Have you been looking for the perfect book? Recent CataList updates can help you find the books you need faster and let you organize your catalogues more easily than ever before. Find out how to get the most out of our recent improvements in this short session, and get a sneak peek at our upcoming plans!
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New from BookNet Canada for 2023: BNC Catalist - Tech Forum 2023BookNet Canada
Join BookNet Canada Project Manager Carol Gordon for this presentation all about what’s new with BNC CataList over the last year. Learn about collaborative catalogues, order notification emails, and more. Watch to the end to see what’s ahead for CataList in 2023.
Link to presentation: https://youtu.be/gqbupyF6jdk
Presented by BookNet Canada on April 6, 2023, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
New from BookNet Canada for 2022: BNC CataList - Tech Forum 2022BookNet Canada
Join BookNet Canada Project Manager Carol Gordon for this short presentation all about what’s new with BNC CataList over the last year. Discover our integration project with BTLF (Banque de titres de langue française) in Quebec and how that has lead to many feature improvements, including new search capabilities. Other news covered in this update are new stock and price availability features, ONIX & Thema news, and more. Watch to the end to see what’s ahead in 2022 for CataList.
Link to presentation video: https://youtu.be/iQQ5Hm4_3mY
Presented by BookNet Canada on April 7, 2022 with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
New from BookNet Canada for 2022: BNC BiblioShare - Tech Forum 2022BookNet Canada
BookNet Canada Project Manager, Tim Middleton recaps what’s happened with BiblioShare in 2021. This presentation also brings you BiblioShare by the Numbers – who’s using our service and for what, data on ONIX 2.1 vs. 3.0 records, and asset categories and their growth.
Link to the presentation video: https://youtu.be/5ljTNJ9f-4o
Presented by BookNet Canada on April 21, 2022 with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
New from BookNet Canada for 2023: Loan Stars - Tech Forum 2023BookNet Canada
In this short presentation, BookNet Canada’s Jackie Fry shares what's changed for the Loan Stars program.
Link to presentation: https://youtu.be/GyO3YYaqfXM
Presented by BookNet Canada on April 3, 2023, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
Getting started with audio: Podcasting for beginners - Zalina Alvi (BookNet C...BookNet Canada
This workshop is for anyone who has been thinking about starting a podcast but is unsure where to start or even if it’s a good idea for your organization’s audience and objectives. Using BookNet Canada’s monthly podcast (now in its fifth season) as a case study, we’ll discuss: the opportunities presented by podcasting for marketing books and authors (especially audiobooks); decisions you’ll have to make around format, hardware, software, workflow, distribution, and building a team; common pitfalls and success stories; finding an audience for your new podcast; and how to do it all with little or no budget. For those interested, time will be allotted for a crash course in sound editing and sample files will be provided so you can experiment at your leisure or share with colleagues.
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New from BookNet Canada for 2024: BNC BiblioShare - Tech Forum 2024BookNet Canada
BookNet Canada Project Manager Tim Middleton recaps the highlights from 2023 for the BNC BiblioShare project, including the addition of two new team members, the exciting APIs the team is working on, usage stats, and more.
Link to presentation recording and transcript: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/new-from-booknet-canada-for-2024-bnc-biblioshare/
Presented by BookNet Canada on April 22, 2024, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
New from BookNet Canada for 2023: BNC Catalist - Tech Forum 2023BookNet Canada
Join BookNet Canada Project Manager Carol Gordon for this presentation all about what’s new with BNC CataList over the last year. Learn about collaborative catalogues, order notification emails, and more. Watch to the end to see what’s ahead for CataList in 2023.
Link to presentation: https://youtu.be/gqbupyF6jdk
Presented by BookNet Canada on April 6, 2023, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
New from BookNet Canada for 2022: BNC CataList - Tech Forum 2022BookNet Canada
Join BookNet Canada Project Manager Carol Gordon for this short presentation all about what’s new with BNC CataList over the last year. Discover our integration project with BTLF (Banque de titres de langue française) in Quebec and how that has lead to many feature improvements, including new search capabilities. Other news covered in this update are new stock and price availability features, ONIX & Thema news, and more. Watch to the end to see what’s ahead in 2022 for CataList.
Link to presentation video: https://youtu.be/iQQ5Hm4_3mY
Presented by BookNet Canada on April 7, 2022 with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
New from BookNet Canada for 2022: BNC BiblioShare - Tech Forum 2022BookNet Canada
BookNet Canada Project Manager, Tim Middleton recaps what’s happened with BiblioShare in 2021. This presentation also brings you BiblioShare by the Numbers – who’s using our service and for what, data on ONIX 2.1 vs. 3.0 records, and asset categories and their growth.
Link to the presentation video: https://youtu.be/5ljTNJ9f-4o
Presented by BookNet Canada on April 21, 2022 with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
New from BookNet Canada for 2023: Loan Stars - Tech Forum 2023BookNet Canada
In this short presentation, BookNet Canada’s Jackie Fry shares what's changed for the Loan Stars program.
