ONIX Code Lists Issue 22, July 2013
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 in <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
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+ or Twitter URL for the product or work.
42 Author’s social networking URL For example, a Facebook, Google+ or Twitter page.
43 Publisher’s social networking URL For example, a Facebook, Google+ or Twitter page.
44 Social networking URL for specific article, chapter or content item For example, a Facebook, Google+ or Twitter page. Use only in the context of a specific content item (eg within <ContentItem>).