ONIX Code Lists Issue 63, October 2023

List 73: Website role

Value Description Notes
00 Unspecified, see website description
01 Publisher’s corporate website See also codes 17 and 18
02 Publisher’s website for a specified work A publisher’s informative and/or promotional webpage relating to a specified work (book, journal, online resource or other publication type)
03 Online hosting service home page A webpage giving access to an online content hosting service as a whole
04 Journal home page A webpage giving general information about a serial, in print or electronic format or both
05 Online resource ‘available content’ page A webpage giving direct access to the content that is available online for a specified resource version. Generally used for content available online under subscription terms
06 Contributor’s own website A webpage maintained by an author or other contributor about her/his publications and personal background
07 Publisher’s website relating to specified contributor A publisher’s webpage devoted to a specific author or other contributor
08 Other publisher’s website relating to specified contributor A webpage devoted to a specific author or other contributor, and maintained by a publisher other than the publisher of the item described in the ONIX record
09 Third-party website relating to specified contributor A webpage devoted to a specific author or other contributor, and maintained by a third party (eg a fan site)
10 Contributor’s own website for specified work A webpage maintained by an author or other contributor and specific to an individual work
11 Other publisher’s website relating to specified work A webpage devoted to an individual work, and maintained by a publisher other than the publisher of the item described in the ONIX record
12 Third-party website relating to specified work A webpage devoted to an individual work, and maintained by a third party (eg a fan site)
13 Contributor’s own website for group or series of works A webpage maintained by an author or other contributor and specific to a group or series of works
14 Publisher’s website relating to group or series of works A publisher’s webpage devoted to a group or series of works
15 Other publisher’s website relating to group or series of works A webpage devoted to a group or series of works, and maintained by a publisher other than the publisher of the item described in the ONIX record
16 Third-party website relating to group or series of works (eg a fan site) A webpage devoted to a group or series of works, and maintained by a third party (eg a fan site)
17 Publisher’s B2B website Use instead of code 01 to specify a publisher’s website for trade users
18 Publisher’s B2C website Use instead of code 01 to specify a publisher’s website for end customers (consumers)
23 Author blog For example, a Blogger or Tumblr URL, a Wordpress website or other blog URL
24 Web page for author presentation / commentary
25 Web page for author interview
26 Web page for author reading
27 Web page for cover material
28 Web page for sample content
29 Web page for full content Use this value in the <Website> composite (typically within <Publisher> or <SupplyDetail>) when sending a link to a webpage at which a digital product is available for download and/or online access
30 Web page for other commentary / discussion For example a subscribable podcast hosting site, social media message, newsletter issue, other commentary
31 Transfer-URL URL needed by the German National Library for direct access, harvesting and storage of an electronic resource
32 DOI Website Link Link needed by German Books in Print (VLB) for DOI registration and ONIX DOI conversion
33 Supplier’s corporate website A corporate website operated by a distributor or other supplier (not the publisher)
34 Supplier’s B2B website A website operated by a distributor or other supplier (not the publisher) and aimed at trade customers
35 Supplier’s B2C website A website operated by a distributor or other supplier (not the publisher) and aimed at consumers
36 Supplier’s website for a specified work A distributor or supplier’s webpage describing a specified work
37 Supplier’s B2B website for a specified work A distributor or supplier’s webpage describing a specified work, and aimed at trade customers
38 Supplier’s B2C website for a specified work A distributor or supplier’s webpage describing a specified work, and aimed at consumers
39 Supplier’s website for a group or series of works A distributor or supplier’s webpage describing a group or series of works
40 URL of full metadata description For example an ONIX or MARC record for the product, available online
41 Social networking URL for specific work or product For example, a Facebook, Google+, Instagram, Youtube, Pinterest, Tiktok, Twitter or similar URL for the product or work
42 Author’s social networking URL For example, a Facebook, Google+, Instagram, Youtube, Pinterest, Tiktok, Twitter or similar page
43 Publisher’s social networking URL For example, a Facebook, Google+, Instagram, Youtube, Pinterest, Tiktok, Twitter or similar page
44 Social networking URL for specific article, chapter or content item For example, a Facebook, Google+, Instagram, Youtube, Pinterest, Tiktok, Twitter or similar page. Use only in the context of a specific content item (eg within <ContentItem>)
45 Publisher’s or third party website for permissions requests For example, a service offering click-through licensing of extracts
46 Publisher’s or third party website for privacy statement For example, a page providing details related to GDPR. Only for use in ONIX 3.0 or later
47 Publisher’s website for digital preservation The URL of the publisher’s preservation service, or a more specific URL for access to its preservation metadata, to provide confirmation of the preservation status of the product. Only for use in ONIX 3.0 or later
48 Third-party website for digital preservation The URL of the preservation service (eg https://clockss.org), or a more specific URL for access to its preservation metadata, to provide confirmation of the preservation status of the product. Only for use in ONIX 3.0 or later
49 Product website for environmental responsibility statement The URL of a web page describing the environmental and sustainability policy, or carbon neutrality status, that applies to the specific product. Only for use in ONIX 3.0 or later
50 Organisation’s website for environmental responsibility statement The URL of a web page describing the environmental and sustainability policies, carbon neutrality status, etc of the organisation (publisher, supplier etc). Only for use in ONIX 3.0 or later