There isn't any one (preferably free) centralized source for ONIX data,
then, is there? Will individual publishers make their "vendor" data
services available to individual libraries if asked?
C
On 12/22/10 9:37 AM, Karen Coyle wrote:
> Here are two links that will get you to a bunch of ONIX data. A search
> should pull up other publishers:
>
> http://www.archive.org/details/onix_harpercollins
> http://www.archive.org/details/onix_thomasnelson
>
> kc
>
> Quoting Ted Koppel <tpk_at_AUTO-GRAPHICS.COM>:
>
>> Eric,
>>
>> First off, go to the Editeur web site, specifically looking at ONIX for
>> Books. Grab the 3.0 documentation ZIP file.
>> http://www.editeur.org/93/Release-3.0-Downloads/#Documentation - It has
>> three PDFs enclosed.
>>
>> Remember that ONIX was developed by and for the publishing industry, so
>> most(all) of the data elements are publisher produced.
>>
>> The Data_Elements.PDF is pretty much a brief schema. The real meat is
>> in the Format_specification document.
>>
>> In particular, the following data elements might be of interest:
>> P11.5 Illustrations yes/no
>> P11.6 Number of illustrations
>>
>> P15.2 and P15.3 Cited content - what media has cited this item
>>
>> P15.5 Bestseller lists item has appeared on
>> P15.6 Highest rank of bestseller list
>>
>> P.17 (entire section) - what prizes title has been awarded, and when
>>
>> P18.6-P18.8 Page run for textual material
>>
>> There are lots of other goodies as well.
>>
>> Ted
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>> To: NGC4LIB_at_LISTSERV.ND.EDU
>> Subject: Re: [NGC4LIB] our profession's bibliographic information
>>
>> On Dec 21, 2010, at 11:01 AM, Ted Koppel wrote:
>>
>>> Is a long book a better book?
>>
>> A longer book is not necessarily, but the length of a book (or just
>> about any other bibliographic item) is directly related to the amount of
>> time a person can spend "consuming" it. Length is directly related other
>> expenses a person needs to spend in order to use the item effectively.
>>
>>
>>> Why not look at (and adapt) the ONIX Specification P.11, P.15, and
>> P.17 data constructs, that deal with quantitative measures like the
>> number of illustrations, the number of prizes awarded, etc., to a title.
>>
>> 'Sounds like a good idea to me! Tell us more.
>>
>> --
>> Eric Morgan
>> University of Notre Dame
>>
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