Content Library
Carol Gordon (BookNet Canada) provides a first-hand look at the latest upgrades to the BNC CataList system and shares some of the new developments planned for 2019.
Tim Middleton (BookNet Canada) shares how with 3 million records (and counting), BNC BiblioShare has grown into the go-to source for quality-assured book data in Canada.
Metadata, agilist, and consensus: How to build excitement, make agile changes, and consolidate
- March 20, 2019
Keely Kundell and Brendan Flattery (Harlequin) talk about their new module for metadata that will revolutionize the way they reach consumers, market their books, maximize data integrity, and optimize data at scale.
Metadata beyond ONIX: How publishers can use different metadata formats throughout their press
- March 18, 2019
This workshop looks at the main metadata formats and shows how they can be used to create rich content and more efficiency.
Make your life easier with scripting
- March 18, 2019
We waste weeks of our lives every year doing repetitive tasks. What if you could automate things with a few scripts? Easily translate data, execute multiple commands at once, get your time back!
Live podcast recording: Minorities in publishing
- March 20, 2019
Jennifer Baker (Minorities in Publishing podcast) interviews author and founder of the Festival of Literary Diversity, Jael Richardson, on craft, publishing, and formulating equity within the literary community.
Keywords and discoverability on Amazon: A Canadian context
- March 20, 2019
eBOUND Canada conducted a study using a sample of ebooks from Canadian publishers to gauge the efficacy of adding audience-driven keywords to the metadata. These are the results.
This workshop includes hands-on training in assembling audiobooks from sample audio, QAing tablemates’ audio, and understanding required metadata.
Inclusivity, diversity, and harmonizing the metadata supply chain: Standards at EDItEUR
- March 20, 2019
Chris Saynor (EDItEUR) shares how Thema, the subject category scheme for the global book trade, can be used to identify and improve the discoverability of titles suitable for a more diverse and inclusive audience.
Ashleigh Gardner (Wattpad) talks about how new technologies — such as machine learning — are creating new opportunities to discover and publish marginalized voices.
Can machines improve the storytelling process? Monica Landers and Mary Brendza (StoryFit) show how an AI-powered analysis can help storytellers visualize their stories and share real-life examples to support publishing decisions.
Jordyn Martinez (Simon & Schuster Canada) demonstrates how to sift through the piles of data — from backlist and comp sales to forecasting popularity — to find the pieces that will really sell your book.