Link to presentation: https://youtu.be/GyO3YYaqfXM
Presented by BookNet Canada on April 3, 2023, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
Getting started with audio: Podcasting for beginners - Zalina Alvi (BookNet C...BookNet Canada
This workshop is for anyone who has been thinking about starting a podcast but is unsure where to start or even if it’s a good idea for your organization’s audience and objectives. Using BookNet Canada’s monthly podcast (now in its fifth season) as a case study, we’ll discuss: the opportunities presented by podcasting for marketing books and authors (especially audiobooks); decisions you’ll have to make around format, hardware, software, workflow, distribution, and building a team; common pitfalls and success stories; finding an audience for your new podcast; and how to do it all with little or no budget. For those interested, time will be allotted for a crash course in sound editing and sample files will be provided so you can experiment at your leisure or share with colleagues.
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New from BookNet Canada for 2024: BNC BiblioShare - Tech Forum 2024BookNet Canada
BookNet Canada Project Manager Tim Middleton recaps the highlights from 2023 for the BNC BiblioShare project, including the addition of two new team members, the exciting APIs the team is working on, usage stats, and more.
Link to presentation recording and transcript: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/new-from-booknet-canada-for-2024-bnc-biblioshare/
Presented by BookNet Canada on April 22, 2024, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
Transcript: Selling digital books in 2024: Insights from industry leaders - T...BookNet Canada
The publishing industry has been selling digital audiobooks and ebooks for over a decade and has found its groove. What’s changed? What has stayed the same? Where do we go from here? Join a group of leading sales peers from across the industry for a conversation about the lessons learned since the popularization of digital books, best practices, digital book supply chain management, and more.
Link to video recording: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/selling-digital-books-in-2024-insights-from-industry-leaders/
Presented by BookNet Canada on May 28, 2024, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
Transcript: #StandardsGoals for 2024: What’s new for BISAC - Tech Forum 2024BookNet Canada
BookNet Canada’s representative in the BISG Subject Code Committee, Lauren Stewart, updates us on the recent additions and changes made to the BISAC list in the 2023 update, which are particularly important to publishers of Indigenous content.
Link to video recording and slides: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/standardsgoals-for-2024-whats-new-for-bisac/
Presented by BookNet Canada on April 25, 2024, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
#StandardsGoals for 2024: What’s new for BISAC - Tech Forum 2024BookNet Canada
BookNet Canada’s representative in the BISG Subject Code Committee, Lauren Stewart, updates us on the recent additions and changes made to the BISAC list in the 2023 update, which are particularly important to publishers of Indigenous content.
Link to video recording and transcript: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/standardsgoals-for-2024-whats-new-for-bisac/
Presented by BookNet Canada on April 25, 2024, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
Transcript: New from BookNet Canada for 2024: BNC BiblioShare - Tech Forum 2024BookNet Canada
BookNet Canada Project Manager Tim Middleton recaps the highlights from 2023 for the BNC BiblioShare project, including the addition of two new team members, the exciting APIs the team is working on, usage stats, and more.
Link to presentation recording and slides: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/new-from-booknet-canada-for-2024-bnc-biblioshare/
Presented by BookNet Canada on April 22, 2024, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
Transcript: New from BookNet Canada for 2024: BNC CataList - Tech Forum 2024BookNet Canada
Join BookNet Canada Associate Product Manager Vivian Luu for this presentation all about what’s new with BNC CataList over the last year. Learn about quick actions, multi-selection of titles in a catalogue, performance improvements, and more. Watch to the end to see what’s ahead for CataList in 2024.
Link to presentation slides and recording: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/new-from-booknet-canada-for-2024-bnc-catalist/
Presented by BookNet Canada on April 18, 2024, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
New from BookNet Canada for 2024: BNC CataList - Tech Forum 2024BookNet Canada
Join BookNet Canada Associate Product Manager Vivian Luu for this presentation all about what’s new with BNC CataList over the last year. Learn about quick actions, multi-selection of titles in a catalogue, performance improvements, and more. Watch to the end to see what’s ahead for CataList in 2024.
Link to presentation recording and transcript: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/new-from-booknet-canada-for-2024-bnc-catalist/
Presented by BookNet Canada on April 18, 2024, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
Transcript: New from BookNet Canada for 2024: Loan Stars - Tech Forum 2024BookNet Canada
In this presentation, BookNet Canada’s Kalpna Patel shares what 2023 brought for the Loan Stars program, and what’s in store for 2024.
Link to slides and transcript: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/new-from-booknet-canada-for-2024-loan-stars/
Presented by BookNet Canada on April 15, 2024, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
New from BookNet Canada for 2024: Loan Stars - Tech Forum 2024BookNet Canada
In this presentation, BookNet Canada’s Kalpna Patel shares what 2023 brought for the Loan Stars program, and what’s in store for 2024.
