“Necessity breeds innovation.” That well-worn phrase became marching orders during the COVID-19 pandemic as publishers and booksellers scrambled to respond to ever-changing market conditions and a strained supply chain. Learn from a panel of pros across the supply chain, including logistics, metadata, customer relations, and marketing — what they did to adapt and what they will be incorporating into their workflows going forward. Eulalee Lumsden discusses House of Anansi Press and how to change the way we look at ONIX data. Link to video presentation: https://youtu.be/t03YfhqE95Q Presented April 7, 2021 by BookNet Canada with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.

1. How Can We Change the Way We Look At
ONIX data?
Eulalee Lumsden
House of Anansi Press
April 7, 2021
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2. Less In Person Browsing, Now What?
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• Readers are browsing online shelves and looking for
recommendations similar to their interests
• Take advantage of this by adding to or improving
your metadata

3. How Are We Improving Metadata?
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• Improved keyword practices
• Expanded long descriptions with key text features
and Common Core Standards
• Added Publisher’s Own Category code

4. Jump at Home: Grade 3 Keywords
Key Themes / Topics: Educator
Audience/Curriculum
Connections
Other Media
STEM
homeschool
elementary school study
materials
mental math
EQAO
mathematics Brain Quest
Kumon
Common Core Aligned
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5. Key Text Features
• Gives book buyers an insight into important book
features
• Encourages reader engagement with text
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6. A Forest in the City Key Text Features
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diagrams
author's note
glossary
sources
definitions

7. What are Common Core Standards?
“The Common Core is a set of high-quality academic
standards in mathematics and English language
arts/literacy (ELA). These learning goals outline what a
student should know and be able to do at the end of
each grade.”
- Common Core State Standards Initiative
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8. A Forest in the City Common Core Standards
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Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.2.5
Know and use various text features (e.g., captions, bold print,
subheadings, glossaries, indexes, electronic menus, icons) to locate key
facts or information in a text efficiently.
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.1
Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text,
referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.4
Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words
and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 3 topic or subject area.

9. Publisher’s Own Category Code
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• Allows publisher to create categories
• Increases discoverability for readers looking for
similar categories
• Allows for easier and more informed list curation

10. Frying Plantain Publisher's Own Category
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Book Club Pick
Adult Short Stories
Adult BIPOC Voices
Adult Starred Reviews
Adult Award Winning
Adult Audiobooks

11. Key Takeaways
• Rich metadata is great for accessibility and visibility
online
• Include as much information as you can with the end
user in mind
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