BookNet Canada has been around for 20 years! During this time we’ve been able to accomplish so much — from creating services the industry needs to becoming the go-to organization in Canada for all things related to book standards. Since 2020, we’ve adapted our Tech Forum conference and have started to offer that professional development programming as an ongoing webinar series.

The best part? The plans we have for the future at BookNet are just as exciting as what the past two decades have brought. To get a glimpse of what’s to come and what’s recently happened at a product and service level, watch the presentations linked below.

New from BookNet Canada for 2022: BNC SalesData

BookNet Canada's Monique Mongeon updates us on what the past year brought for SalesData — learn how many work hours SalesData has saved the industry, how many POS system integrations it supports, and the data trends we were able to identify using it. And find out what’s in store for the platform in 2022.

New from BookNet Canada for 2022: BNC LibraryData

Hannah Johnston, Product Coordinator for SalesData and LibraryData at BookNet, shares what's new this year in the world of library data. The data shared in this presentation is gathered from BNC LibraryData, a reporting tool that allows libraries, publishers, retailers and other members of the book industry to access circulation and collections information from libraries across Canada.

New from BookNet Canada for 2022: BNC CataList

Join BookNet Canada Project Manager Carol Gordon for this short presentation all about what’s new with BNC CataList over the last year. Discover our integration project with BTLF (Banque de titres de langue française) in Quebec and how that has led to many feature improvements, including new search capabilities. Other news covered in this update are new stock and price availability features, ONIX & Thema news, and more. Watch to the end to see what’s ahead in 2022 for CataList.

New from BookNet Canada for 2022: Loan Stars

Loan Stars turned five in 2021! BookNet’s Hannah Johnston tells us all about what’s new for the program last year after nearly 800 book recommendations from library staff across Canada.

New from BookNet Canada for 2022: BNC BiblioShare

BookNet Canada Project Manager, Tim Middleton recaps what’s happened with BiblioShare in 2021. This presentation also brings you BiblioShare by the Numbers — who’s using our service and for what, data on ONIX 2.1 vs. 3.0 records, and asset categories and their growth.

#standardsgoals for 2022: Standards & certification roundup

BookNet Canada Bibliographic Manager and general standards person, Tom Richardson provides your yearly standards overview with a focus on metadata basics. Looking for information on where to start when it comes to participating in standards? Start here. Or, if you’re well-versed in standards but you want to know what you’ll need to know for the next couple of years, you’ll find that here, too!

That’s all we have to share for now. If you’re looking for more Tech Forum content, please visit our YouTube channel and subscribe to the Tech Forum newsletter to be notified about upcoming sessions.

Thank you for 20 years of growth and collaboration. It's thanks to the feedback and support we get from our users and stakeholders that we can continue to do the work we do and seek ways to help make the Canadian publishing industry even stronger.