Link to recording and transcript: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/new-from-booknet-canada-for-2024-loan-stars/
Presented by BookNet Canada on April 15, 2024, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
Transcript: New from BookNet Canada for 2024: BNC SalesData and LibraryData -...BookNet Canada
Lily Dwyer updates us on what 2023 brought for SalesData and LibraryData. Learn about subject trends we’ve seen, new features and upgrades, and what’s in store for 2024.
Link to video and slides: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/new-from-booknet-canada-bnc-salesdata-librarydata-2024/
Presented by BookNet Canada on April 8, 2024 with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
Transcript: Green paths: Learning from publishers’ sustainability journeys - ...BookNet Canada
Join us as Karina Stevens, Production Director at Nosy Crow Ltd, Norm Nehmetallah, Publisher at Invisible Publishing, and Sandra Shaw, Director for Editorial and Production at the University of Toronto Press, provide insights into their unique sustainability journeys. Delve into their successful strategies, challenges, and lessons learned, to uncover a roadmap for fellow publishers keen on engaging in a collective effort to shape a sustainable future for the publishing industry. Moderating the conversation will be EJ Hurst, Sales Manager at New Society Publishers, a leader in sustainable publishing in Canada.
Link to video and slides: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/green-paths-learning-from-publishers-sustainability-journeys/
Presented by BookNet Canada on March 26, 2024 with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
Green paths: Learning from publishers’ sustainability journeys - Tech Forum 2024BookNet Canada
Join us as Karina Stevens, Production Director at Nosy Crow Ltd, Norm Nehmetallah, Publisher at Invisible Publishing, and Sandra Shaw, Director for Editorial and Production at the University of Toronto Press, provide insights into their unique sustainability journeys. Delve into their successful strategies, challenges, and lessons learned, to uncover a roadmap for fellow publishers keen on engaging in a collective effort to shape a sustainable future for the publishing industry. Moderating the conversation will be EJ Hurst, Sales Manager at New Society Publishers, a leader in sustainable publishing in Canada.
Link to video and transcript: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/green-paths-learning-from-publishers-sustainability-journeys/
Presented by BookNet Canada on March 26, 2024 with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
Transcript: Book industry state of the nation 2024 - Tech Forum 2024BookNet Canada
An in-depth presentation of the most recent data on Canadian book buyers, readers, and consumers.
Link to video and slides: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/book-industry-state-of-the-nation-2024/
Presented by BookNet Canada on April 2, 2024, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
Book industry state of the nation 2024 - Tech Forum 2024BookNet Canada
An in-depth presentation of the most recent data on Canadian book buyers, readers, and consumers.
Link to video and transcript: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/book-industry-state-of-the-nation-2024/
Presented by BookNet Canada on April 2, 2024, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
Trending now: Book subjects on the move in the Canadian market - Tech Forum 2024BookNet Canada
This webinar will use the most up-to-date data to reveal the emerging trends in the types of books Canadians are buying. Are Canadians still into Comics & Graphic Novels? What about Travel and Romance? BookNet Canada SalesData & LIbraryData team, Lily Dwyer and Kalpna Patel, dig deep into the data to show you the book subjects on the move.
Link to video and transcript: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/trending-now-book-subjects-on-the-move-in-the-canadian-market/
Presented by BookNet Canada on February 27, 2024 with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
Transcript: Trending now: Book subjects on the move in the Canadian market - ...BookNet Canada
This webinar will use the most up-to-date data to reveal the emerging trends in the types of books Canadians are buying. Are Canadians still into Comics & Graphic Novels? What about Travel and Romance? BookNet Canada SalesData & LIbraryData team, Lily Dwyer and Kalpna Patel, dig deep into the data to show you the book subjects on the move.
Link to presentation slides and video: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/trending-now-book-subjects-on-the-move-in-the-canadian-market/
Presented by BookNet Canada on February 27, 2024 with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
Transcript: New stores, new views: Booksellers adapting engaging and thriving...BookNet Canada
Chris (Little Ghosts Books), Nena Rawdah (Cross & Crows Books), Chandler Jolliffe (Cedar Canoe Books), and Penny Warris (Analog Books Inc.) get together for a panel where they share insights into their bookselling journeys, collaborative strategies with various partners, and their approach to online vs. in-person bookselling. Learn how they enhance customer engagement, tackle challenges, and prepare for the future.
Link to recording: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/new-stores-new-views-booksellers-adapting-engaging-and-thriving/
Presented by BookNet Canada on January 26, 2024, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
Show and tell: What’s in your tech stack? - Tech Forum 2023BookNet Canada
Margaret Bryant (Orca Book Publishers), Jason Farrell (University of Toronto Press), Andrew Faulkner (Assembly Press), Brendan Flattery (HarperCollins), Tamara Mair-Wren (Ampersand Inc.), and Lauren Stewart (BookNet Canada) come together to share the hi- and lo-tech tools that drive efficiency in their daily work. Gain access to a wealth of time-tested tips and tricks honed through years of practice and, in the process, improve your professional toolkit.
