NIMAS Baseline 1.1 Exemplar: The Great Depression
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First posted on 10/20/05. Last Updated on 11/19/20.
Baseline NIMAS 1.1 Exemplar
The baseline NIMAS files comprise the basic NIMAS 1.1 file set that would be submitted by an educational publisher. NIMAS 1.1 is based on the DAISY 2005 DTD; publishers and other producers are encouraged to use full DAISY mark-up wherever possible.
This exemplar includes the following:
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Comments about the Exemplar
You will notice that this exemplar uses a simple linear layout that is not representative of the complex layout of many K–12 education textbooks. Its purpose is as an easily understandable example of a NIMAS 1.1-conformant XML file including most NIMAS baseline elements; it is not meant to convey the most complex content possible, as this would detract from its purpose.
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View in glossaryNational Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard (NIMAS)
A technical standard used to produce XML-based source files for print-based educational materials.
View in glossaryDigital Accessible Information System (DAISY)
Technical standard for producing accessible and navigable multimedia documents.
View in glossaryDocument Type Definition (DTD)
Discrete set of XML tags, targeted at a particular type of application.
View in glossaryXML (EXtensible Markup Language)
Universal format for structured documents and data. Set of rules, guidelines, and conventions for designing text formats for data.
View in glossaryPDF (Portable Document Format)
Universal computer file type used to exchange and view documents on any computer with Adobe Acrobat or Foxit Reader software installed.
View in glossarySupplementary Files
The supplementary files are informational in nature and are not part of the required NIMAS fileset.
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