Data Submission Specifications
1 Record Description (Book Record)

 

Field 1 One character indicator of 1 signifying a book record
Field 2 Primary Item # ISBN 13 characters maximum
Field 3 Secondary Item # EAN 13 characters maximum
Field 4 Tertiary Item # Vendor or UPC 13 characters maximum
Field 5 U.S. Suggested Retail 7 characters-2 decimal places (xxxx.xx)
Field 6 Canadian Suggested Retail 7 characters-2 decimal places (xxxx.xx)
Field 7 Title 75 characters maximum
Field 8 Short Title - Abbreviated Title if desired 30 characters maximum
Field 9 Contributor Type 1

See Table 4

Field 10 Contributor 1 40 characters maximum
Field 11 Contributor Type 2 See Table 4
Field 12 Contributor 2 40 characters maximum
Field 13 Contributor Type 3 See Table 4
Field 14 Contributor 3 40 characters maximum
Field 15 Publisher 5 characters maximum See Table 7
Field 16 Category 1 See Table 1
Field 17 Category 2 See Table 1
Field 18 Category 3 See Table 1
Field 19 Miscellaneous Descriptives See Table 5
Field 20 Date Published 4 characters YYMM
Field 21 Binding See Table 2
Field 22 Edition See Table 3
Field 23 Grade See Table 6
Field 24 Series 40 characters maximum
Field 25 Series Number 2 characters, (01-99) Note: If no Series #, enter 00.
Field 26 ECPA Category 9 characters maximum See ECPA documentation for codes.
Field 27 Subtitle 75 characters maximum

Notes:

  1. You may use up to three contributors. Each contributor must have a Contributor Type.
  2. You may use up to three categories. Any category marked with an asterisk [*] on Table 1 must correspond with the Fiction, Pastoral Helps, Children or Family Concerns categories as shown below. (The Pastoral Helps, Children and Family categories may be used alone; however, the Fiction category must correspond with a sub-category.)
Category 1: Fiction* Pastoral Helps** Children*** Family Concerns****
Category 2: Fiction-Romance Sermons Bible Story Books Fathering
(All other Fiction Adult Ministries Coloring Books Mothering
sub-categories) Children's Ministries Picture Books Parenting
Church Management Character Development Sexuality
Counseling Educational Home Schooling
Educational Love / Marriage
Leadership
Preaching
Sermons / Object Lesson
Youth Ministry
Christian Education