introducing bisg: making the most of your membership
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March 5, 2015
Making the Most of Your BISG
Membership
Welcome!
1. Overview of BISG
2. Why we do what we do
3. How we do what we do
4. Who does it
5. How can we work together? .
Why we do what we do
• BISG is the leading book trade
association for standardized best
practices,research and information,
and education and events.
• Our Mission: BISG facilitates
connections and conversations to solve
common problems, advance new ideas,
and more profitably bring published
content to readers.
BISG: Where the Publishing Industry Profitably
Connects
The Benefits
Connecting you with people, ideas, and data
• Represent your company and market in the development of industry standards and best practices
• Participate in the industry conversation with peers and business partners in all sectors
• Discounted access to events
• Discounted access to key industry research
How We Do What We Do
• It’s all at www.bisg.org
• Create a log-in:
• Use email address as user name
• Create or reset password at prompt
• If you do not see member prices, email
[email protected] to have your user record
connected to your employer’s
membership
How We Do What We Do
Standards and Best Practices | Committees
Standards and Best Practices | Committees
Members join committees to:
• Make sure your business needs are represented in the standards and best practices developed and adopted by the industry
• Collaboratively develop solutions with industry peers and business partners
• Keep up with standards and prepare for new ones, helping you do the best job you can for your customers
“BISG provides a forum for the entire publishing industry to discuss the important standards and best practices that drive efficiency.” --Angela Bole, Executive Director, Independent Book Publishers
Association
Standards and Best Practices | Committees
Metadata Committee
• Oversees the development and maintenance of the ONIX for Books standard in the U.S. market
• Acts as a forum for its members to discuss current issues and best practices in ONIX and metadata for both senders and receivers
• Chair: Richard Stark, Barnes & Noble
• Working Groups
• ONIX 3.0 Implementation Working Group develops tools to assist the US book industry's transition from ONIX 2.1 to ONIX 3.0
• Schema.org Working Group identifies relationships between key ONIX elements and Schema.org for enhanced discoverability of books in web browsers
Standards and Best Practices | Committees
Metadata Committee
• Publications
• Best Practices for Product Metadata: Guide for North
American Senders and Receivers
• Best Practices for Keywords in Metadata
• BISG Recommendations for Citing Common Core State
Standards in ONIX
• Upcoming
• ONIX 3.0 Implementation Grid, Spring 2015
• ONIX <>Schema.org map for enhanced discoverability of
books in web browsers, Spring 2015
Standards and Best Practices | Committees
Content Structure Committee
• Supports standards for interoperability of content across devices and platforms
• Chair: Bill Kasdorf, Apex Content Solutions
• Working Groups
• Accessible Publishing Working Group develops educational resources to promote best practices for accessibility in publishing
• EDUPUB Working Group develops resources to promote the adoption of EDUPUB
• Fixed Layout for Ebooks Working Group addresses the issues specific to creating fixed page layout for current e-book readers and platforms
• Fonts for Ebooks Working Group provides guidance on all aspects of using fonts for ebooks, with a particular emphasis on EPUB 3
Standards and Best Practices | Committees
Content Structure Committee
• Publications
• EPUB3 Support Grid at www.epubtest.org
• Field Guide to Fixed Layout for Ebooks
• Field Guide to Fonts for Ebooks
• Forthcoming
• Accessible Publishing Guide (Spring 2015)
• EDUPUB Guide (Spring 2015)
• Interactivity for Ebooks (Summer 2015)
Standards and Best Practices | Committees
Subject Codes Committee
• Boosts discoverability and efficiency with consistent
subject categories throughout the supply chain
• Chair: Connie Harbison, Baker & Taylor
• Working Groups
• Educational Standards Taxonomy Working Group
develops a taxonomy of key terms to enable
educators to more easily locate educational materials
online
• Thema Working Group maps the current the BISAC
Subject Headings to internationally recognized
Thema categories for incorporation into metadata
alongside BISAC
Standards and Best Practices | Committees
Subject Codes Committee
• Publications
• BISAC Subject Headings, Revised 2014 Edition,
released November 2014
• BISAC 2014 to Thema Mapping, Spring 2015
• BIC to BISAC 2015 Mapping, Spring 2015
• Forthcoming
• Educational Standards Taxonomy, Spring 2015
Standards and Best Practices | Committees
Identification Committee
• Best practices for the use of identifier standards in the
book industry
• Chair: Phil Madans, Hachette Book Group
• Focus Projects
• Work Level Identifier
• ISO-ISBN Revision
• Supporting ISNI and other identifiers
Standards and Best Practices | Committees
Identification Committee
• Publications
• Roadmap of Identifiers
• Best Practices for Identifying Digital Content
Standards and Best Practices | Committees
Rights Committee
• Addresses points of friction in rights management
• Chair: Ashley Mabbit, Director of International Rights, John Wiley & Sons
• Working Groups
• Communication Working Group: identifies a comprehensive set of rights transactions and supports a controlled vocabulary
• Beta Testing Working Group: develops rights-related use cases; creates selected test messages and technical specifications for a pilot program(s)
Standards and Best Practices | Committees
Manufacturing and Distribution Committee
• Suggests new or enhanced methods that increase the efficiency of book manufacturing and distribution processes
• Chair: Joe Upton, Edwards Brothers Malloy
• Key Focus: BISG research project identifying M&D communication needs
• Working Groups
• Machine Readable Coding Working Group maintains and promotes best practices for the structure and use of machine readable barcodes and identifiers
• XBITS Working Group promotes adoption of the XBITS standard
Standards and Best Practices | Committees
EDI Committee:
• Creates the XML documents used by the U.S.
