bic.org.uk SUMMARY:BIC's An Introduction to Production Training Course (online) DESCRIPTION:Aimed at those new to book production\, this course provides an introduction to how books are made (looking at the whole process).\n\n\nBIC An Introduction to Production training course (online) \n#bictraining \nPurpose of the Course\nAimed at those new to book production\, this online course (which will be delivered in two\, half-day sessions) provides an introduction to how books are made\, looking at the whole process including repro\, colour management\, the different print and binding methods within the book industry\, and the language used. It focuses on the role of production\, how decisions in production can support the publishers’ sustainability and social responsibility targets\, how individuals can add value to it\, and how to avoid some of the potential pitfalls of the production process. \nBenefits of Attending\nDelegates will hear from an industry expert on a broad range of subjects and learn how to apply this knowledge in their day-to-day role. They will be provided with the tools to be proactive in their role\, better express requirements\, and solve or even prevent problems efficiently. \nThis course has a practical emphasis\, ensuring that all theoretical elements are accompanied by a practical application. Where appropriate\, each section will contain a problem-solving element to enable delegates to gain an understanding of the potential pitfalls\, how to avoid them and how to spot them if they do occur. \nTo ensure our attendees get the most out of the day\, we limit the number of delegates for this course to 10. \nCourse Level\nThis course is aimed at those who are new to book production\, those who have learnt ‘on the job’ and those who would like to work in this field. It will provide a deeper understanding of the techniques and processes involved in the production and manufacture of books. \nCourse Outline\nThe topics covered will include: \n\nThe publishing business model and how you can affect its profitability\nWhere production fits into the business and how you can influence it\nHow the decisions made in production can support the publishers sustainability and social responsibility targets\nPre-press and how decisions made at this point can impact the print cost and the quality of the finished book\nThe different print methods\, when to use them and how to choose the right one for your book\nThe different types of paper available and how they can impact the cost and look of your book\nThe different binding methods\, their pros and cons\, and the impact they have on design\nThe cover finishes available\, their uses and limitations\nHow a book gets to the customer\nHow to select a supplier and request a quote\nWhat to consider when scheduling a book\nHow to solve problems at each stage of the process\n\nFull course outline here. \n \nThe Trainer\n\n\n\nHeather O’Connell \nConsultant \n \nHeather has more than 20 years’ experience in book publishing. Specialising in book production\, she has held various positions including Production Director for Penguin UK and HarperCollins Publishers. Heather now runs a consultancy\, using her passion for and knowledge of the industry to support a broad range of print and publishing clients and industry initiatives. \n \nFeedback for this Course\n“I have been very impressed by how the course was run\, the knowledge of those running it and the careful and considered way the information was imparted A very good general overview. I would recommend it to all those starting in publishing.” – Helen Peatfield\, HarperCollins Publishers \n \n“This course has been very useful and well explained\, and has added to my industry knowledge.” – Yasmine Aichaoui\, Printondemand-Worldwide \n \n“Very informative. The structure is brilliant because each section nicely builds on top of the previous section and therefore takes one through the entire production process. I found it all very effective but particularly because terminology was explained very well.” – Rebecca Cachia\, HarperCollins Publishers \n \nDates of this Course\nWednesday 20th November and Thursday 21`st November 2024 \n \nBespoke & 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 \n \nCourse Location\nOnline / Virtual Training. \n \nCourse Length\nThis is a full day course which will be delivered in two\, half-day sessions\, 1:30pm-4:30pm (GMT) on the dates specified\, above. \n \nPrices\nBIC Members £310.00 + VAT \nFriends of BIC £362.00 + VAT \nNon Members £420.00 + VAT \nPlease note: the price does not include the Eventbrite processing fee \nDiscounted rates apply to BIC members only. \nNot sure if your organisation is a BIC member? Check BIC Membership and/or EDItEUR membership. \nAlternative Payment Option: If you would prefer BIC to invoice your organisation directly\, please contact 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 \n \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. \nAll BIC Production courses are designed in conjunction with a panel of Production Directors from leading publishing houses to ensure that they focus on what you need to know. Each course contains a formal assessment recognised by many of the UK’s publishing houses. \n \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. \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 minus the Eventbrite fee\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-an-introduction-to-production-training-course-online-4/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bic.