BIC Training Courses
Training for an empowered, informed supply chain

This course will provide delegates with practical information about the importance of reliable metadata, both to sales performance but also to efficient in-house operation, and the ways in which it is best communicated and disseminated in the marketplace.

WHO IS THE COURSE AIMED AT: 
This course is aimed at staff with management responsibility for metadata, either in IT, marketing or production within a publisher, or in similar roles in distribution and retailing.

COURSE LEVEL:
Suitable for beginners and / or those with no prior knowledge of ONIX.

COURSE CONTENT:
Prior to the course we will contact trainees to enquire if they have specific areas of concern / interest. 
So although each course can be tailored to a certain degree the overall content is as follows:

1. Introduction

• Explanation of what ONIX is, with typical use cases
• Brief history of ONIX and its governance
• Brief overview of the other ONIX standards: eg for ONIX serials, ONIX for transactional messages etc.
   

2. More detail

• Over view Discussion of the different versions of ONIX i.e 2.1 v 3.0
• More detail on ONIX for Books 2.1
• More details on ONIX for Books 3.0
• Business benefits of: 
  -  using ONIX
  -  the BIC Data accreditation scheme
• XML – introduction to
• Semantics
• Code Lists
• ONIX for Books Data feeds and best practice of.
   

3. Key data elements: 

• Record Reference
• Product identifier
• Contributor
• Titles
• Sets, Series, Collections
• Contained items
• Subject codes (BIC, BISAC, CBMC etc)
• Key words
• Description 
• Imprint & publisher
• Territorial Rights
• Related Works & Products
• Supply details

To read more about this course, please click here.

THE TRAINER

Graham Bell, Executive Director of EDItEUR, joined EDItEUR in 2010. He focuses on the continuing development and application of ONIX for Books, and on other EDItEUR metadata standards for the global book, e-book, and serials sectors. Graham previously worked for HarperCollins Publishers in the UK where he was Head of Publishing Systems. He led the development of bibliographic and digital asset management systems, and was involved with the launches of many recent HarperCollins digital initiatives including e-audio, e-books, and print-on-demand programs. Prior to HarperCollins, he worked as an editor and in IT roles within the magazine industry with Redwood Publishing. Read more about BIC's trainers here.

THE VENUE

Faber Creative Spaces
Bloomsbury House
74-77 Great Russell Street
London
WC1B 3DA

Located on the fourth floor of Faber. Each Faber Creative Space comes with excellent technical facilities, including WiFi and audio-visual equipment.The intimacy of the Academy Space, with its archive of reference, fiction and poetry books and decor that nods to Faber’s history, is perfect for creative meetings, training sessions and away days.

Faber Creative Spaces are accessible via excellent transport links and a lift to the fourth floor.

WIFI ACCESS

A password will be provided on the day to delegates.

ON THE DAY

All of BIC’s full day courses include refreshments and a full working lunch.

TRAVEL INFORMATION

Tube/ Rail station:
Holborn, Tottenham Court Road, Russell Square
www.journeyplanner.tfl.gov.uk / www.nationalrail.co.uk

Airports:
London City Airport – 9 miles, ca 20 min by car
Heathrow – 20miles, ca 30 min by car
Luton – 33 miles, ca 50 min by car
Stansted – 36 miles, ca 50 min by car
Gatwick – 32 miles, ca 60 min by car

Car parks:
Bloomsbury Square Carpark (approx 3 min walk)

http://secure-parking.co.uk/DisplayCarPark.aspx?carparkid=4

Graham Bell

EDItEUR

Executive Director