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 | ||
|---|---|---|
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<BASICMainSubject>JNF054160</ |
...
BASICMainSubject> <Subject> <SubjectSchemeIdentifier>10</SubjectSchemeIdentifier> <SubjectCode>JNF051140</ |
...
SubjectCode> </Subject> <Subject> <SubjectSchemeIdentifier>10</SubjectSchemeIdentifier> <SubjectCode>JNF054110</ |
...
SubjectCode> </Subject> |