Link to recording and transcript: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/show-and-tell-whats-in-your-tech-stack/
Presented by BookNet Canada on December 5, 2023, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
Transcript: Show and tell: What’s in your tech stack? - Tech Forum 2023BookNet Canada
Margaret Bryant (Orca Book Publishers), Jason Farrell (University of Toronto Press), Andrew Faulkner (Assembly Press), Brendan Flattery (HarperCollins), Tamara Mair-Wren (Ampersand Inc.), and Lauren Stewart (BookNet Canada) come together to share the hi- and lo-tech tools that drive efficiency in their daily work. Gain access to a wealth of time-tested tips and tricks honed through years of practice and, in the process, improve your professional toolkit.
Link to recording and slides: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/show-and-tell-whats-in-your-tech-stack/
Presented by BookNet Canada on December 5, 2023, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
Transcript: Redefining the book supply chain: A glimpse into the future - Tec...BookNet Canada
Supply chains are built and updated by design, with goals set by the stakeholders on the ground. Those goals reflect the era and the tools available when the supply chains were created. As needs and capabilities evolve, old designs can start to limit functionality and limit new idea generation. Join Book Industry Study Group Executive Director Brian O’Leary as he suggests visionary ideas about the book industry as it could be.
In this talk, O’Leary reflects on the goal of promoting growth in the industry, offering ideas to accelerate revenue streams for business development, identify efficiencies, and improve insights. Referencing trends and insights evident today, O’Leary shares his vision of an emerging book industry supply chain and offers advice for professionals working today to future-proof their skills. This webinar will include a longer Q&A session, please bring your questions for Brian O’Leary.
Link to recording and slides: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/redefining-the-book-supply-chain-a-glimpse-into-the-future/
Presented by BookNet Canada on November 30, 2023 with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
Redefining the book supply chain: A glimpse into the future - Tech Forum 2023BookNet Canada
Supply chains are built and updated by design, with goals set by the stakeholders on the ground. Those goals reflect the era and the tools available when the supply chains were created. As needs and capabilities evolve, old designs can start to limit functionality and limit new idea generation. Join Book Industry Study Group Executive Director Brian O’Leary as he suggests visionary ideas about the book industry as it could be.
In this talk, O’Leary reflects on the goal of promoting growth in the industry, offering ideas to accelerate revenue streams for business development, identify efficiencies, and improve insights. Referencing trends and insights evident today, O’Leary shares his vision of an emerging book industry supply chain and offers advice for professionals working today to future-proof their skills. This webinar will include a longer Q&A session, please bring your questions for Brian O’Leary.
Link to recording and transcript: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/redefining-the-book-supply-chain-a-glimpse-into-the-future/
Presented by BookNet Canada on November 30, 2023 with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
Transcript: Selling digital books in 2024: Insights from industry leaders - T...BookNet Canada
The publishing industry has been selling digital audiobooks and ebooks for over a decade and has found its groove. What’s changed? What has stayed the same? Where do we go from here? Join a group of leading sales peers from across the industry for a conversation about the lessons learned since the popularization of digital books, best practices, digital book supply chain management, and more.
Link to video recording: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/selling-digital-books-in-2024-insights-from-industry-leaders/
Presented by BookNet Canada on May 28, 2024, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
Transcript: #StandardsGoals for 2024: What’s new for BISAC - Tech Forum 2024BookNet Canada
BookNet Canada’s representative in the BISG Subject Code Committee, Lauren Stewart, updates us on the recent additions and changes made to the BISAC list in the 2023 update, which are particularly important to publishers of Indigenous content.
Link to video recording and slides: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/standardsgoals-for-2024-whats-new-for-bisac/
Presented by BookNet Canada on April 25, 2024, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
#StandardsGoals for 2024: What’s new for BISAC - Tech Forum 2024BookNet Canada
BookNet Canada’s representative in the BISG Subject Code Committee, Lauren Stewart, updates us on the recent additions and changes made to the BISAC list in the 2023 update, which are particularly important to publishers of Indigenous content.
Link to video recording and transcript: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/standardsgoals-for-2024-whats-new-for-bisac/
Presented by BookNet Canada on April 25, 2024, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
Transcript: New from BookNet Canada for 2024: BNC BiblioShare - Tech Forum 2024BookNet Canada
BookNet Canada Project Manager Tim Middleton recaps the highlights from 2023 for the BNC BiblioShare project, including the addition of two new team members, the exciting APIs the team is working on, usage stats, and more.
