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Publishers should assign BISACs in order of increasing importance. The least important BISAC should be assigned first; the most important, last.

Sample Data:

name

isbn

bisacs

The Science of a Carve Turn

9781633625808

JNF051140; JNF054110; JNF054160

After ingestion of the sample data, the BISACs appear in TitleLeaf (product page, bisac assignment section) in the following order:

  • JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Physics (JNF051140)

  • JUVENILE NONFICTION / Sports & Recreation / Olympics (JNF054110)

  • JUVENILE NONFICTION / Sports & Recreation / Winter Sports (JNF054160)

See screenshot:

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The resultant ONIX feed illustrates the importance given to the last assignment:

Code Block
languagexml
<BASICMainSubject>JNF054160</

...

BASICMainSubject>
<Subject>
  <SubjectSchemeIdentifier>10</SubjectSchemeIdentifier>
  <SubjectCode>JNF051140</

...

SubjectCode>
</Subject>
<Subject>
  <SubjectSchemeIdentifier>10</SubjectSchemeIdentifier>
  <SubjectCode>JNF054110</

...

SubjectCode>
</Subject>