NSSEA - Resources: Guidelines & Templates

Guidelines & Templates

NSSEA assists the industry in providing standards for data processing and order entry. In this section you will find the latest on the changeover to ISBN-13, guidelines on the placement and use of bar coding, catalog technology guidelines, and a sample of the copyright infringement letter. In addition, you can access the educational industry product template developed by the NSSEA Business Technology Committee to promote a standard format to improve efficiencies in order entry and reduce transactional costs.

Image Standards

NSSEA has endorsed the adoption of image specifications for both print and Web. The specifications were developed and approved by the Business Technology Committee in May 2009. Standard images allow for the consistent transfer of information within and between databases in a compatible format.

Bar Coding

The National School Supply and Equipment Association recommends to its members, and to the entire school market, the adoption and compliance of the Universal Product Code and EAN Code as the uniform systems of choice for this market.

Catalog Guidelines

NSSEA recommends to its members, and to the entire school market, the adoption and compliance of the following hardware and software for digital file transfers of product images and catalog pages between numbers.

Should you encounter a case of copyright infringement, the NSSEA has provided an example of a Cease and Desist Letter.

Product Information Template

In order to support a standard format to promote efficiencies in order entry and reduce transactional costs, the NSSEA Business Technology Committee has developed an industry product information template for use by suppliers and dealers in the school market.

Download Template (Excel format)