Link to presentation recording and slides: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/new-from-booknet-canada-for-2024-bnc-biblioshare/
Presented by BookNet Canada on April 22, 2024, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
Transcript: New from BookNet Canada for 2024: BNC CataList - Tech Forum 2024BookNet Canada
Join BookNet Canada Associate Product Manager Vivian Luu for this presentation all about what’s new with BNC CataList over the last year. Learn about quick actions, multi-selection of titles in a catalogue, performance improvements, and more. Watch to the end to see what’s ahead for CataList in 2024.
Link to presentation slides and recording: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/new-from-booknet-canada-for-2024-bnc-catalist/
Presented by BookNet Canada on April 18, 2024, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
New from BookNet Canada for 2024: BNC CataList - Tech Forum 2024BookNet Canada
Join BookNet Canada Associate Product Manager Vivian Luu for this presentation all about what’s new with BNC CataList over the last year. Learn about quick actions, multi-selection of titles in a catalogue, performance improvements, and more. Watch to the end to see what’s ahead for CataList in 2024.
Link to presentation recording and transcript: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/new-from-booknet-canada-for-2024-bnc-catalist/
Presented by BookNet Canada on April 18, 2024, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
Transcript: New from BookNet Canada for 2024: Loan Stars - Tech Forum 2024BookNet Canada
In this presentation, BookNet Canada’s Kalpna Patel shares what 2023 brought for the Loan Stars program, and what’s in store for 2024.
Link to slides and transcript: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/new-from-booknet-canada-for-2024-loan-stars/
Presented by BookNet Canada on April 15, 2024, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
New from BookNet Canada for 2024: Loan Stars - Tech Forum 2024BookNet Canada
In this presentation, BookNet Canada’s Kalpna Patel shares what 2023 brought for the Loan Stars program, and what’s in store for 2024.
Link to recording and transcript: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/new-from-booknet-canada-for-2024-loan-stars/
Presented by BookNet Canada on April 15, 2024, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
Transcript: New from BookNet Canada for 2024: BNC SalesData and LibraryData -...BookNet Canada
Lily Dwyer updates us on what 2023 brought for SalesData and LibraryData. Learn about subject trends we’ve seen, new features and upgrades, and what’s in store for 2024.
Link to video and slides: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/new-from-booknet-canada-bnc-salesdata-librarydata-2024/
Presented by BookNet Canada on April 8, 2024 with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
Transcript: Green paths: Learning from publishers’ sustainability journeys - ...BookNet Canada
Join us as Karina Stevens, Production Director at Nosy Crow Ltd, Norm Nehmetallah, Publisher at Invisible Publishing, and Sandra Shaw, Director for Editorial and Production at the University of Toronto Press, provide insights into their unique sustainability journeys. Delve into their successful strategies, challenges, and lessons learned, to uncover a roadmap for fellow publishers keen on engaging in a collective effort to shape a sustainable future for the publishing industry. Moderating the conversation will be EJ Hurst, Sales Manager at New Society Publishers, a leader in sustainable publishing in Canada.
Link to video and slides: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/green-paths-learning-from-publishers-sustainability-journeys/
Presented by BookNet Canada on March 26, 2024 with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
Green paths: Learning from publishers’ sustainability journeys - Tech Forum 2024BookNet Canada
Join us as Karina Stevens, Production Director at Nosy Crow Ltd, Norm Nehmetallah, Publisher at Invisible Publishing, and Sandra Shaw, Director for Editorial and Production at the University of Toronto Press, provide insights into their unique sustainability journeys. Delve into their successful strategies, challenges, and lessons learned, to uncover a roadmap for fellow publishers keen on engaging in a collective effort to shape a sustainable future for the publishing industry. Moderating the conversation will be EJ Hurst, Sales Manager at New Society Publishers, a leader in sustainable publishing in Canada.
Link to video and transcript: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/green-paths-learning-from-publishers-sustainability-journeys/
Presented by BookNet Canada on March 26, 2024 with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
Transcript: Book industry state of the nation 2024 - Tech Forum 2024BookNet Canada
An in-depth presentation of the most recent data on Canadian book buyers, readers, and consumers.
Link to video and slides: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/book-industry-state-of-the-nation-2024/
Presented by BookNet Canada on April 2, 2024, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
Book industry state of the nation 2024 - Tech Forum 2024BookNet Canada
An in-depth presentation of the most recent data on Canadian book buyers, readers, and consumers.
Link to video and transcript: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/book-industry-state-of-the-nation-2024/
Presented by BookNet Canada on April 2, 2024, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
Trending now: Book subjects on the move in the Canadian market - Tech Forum 2024BookNet Canada
This webinar will use the most up-to-date data to reveal the emerging trends in the types of books Canadians are buying. Are Canadians still into Comics & Graphic Novels? What about Travel and Romance? BookNet Canada SalesData & LIbraryData team, Lily Dwyer and Kalpna Patel, dig deep into the data to show you the book subjects on the move.
Link to video and transcript: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/trending-now-book-subjects-on-the-move-in-the-canadian-market/
Presented by BookNet Canada on February 27, 2024 with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
Transcript: Trending now: Book subjects on the move in the Canadian market - ...BookNet Canada
This webinar will use the most up-to-date data to reveal the emerging trends in the types of books Canadians are buying. Are Canadians still into Comics & Graphic Novels? What about Travel and Romance? BookNet Canada SalesData & LIbraryData team, Lily Dwyer and Kalpna Patel, dig deep into the data to show you the book subjects on the move.
Link to presentation slides and video: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/trending-now-book-subjects-on-the-move-in-the-canadian-market/
Presented by BookNet Canada on February 27, 2024 with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
Transcript: New stores, new views: Booksellers adapting engaging and thriving...BookNet Canada
Chris (Little Ghosts Books), Nena Rawdah (Cross & Crows Books), Chandler Jolliffe (Cedar Canoe Books), and Penny Warris (Analog Books Inc.) get together for a panel where they share insights into their bookselling journeys, collaborative strategies with various partners, and their approach to online vs. in-person bookselling. Learn how they enhance customer engagement, tackle challenges, and prepare for the future.
Link to recording: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/new-stores-new-views-booksellers-adapting-engaging-and-thriving/
Presented by BookNet Canada on January 26, 2024, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
Show and tell: What’s in your tech stack? - Tech Forum 2023BookNet Canada
Margaret Bryant (Orca Book Publishers), Jason Farrell (University of Toronto Press), Andrew Faulkner (Assembly Press), Brendan Flattery (HarperCollins), Tamara Mair-Wren (Ampersand Inc.), and Lauren Stewart (BookNet Canada) come together to share the hi- and lo-tech tools that drive efficiency in their daily work. Gain access to a wealth of time-tested tips and tricks honed through years of practice and, in the process, improve your professional toolkit.
Link to recording and transcript: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/show-and-tell-whats-in-your-tech-stack/
Presented by BookNet Canada on December 5, 2023, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
Transcript: Show and tell: What’s in your tech stack? - Tech Forum 2023BookNet Canada
Margaret Bryant (Orca Book Publishers), Jason Farrell (University of Toronto Press), Andrew Faulkner (Assembly Press), Brendan Flattery (HarperCollins), Tamara Mair-Wren (Ampersand Inc.), and Lauren Stewart (BookNet Canada) come together to share the hi- and lo-tech tools that drive efficiency in their daily work. Gain access to a wealth of time-tested tips and tricks honed through years of practice and, in the process, improve your professional toolkit.
Link to recording and slides: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/show-and-tell-whats-in-your-tech-stack/
Presented by BookNet Canada on December 5, 2023, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
Transcript: Redefining the book supply chain: A glimpse into the future - Tec...BookNet Canada
Supply chains are built and updated by design, with goals set by the stakeholders on the ground. Those goals reflect the era and the tools available when the supply chains were created. As needs and capabilities evolve, old designs can start to limit functionality and limit new idea generation. Join Book Industry Study Group Executive Director Brian O’Leary as he suggests visionary ideas about the book industry as it could be.
In this talk, O’Leary reflects on the goal of promoting growth in the industry, offering ideas to accelerate revenue streams for business development, identify efficiencies, and improve insights. Referencing trends and insights evident today, O’Leary shares his vision of an emerging book industry supply chain and offers advice for professionals working today to future-proof their skills. This webinar will include a longer Q&A session, please bring your questions for Brian O’Leary.
Link to recording and slides: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/redefining-the-book-supply-chain-a-glimpse-into-the-future/
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Supply chains are built and updated by design, with goals set by the stakeholders on the ground. Those goals reflect the era and the tools available when the supply chains were created. As needs and capabilities evolve, old designs can start to limit functionality and limit new idea generation. Join Book Industry Study Group Executive Director Brian O’Leary as he suggests visionary ideas about the book industry as it could be.
In this talk, O’Leary reflects on the goal of promoting growth in the industry, offering ideas to accelerate revenue streams for business development, identify efficiencies, and improve insights. Referencing trends and insights evident today, O’Leary shares his vision of an emerging book industry supply chain and offers advice for professionals working today to future-proof their skills. This webinar will include a longer Q&A session, please bring your questions for Brian O’Leary.
Link to recording and transcript: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/redefining-the-book-supply-chain-a-glimpse-into-the-future/
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The percentage of Canadian book buyers who
belong to a book club or reading group jumped
from 7% in 2018 to 14% in 2019.
21. Search is only as good as your data
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23. Provide Contributor Location
• ONIX 3.0 supports place relator codes for
country, region and place name
• ONIX 2.1 supports a single country and region
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Provide Geographical Codes
• BISAC Regional Themes list
• Thema geographical qualifiers
28. Thank you
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Editor's Notes
Hi everyone, I’m Carol Gordon Project Manager at BookNet Canada for the CataList Project. thanks for joining me for an update on the BNC CataList project – what we’ve rolled out in the past year, what we’re working on now and a peek at some of the exciting plans on the project roadmap ahead.