book industry for online book selling and all other
business transactions conducted over the Internet.
• Currently dormant
Standards and Best Practices | Committees
• All BISG committees are open to employees
of BISG member organizations
• Join as many committees as you wish
• No limit to how many employees may join –
we welcome your input!
• Please email Julie Morris at [email protected]
with questions or to join a committee
Publications
Information for better marketplace decisions
• Digital Books and the New Subscription Economy, June
2014. What you need to know to take advantage of this new
publishing model. Free Executive Summary
• Student Attitudes Toward Content in Higher Education,
Volume 5 (Feb and July 2015) Now in its fourth year of
tracking the digital transition in higher ed content from the
perspective of student preferences
• Faculty Attitdes Toward Content in Higher Ed: (May 2015)
The companion study from the perspective of faculty, now in
its third year
• BookStats: Annual survey of the US publishing industry
Research Publications
Pending:
• Digital Content in Public Libraries: A Joint ALA-BISG Study | Research conducted by Nielsen | Editorial and analysis by Jim Milliot, Publishers Weekly (September 8, 2015)
• Engaging International Markets Series: concise overviews of international markets with key information for doing business, starting with Brazil in Spring 2015
• Materials and Technology in the K-12 Classroom (Fall 2015)
• Others tba
Research Publications
Education and Events
• Curated information
• Networking opportunities
• Include Conferences, Webcasts, Professional
Development Training, and Summits
• Members enjoy substantial discounts (webcasts
are free to members)
Education and Events
Summits: Deep dives into emerging trends or
discussions about key areas of friction and BISG’s
role in addressing them
• EDUPUB: Unlocking the Potential of Digital Content for
Education, December 4, 2014
• Metadata Summit, May 8, 2015 in NYC
• Manufacturing and Distribution Summit, Spring 2015
• Accessibility in Publishing Summit: Spring 2015
Education and Events
Conferences
• Annual Meeting of Members: A wonderful event
celebratrating industry accomplishments with awards,
keynotes, and networking
• BISG’s Higher Education Conference 2015: Adapt, Learn,
Innovate, April 28 in NYC: a focused half-day event on the
increasing role of technology with an audience of those
shaping the future of educational content and delivery
• Making Information Pay: A track of IDPF’s Digital Book 2015
at BEA
Education and Events
Webcasts: Practical recommendations and education to
support best practices or present new BISG research
findings
• Student Attitudes Toward Content in Higher Education,
March 24, 2015
• Interactivity: Recommended best practices for interactivity
and multi-media in ebooks, April 21, 2015
• Metadata Best Practices, Spring 2015
• Standards Basics: Identifiers, May 5, 2015
• Standards Basics: BISAC Subject Codes, May 12, 2015
• Standards Basics: Metadata, May 19, 2015
Education and Events
Professional Development
• ONIX Training with Graham Bell: An annual, intensive
two-day training session, March 2015
• Ebook Ninjas: Training in Ebook Production and Quality
Assurance
• Full day classes with Joshua Tallent of eBook Architects
• Austin TX, April 9, 2015
• New York City, May 9, 2015
• San Francisco Bay Area, May 15, 2015
• Chicago, June 15, 2015
Education and Events
Who Does It
• Our 200 members
• Our Board of Directors
• Hundreds of volunteers who join BISG committees
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Who Does It:
CONTACT INFORMATION
Len VlahosExecutive Director
Tel: 646-336-7141 Ext 12Skype ID: LenhouseEmail: [email protected]
Thomson Guster
Coordinator, Education & Events
Tel: 646-336-7141 Ext 15
Email: [email protected]
Julie Morris
Project Manager, Standards & Best Practices
Tel: 646-336-7141 Ext 14
Email: [email protected]
Nadine Vassallo
Project Manager, Research & Information
Tel: 646-336-7141 Ext 13
Email: [email protected]
Jeanette Zwart
Marketing Strategist
Tel: 646-336-7141 Ext 11
Email: [email protected]
Opportunities
• Thank you for joining BISG!
• Let us know any time how we can help
• Stay updated by signing up for our mailing list
• Join a committee
• Sponsor an event or publication (contact
Jeanette Zwart at [email protected])