EDItEUR Releases Latest ONIX 3.1 Revision 3
EDItEUR has launched ONIX 3.1 revision 3, introducing four optional enhancements while preserving full backward compatibility with earlier 3.1 releases. The update adds a composite for reviewer details, a element within , inverted and for better alphabetical sorting, and expanded multilingual fields that now support translations and transliterations. EDItEUR urges all 3.1 users to adopt the new schema, even if they do not need the new features immediately. The organization also warns that ONIX 2.1 support will cease by the end of March 2026.
Leveraging Standards in the Wake of the Big Boom in Romance
The romance genre is experiencing a renewed sales surge, prompting publishers to revisit metadata standards. BookNet Canada’s Stephanie Small highlighted how BISAC and Thema classifications can be combined to capture both broad categories and nuanced tropes, from sports romance to...
How Metadata Can Support the Discoverability of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Books
In recent TechForum sessions, industry experts from EDItEUR, BookNet Canada, and the Société de Gestion BTLF presented new ONIX and Thema guidelines aimed at improving metadata for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis titles. The best‑practice notes detail how to tag...