2019 was a busy one for the CataList team. We implemented a number of major additions and upgraded in the last year.
At Tech Forum 2019 were in beta testing with a new initiative to collect and integrate display of sales assets like samples, excerpts and guides. In April we rolled out that to the CataList live site with a focus on continuing to gather more material for display.
Since that time we’ve collected, through direct file uploads and ONIX file submissions, a significant amount of content for titles listed in CataList, including 62 thousand excerpts, 28 thousand tables of contents, 22 hundred reading group guides and 500 general sample files. Some good numbers in that time, and we are continuing to encourage publishers to submit content.
Accessing samples and excerpts in CataList can be done from the title detail page, and ….
from Scroll view in the Content preview section. For retailer, library and media accounts, a quick reminder that if you are not seeing sample and excerpt content where you expect to, make sure that you are logged into the site, as logged in users have access to supplemental content that is not available to public site visitors.
Following that initial release in the Spring, we were approached about adding support in BiblioShare and CataList for another supplemental content piece – and that was teacher’s guides. We reached out to our CataList participating publishers and they responded by supplying 1,000 teacher’s guides in a really short timeline and we integrated those into CataList in the Fall. Shout-out to the folks at Ampersand for that great idea, and Annick for providing our initial test files.
For publishers, if you want the information on supplying sample, excerpt and other content into BiblioShare, where CataList and other supply chain data partners can pick them up, Tim Middleton and I did a webinar on this topic in June. The recording of that webinar is still available on the BookNet YouTube channel, and there is a link to it as well in the CataList user documentation.
The next item that the CataList team worked on this year, came as a bit of a surprise priority for us. The User Group that we meet with twice a year brought us a request to make it easier to organize their seasonal and custom catalogues. That request was met with resounding support from the whole group, and so we rebuilt the features in the Organize tool.
The new Organize catalogue functions include the ability to use multi-level sorting on columns,
A more visible click and drag function where you can gab the row handle to drag titles to a new location, the ability to mark titles for removal *- and also easily restore them back into the catalogue before saving changes if you’ve flagged a title for deletion in error. You now also have the ability to send any title to the beginning of a catalogue, to the end of catalogue, or to a specific row number anywhere in the catalogue.
But by far our biggest CataList project this year, and the one that’s been top of the feature request list by publishers, libraries and retailers for some time is the rebuild of our core search functionality. In beta testing now, and releasing by the end of this month – March 2020 – our fully rebuilt search and refine functionality gives users the flexibility to quickly and easily find the titles and catalogues they need.
The first thing you’ll notice about the new search, is that you can Quick Search for a more than just books on a keyword match. You can also search for catalogues, or for a list of ISBNs.
Depending on your search type, you’ll get either catalogue or book results. In this case we’ve searched for Dewey Diva catalogues, and we get back 23 catalogues in a list from the system. Catalogues return with the most recent first, and you can filter matches using the refine tools in the left sidebar by catalogue type (as shown in the slide you can see you’ll get both seasonal and custom catalogues returned), You can refine by the company who has posted the catalogue, and by the catalogue status. For publishers, if you have custom catalogues that are shared to all users and are posted to your publisher page, those catalogues will also return in this search.
For book results, whether you search for books matching your search terms or for a list of ISBNs, you will get our book results page returned with all title matches in the system. We’ve updated the layout of biblio content for each matching title in the main column, but the most noticeable difference for system users in the new search is the ability to apply an extensive set of filters to your result set. Unlike the previous version of the system, we no longer apply pre-limiters to the results – so if titles are postponed or cancelled, they will return in your search results so you can see what the current status of that book is. And then you can filter your results by publishing status if you want to only look at the forthcoming or available matches.
I think a lot of the filter functionality here is going to be pretty intuitive and familiar to people so I don’t think I need to go into a lot of detail on the filters. But I do want to call out a few of the additions we think are going to be especially helpful – starting with the ‘Catalogued by’ filters. On the surface this is a pretty straightforward filter – the ability to limit results by which company has listed those titles. What is powerful in this filter is the first option in the list “My favourites”. If you have set favourite publishers and imprints (and you can do that in the favourites tab on the CataList Home page), with a single click you can filter your results to show only titles belonging to your favourite publishers and imprints. So if you are a rep who sells only a part of a major distributor’s list, or a sales agent who sells a variety of publishers, or a niche retailer with a small set of preferred publishers, this gives you a quick and easy way to limit a large set of search results to just the titles relevant to your needs.
The other two filters I want to call attention to are related to regionality, which is becoming of increasing interest and importance across the supply chain. The first of those is the Contributor location. I’ll talk more about the data supply side in a minute, but we know that retailers and libraries are always looking for local content and to support and local authors to promote. Most publishers in the supply chain already support the CA Country Code in their bibliographic metadata to flag Canadian contributors, but where we have additional Contributor location data, we now allow users to drill down further into province and location levels.