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/8d1a70a10d543999e0c900ca2289aa05-Aec21d.tmp_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241119T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241119T153000 DTSTAMP:20241010T162916Z CREATED:20241010T162916Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241010T162916Z UID:8648-1732024800-1732030200@bic.org.uk SUMMARY:BIC's Physical Supply Chain Committee meeting DESCRIPTION:BIC’s Physical Supply Chain Committee\nQuarterly meeting of the BIC Physical Supply Chain committee – this meeting is for BIC members only. URL:https://bic.org.uk/event/bics-physical-supply-chain-committee-meeting-4/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Committee meeting END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241119T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241121T173000 DTSTAMP:20241119T220159Z CREATED:20240229T180206Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241119T220159Z UID:7609-1732021200-1732210200@bic.org.uk SUMMARY:BIC's ONIX: Advanced Topics Training Course - Nov 2024 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\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: Some training material on data elements relating to digital products\, open access\, audio material and chapter-level metadata that was previously part of this course has been transferred to the new ONIX Essentials Plus course. If a delegate completed the ONIX essentials course prior to 2022\, some content may have been missed. This missed material may be covered again in this course provided that time allows. \n*Nielsen White Paper: The Link Between Metadata and Sales. \n \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. \n \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. \n \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: \n1) Modules \n\nThe importance of core semantics;\nConceptual modelling\, WMI entity stack in indecs and interoperability with library metadata models;\nIdentifiers; GTINs and ISBNs; ISNI and name identification; ISCCs\, work IDs and the product lifecycle;\nLinked data and schema.org optimization of web pages;\nDiscoverability\, keywords and structured subject coding including Thema;\nSales rights and restrictions; advanced international pricing and multiple markets\, tax\, discounts\, commodity codes and international trade\nCollections\, sets and series\nChapter-level metadata (for audio\, scholarly etc)\nOpen access\nMulti-item/multi-component products\n Multilingual metadata\nPromotional events\nPractical XML validation\nBlock updating\nONIX Acknowledgement message\n ONIX 3.0 migration; differences from 2.1\, changes and benefits; migration strategy\nONIX 3.1 migration\nNew data elements in recent ONIX revisions (3.0\, 3.0.1–3.0.8\, 3.1\, 3.1.1)\nUnderused features and opportunities; common errors\nSummary and further resources\n\n2) Discuss your issues \n\nDelegates may choose to submit real-world books and metadata of their own for discussion and pointers for improvement (you must contact info@BIC.org.uk at least one week in advance. It cannot be guaranteed that all issues will be looked at or ‘solved’)\n\n3) Practical Demos (spread throughout the day): \n\nHow to validate ONIX messages\nWhy character sets and encodings are important\nTag name conversion\n\n \nThe Trainer\n\n\n\nEDItEUR membership Graham 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. \n \nDates and Frequency of this Course\nTues 19th\, Weds 20th and Thurs 21st Nov 2024 (over 3 half days) This is the last session in 2024. \n \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 \n \nCourse Location\nOnline / Virtual Training. \n \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 dates specified\, above. \n \nPrices\nBIC & EDItEUR Members £456 + VAT \nFriends of BIC £540 + VAT \nNon-Members £620 + VAT \nNote: Ticket price excludes the Eventbrite processing fee. \nAdditional discount available: Please note that any individual who registers\, at the same time\, to attend both this ONIX: Advanced Topics and either of the ONIX Essentials Plus courses 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 minus Eventbrite fee\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-nov-2024/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bic.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/89fcb0d8495e4ad3accb9060dc1bddda-Wk7M7X.tmp_.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR