Feedback on our Training - Book Industry Communication Skip to content Page last updated 18th May 2023 BIC Metadata & Technical Training Courses ONIX Essentials / ONIX Essentials Plus (Online) Overall rating 4.6 / 5 (2021-2023) 100% would recommend the course to colleagues. Wonderful teaching style that made the seemingly incomprehensible, very comprehensible ! … going through worked examples is always great, hints and tips on how to improve things. Kate Phillips Cambridge University Press Such an important system that is so integral to all publishers now and I really do feel it enhanced my understanding and I have improvements to our processes that I’m looking forward to implementing Emma Scriver Hachette Best introduction to ONIX I could have hoped for, covered all the basics and provided rock-solid foundation. Markus Auhl MVB GmbH ONIX Advanced Topics (Online) Overall rating 4.6 / 5  (2021-2022) 100% would recommend the course to colleagues. Well-constructed course and great to be able to tailor it to the needs of the attendees Metadata Analyst Publisher Most effective component ‘The freedom to ask questions and get answers on specific areas of concern’ Zelah Pengilley Taylor and Francis I liked that there was lots of talk about which parts of ONIX actually get used and paid attention to by publishers and retailers, which ones aren’t widely used. It’s really helpful to get an idea of where the rest of the industry is with these things, so we can update our business practices in the most effective way. Metadata Manager Publisher Thema Essentials (Online) Overall rating 4.7/5  (2021-2022) 100% would recommend the course to colleagues. This should be required for everyone using Thema!! Anon Bibliographic Team, Publisher The Trainer was very knowledgeable and clear and I liked that the course was split into theoretical and practical parts. Anon Editor, Publisher Most effective component – ‘ Hands-on, practical sessions in assigning Thema codes Naoki Onodera Mapping Consultant, JPO BIC Production Training Courses Introduction to Production (Online) Overall rating 4.5/5  (2021-2025) 100% would recommend the course to colleagues. It is a good insight to production no matter what job level you are at within publishing Carol Caines Emerald Publishing The knowledge and experience of the trainer was very impressive and she conveyed that successfully and was happy to explain where there was any doubt and answer questions Anon Production Team, Publisher As a result (of the course) I feel much more confident handling the tasks in my job now. Anon Production Assistant, Publisher Making and Managing Monochrome (on site) Overall rating 5/5  (2023) 100% would recommend the course to colleagues. It was wonderful to be able to make use of the trainer’s expertise to give us advice and guidance on how to improve our ePubs. Anon As we were a small group the trainer was able to tailor the afternoon to our specific questions and needs instead of a general overview – this was very beneficial as well as the small practical tasks writing HTML/XML. Christy Beale Boydell & Brewer Practical understanding of XML; discussions / ideas; and useful tools and checker for the future Anon Digital Printing for Books ( On site) Overall rating: 5 /5 (2019) 100% would recommend the course to colleagues. Interesting and informative. I think a lot of people in publishing would find it interesting and useful Catriona Allon Bristol University Press It’s very comprehensive and really interesting to see all the processes in action. Anon Learning about different printing technologies – to better understand the reasons for choosing certain printing methods Anon Colour Book Production Explained Overall rating: 5 /5 (2019 – 2024) 100% would recommend the course to colleagues. I would certainly recommend [the course] to anyone in the publishing industry that I hear of who wants to have a deeper understanding of production. The trainers both had real expertise and there was no time wasted. We learned a lot and many long-standing uncertainties were resolved Anon The one-to-one discussions of real-life issues was particularly useful Anon Really enjoyed the teaching style – very practical and informative Anon Library Courses EDI for Libraries (Online) Overall rating 4.5 / 5 (2021-2023) 100% would recommend the course to colleagues. Clear overview of EDI both for staff regularly using it and for new staff. Anon Library Administrator I think it was aimed at about the right level: enough technical examples to show what happens in the background, but not too overwhelming. Anon Seeing how EDI files were structured, and a description of what things could go wrong. 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