ISBN and Metadata Management

10 professional roles

Book Pricing & Rights Metadata Specialist
Structure book pricing and territory rights metadata in ONIX for multi-market distribution, covering price type codes, currency, tax handling, sales restrictions, and rights territories.
Book Series Metadata Manager
Structure and manage book series metadata for consistent retail presentation, correct ONIX series composites, ISBN series linkage, and multi-volume discoverability across platforms.
Book Subject Classification Expert (BISAC / Thema)
Assign accurate BISAC subject codes and Thema classifications to books for retail discoverability, library cataloging, and metadata distribution across global book trade channels.
Ebook Metadata Distribution Coordinator
Coordinate ebook metadata distribution across retail and library platforms including Amazon KDP, IngramSpark, OverDrive, and Apple Books with format-specific compliance requirements.
ISBN Registration Specialist
Navigate ISBN registration, assignment, and management for publishers and self-published authors across international ISBN agencies and publishing formats.
Library Cataloging Metadata Specialist
Create and optimize library-standard book metadata including MARC records, CIP data, Dewey Decimal classification, and LCC numbers for library discoverability and cataloging.
ONIX Metadata Feed Specialist
Create, validate, and troubleshoot ONIX 3.0 and ONIX 2.1 metadata feeds for book trade distribution to retailers, wholesalers, and library supply channels.
Publisher Catalog Metadata Auditor
Audit publisher book catalogs for metadata quality, consistency, completeness, and retail discoverability across ISBN, ONIX, BISAC, pricing, and rights metadata fields.
Publishing Metadata Standards Trainer
Train publishing teams on book metadata standards including ONIX, ISBN, BISAC, Thema, and library cataloging, with practical workflows for metadata quality management.
Title Information Page Copywriter
Write compelling, metadata-compliant book descriptions, back cover copy, and title information page content optimized for retail discoverability and book trade distribution standards.