Learning Metadata for Book Publishing

Offered By: LinkedIn Learning

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Metadata Courses XML Courses Digital Publishing Courses Book Publishing Courses

Course Description

Overview

Publishers and ebook authors: Learn how to create high-quality metadata to help make your books and EPUBs more discoverable online.

Syllabus

Introduction

Welcome
What is metadata?

1. ONIX for Books

How the publishing supply chain works
Basic introduction to XML markup
Overview of ONIX file structure
Managing metadata and creating ONIX files

2. Basic Book Metadata

Title
Series, sets, and collections
Contributors
ISBNs

3. Book Classification

Subject categories: Three different standards
Subject categories: Best practices and practical application
Keywords
Target audience and other information

4. Descriptive Content

XHTML for descriptive text
Descriptive text
Contributor biographies
Reviews and endorsements
Other text sections

5. Specs, Rights, and Pricing

Physical specifications
Status and availability
Important dates
Territorial rights
Supply details and prices

6. eBooks, Images, and Other Assets

eBook-specific metadata
Cover images, illustrations, and other assets

Conclusion

Final thoughts and where to go next

Taught by

Joshua Tallent

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