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INDUSTRY STANDARDS AND GROUPS

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BIC
Book Industry Communication Ltd (BIC) is the UK book industry's independent supply chain organization, committed to improving the efficiency of the trade and library supply chains.
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BISG
The Book Industry Study Group is a trade association for policy, technical standards and research related to books and similar products.
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EDItEUR
The trade standards body for the global book, e-book and serials supply chains, with over 110 members in 25 countries around the world.
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Crossref
A not-forprofit membership organization that exists to make scholarly communications better.
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MARC Standards
The MARC (Machine Readable Cataloging) standards are a set of digital formats for the description of items catalogued by libraries.
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JISC
A not-for-profit organization which supports higher education and research through advice, digital resources and network/technology services.
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ORCID
The ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor ID) is a digital identifier that uniquely identifies academic authors and contributors. 
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DOAB
The Directory of Open Access aims to increase the discoverability of Open Access books.
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cOAlition S & Plan S
Plan S is an initiative powered by cOAlition S to make full and immediate Open Access to research publications a reality. 
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ISNI
The International Standard Name Identifier (ISNI) is the ISO-certified global standard number for identifying the millions of contributors to creative works, and those active in their distribution, including authors, publishers, data aggregators and more. 

SERVICE PROVIDERS

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Nielsen Book 
Nielsen Book provides a range of services to the book industry internationally, aiding the discovery and purchase, distribution and sales measurement of books.
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Ingram Content Group
Ingram provides comprehensive services for publisher, retailers, libraries and educators, including digital and physical book distribution, print on demand, and digital learning.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

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AUPresses
Association of University Presses.
Society for Scholarly Publishing
SSP
Society for Scholarly Publishing.
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STM
International Association of Scientific, Technical and Medical (STM) Publishers.
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AAP
Association of American Publishers.
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ALPSP
The Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers.
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AEUP
Association of European University Presses.

TRADE MAGAZINES AND NEWS SOURCES

KEY INDUSTRY EVENTS

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Digital Book World
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