List 29: Audience code type

ValueDescriptionNotesIssue numberModified in Issue
01ONIX audience codesUsing a code from List 286
02ProprietaryAs specified in <AudienceCodeTypeName>0
03MPAA ratingMotion Picture Association of America rating applied to movies0
04BBFC ratingBritish Board of Film Classification rating applied to movies0
05FSK ratingGerman FSK (Freiwillige Selbstkontrolle der Filmwirtschaft) rating applied to movies1
06BTLF audience codeFrench Canadian audience code list, used by BTLF for Memento4
07Electre audience codeAudience code used by Electre (France)4
08ANELE TipoSpain: educational audience and material type code of the Asociación Nacional de Editores de Libros y Material de Enseñanza5
09AVICode list used to specify reading levels for children’s books, used in Flanders, and formerly in the Netherlands – see also code 18711
10USK ratingGerman USK (Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle) rating applied to video or computer games7
11AWSAudience code used in Flanders8
12SchulformType of school: codelist formerly maintained by VdS Bildungsmedien eV, the German association of educational media publishers at http://www.bildungsmedien.de/service/onixlisten/schulform_onix_codelist29_value12_0408.pdf. Deprecated – use Thema educational purpose qualifier (eg 4Z-DE-BA – for German Elementary School) in <Subject> instead860
13BundeslandSchool region: codelist maintained by VdS Bildungsmedien eV, the German association of educational media publishers, indicating where products are licensed to be used in schools. See http://www.bildungsmedien.de/service/onixlisten/bundesland_onix_codelist29_value13_0408.pdf. Deprecated859
14AusbildungsberufOccupation: codelist for vocational training materials formerly maintained by VdS Bildungsmedien eV, the German association of educational media publishers at http://www.bildungsmedien.de/service/onixlisten/ausbildungsberufe_onix_codelist29_value14_0408.pdf. Deprecated – use Thema educational purpose qualifier (eg 4Z-DE-UH – for specific German professional/vocational qualifications and degrees) in <Subject> instead860
15Suomalainen kouluasteluokitusFinnish school or college level8
16CBG age guidanceUK Publishers Association, Children’s Book Group, coded indication of intended reader age, carried on book covers8
17Nielsen Book audience codeAudience code used in Nielsen Book Services11
18AVI (revised)Code list used to specify reading levels for children’s books, used in the Netherlands – see also code 0911
19Lexile measureLexile measure (the Lexile measure in <AudienceCodeValue> may optionally be prefixed by the Lexile code). Examples might be ‘880L’, ‘AD0L’ or ‘HL600L’. Deprecated – use <Complexity> instead1224
20Fry Readability scoreFry readability metric based on number of sentences and syllables per 100 words. Expressed as a number from 1 to 15 in <AudienceCodeValue>. Deprecated – use <Complexity> instead1424
21Japanese Children’s audience codeChildren’s audience code (対象読者), two-digit encoding of intended target readership from 0–2 years up to High School level18
22ONIX Adult audience ratingPublisher’s rating indicating suitability for a particular adult audience, using a code from List 203. Should only be used when the ONIX Audience code indicates a general adult audience (code 01 from List 28)1847
23Common European Framework of Reference for Language Learning (CEFR)Codes A1 to C2 indicating standardised level of language learning or teaching material, from beginner to advanced, defined by the Council of Europe (see http://www.coe.int/lang-CEFR)1941
24Korean Publication Ethics Commission ratingRating used in Korea to control selling of books and e-books to minors. Current values are 0 (suitable for all) and 19 (only for sale to ages 19+). See http://www.kpec.or.kr/english/21
25IoE Book BandUK Institute of Education Book Bands for Guided Reading scheme (see http://www.ioe.ac.uk/research/4664.html). <AudienceCodeValue> is a color, eg ‘Pink A’ or ‘Copper’. Deprecated – use <Complexity> instead2324
26FSK Lehr-/InfoprogrammUsed for German videos/DVDs with educational or informative content; value for <AudienceCodeValue> must be either ‘Infoprogramm gemäß § 14 JuSchG’ or ‘Lehrprogramm gemäß § 14 JuSchG’23
27Intended audience languageWhere this is different from the language of the text of the book recorded in <Language>. <AudienceCodeValue> should be a value from List 7425
28PEGI ratingPan European Game Information rating used primarily for video games25
29GymnasieprogramCode indicating the intended curriculum (eg Naturvetenskapsprogrammet, Estetica programmet) in Swedish higher secondary education28
30ISCED 2011International Standard Classification of Education levels (2011), eg <AudienceCodeValue> 253 is ‘Lower secondary vocational education, level completion without direct access to upper secondary education’. Only for use in ONIX 3.0 or later. See http://uis.unesco.org/en/topic/international-standard-classification-education-isced55