On June 18, BookNet hosted the brilliant Chris Saynor, Standards Editor at EDItEUR, and Tim Devenport, Executive Director of the International ISNI agency, for a presentation originally planned for Tech Forum 2020. Chris and Tim gave an introduction to the International Standard Name Identifier (ISNI) and answered viewers' burning questions. Do you know how to distinguish between Victor Hugo the writer and Victor Hugo the salsa musician? How does Margaret Attwood the Human resources specialist and author distinguish herself from Margaret Atwood the Canadian author? In this webinar for standards wonks and new fans alike, Chris and Tim share all.
Want to continue your contributor education? Noah Genner’s blog post on Canadian contributors can act as your post-meal palate cleanser!
How did being nominated for the Oscars in 2026 impact book sales, loans and holds among Canadians?
Founder of Tandem Collective, Naomi Bacon, talks to us about how social media can be used to market books.
Sales and library circulation data of Women Fiction and Non-Fiction titles during the the fourth quarter of 2025.
As romance takes the book world by storm yet again, we share insights regarding the impact this growth has had on existing standards.
As we hit the six-year mark since the beginning of the pandemic, we’re revisiting cookbooks and bread-related cookbooks too, to check on how they’re doing.


Insights into the latest updates and additions made to ONIX codelists.