The Metadata Handbook

Full information on the ONIX for Books format can be found in the EDItEUR document ONIX for Books Product Format Specification 3.0.1, available from the EDItEUR website, and

In 2012, the Book Industry Study Group sponsored a study conducted by Magellan Media Consulting to “map the flow of metadata across the publishing supply chain.” The resulting publication, The Development, Use, and Modification of Book Product Metadata, was released in 2012.