On the subject and book location side, we also allow filtering by geographical region. So if you are looking for local interest titles, or books set in a specific area you can give this filter option a try.
The last one I wanted to mention is the available content. This is a where you can see which titles in your search results have any of that wonderful content that we integrated last year, like samples, excerpts and guides. Some of that content may be useful for getting a sense of forthcoming titles in order to place an initial order or recommend a title for Loan Stars. Others are useful for supporting reading initiatives, teachers (or even possibly parents) who may be looking for educational content. In terms of reading group guides, this is a space publishers might want to consider creating and sharing more content.
A stat from our consumer research indicated that the percentage of Canadian book buyers who belong to a book club or reading group jumped from 7% in 2018 to 14% in 2019. That is a significant jump, and led to a more detailed study of book clubs in Canada – if you’re interested in finding out more you can read a sample and get the full study at booknetcanada.ca slash reading dash together.
We think these new tools are going to be really useful promoting Canadian books and authors. But everything the search tools can do is based on publisher data, and the tools will only be as good as the data we receive.
At BookNet we’ve been encouraging the use of keywords for some time, and we are starting to index and display keywords in CataList now.
Our keyword focus is shifting somewhat now to encourage publishers to think critically about whether keywords being adding are useful for search purposes. Adding the keywords ‘Harry Potter’ to every middle grade fantasy novel is not useful and encourages people to consider excluding all keywords from their search parameters.
Tom Richardson is going to cover this greater depth in his data quality presentation, so I highly recommend checking that presentation out as it covers a number of quality issues that can affect search not only in CataList, but also on retailer sites and elsewhere.
Likewise, filters are also only useful when we have the data points provided that they system filters on. There is a lot of excitement about the contributor place and geographical region filters in the new search. If you want your titles to be found when retailer, library or media users apply these filters then we need to have that data provided in your ONIX files.
Contributor location can be provided at some level in both ONIX 3.0 and ONIX 2.1. Most publishers support country code for Canadian authors, but few support the region level which carries the province information. ONIX 2.1 does support region level codes, so if you’re stuck with ONIX 2.1 for the moment, there is an option to support province level data available to you.
Most publishers though are now underway with their ONIX 3.0 transition and this is where there is full support for contributor location data. You can provide a code with each location to indicate whether it’s the author’s birthplace or current residence for instance, and optionally provide details down to the town or city name. With the growing adoption of ONIX 3.0 in the supply chain, we expect to see a significant increase in the amount of contributor location data provided soon, probably by this summer.
With regards to the Geographical region filters, CataList pulls in and filters on two subject schemes - the BISAC Regional themes and Thema geographical qualifiers.
In terms of recommending one over the other, if you are looking at the best one to use if you are just starting out with adding region codes, the entire BISAC Regional list support for Canadian regions consists of 23 Canadian codes – mostly province and capital cities - while Thema has about 180 Canadian geographical qualifiers. The Thema codes are far and away more granular and descriptive, but they don’t stand alone, they are part and parcel of a full implementation of the Thema subject code standard. If you haven’t considered Thema as an option for subject coding yet, I would recommend at least getting familiar with this new standard and seeing how it could support your business needs, especially if you publish regionally focused books.
For more detail on the how-to supply these data points in your ONIX files, check out the BookNet website and our standards and best practices documentation online. We’ll be continuing to push out information on ONIX 3.0 in general this year, and these key elements will be part of that educational push.
Moving on - as I’m sure you know, if you’ve been following the CataList project for any amount of time, we don’t sit still for long on the CataList team, so while we are getting all that fun new search functionality rolled out the door, we’ve also been looking ahead at the next things coming down the road.
We’ve already been out talking to reps and retailers about the catalogue scroll view – finding out more about what they like about it, what’s missing, what needs improvement. We’ve gathered up some of the great ideas that have been passed along to us in those discussions and are in the process of looking at new data elements and layouts, and reviewing the scroll view workflows. This is a key item in our priority list and we’ll start working toward implementing improvements as our development cycles allow.
But we have another big project now on the radar as well. We are in talks currently with BTLF in Quebec about a system integration for French and English data using the CataList platform. There are still a lot of details to be finalized on this, in many ways those discussions are still exploratory, but we know that this work would also tick some items that are top of the list for our library, sales rep and retail users including additional advanced search functionality built on the upgraded search engine, multi-user cart functions and improvements to the order sharing and submission process.
All in all, despite the <unusual> start to this year, we’re still excited about the plans for the year ahead and hope that CataList can equip reps and buyers to keep communications about forthcoming books flowing even in these challenging. As always, if you have questions about any of the new items we’ve added this year or future plans for CataList, feel free to get in touch with me at cgordon@booknetcanada.ca or our team at our main support address catalist@booknetcanada.ca.