The Metadata Handbook is a one-stop guide for professional publishers, large and small, who need to get a handle on how metadata for books operates in the real world, and who need to implement a strategy to master the development and distribution of comprehensive metadata for the books they publish. Its over 100 pages take the reader from metadata fundamentals through to the latest information on the use of ONIX 2.1 and 3.0. A comprehensive glossary simplifies numerous technical terms while a full listing of vendors and relevant industry organizations provides an annotated directory of resources available to publishers, including self-publishers.