NIMAS Exemplars: Exemplar 2
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First posted on 01/12/06. Last Updated on 02/25/09.
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Images provided with baseline filesets are 300 dpi as required by the Standard, and 72 dpi images are provided with X-/HTML and HTML extension-only filesets since they may be more appropriate for some uses. Simply swap out the images folder from one set to another if a different dpi is desired.
The baseline NIMAS files comprise the basic NIMAS 1.1 fileset 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.
Earlier versions of these baseline files were NIMAS 1.0 files; these have been moved to the Supplementary Files section. The official NIMAS DTD, 1.0, has been updated on July 19, 2006 to 1.1. If you have downloaded 1.0 files from this baseline section, you should now download the 1.1 versions.
This exemplar includes the following:
Please refer to Creating NIMAS Files for tips on creating NIMAS filesets.
See the Supplementary Files section below for additional exemplar versions.
This exemplar recreates a substantial percentage of layout and rendering of its print version source files and therefore closely resembles a typical K–12 textbook. Interested parties should note that there are many, many ways of rendering XML content, both via css and in other ways, such as through xsl, and that each project will combine its own elements of content, time, complexity, features, etc., that will have bearing on such decisions.
Please note that the latest NIMAS Technical Committee meeting has resulted in the following requirement: each NIMAS-conformant baseline fileset will contain a PDF-format copy of the title page (or whichever page contains ISBN and copyright information) of the print-based source.
Supplementary FilesThe supplementary files included here are not part of the required NIMAS fileset.
HTML extension files. These HTML files have been converted from their XML versions by changing their extension. Please see the XHTML version for a true HTML file that validates to the XHTML 1.0 Transitional DTD.
The HTML fileset includes the following:
This XHTML validates to the XHTML 1.0 Transitional DTD. Its mark-up differs from that of the HTML extension-only files.
The XHTML fileset includes the following:
The NIMAS Conversion Tool version is a student-ready output created with Exemplar 2's Baseline 1.1 XML fileset as its source and using the NIMAS Conversion Tool to create an HTML output. The NIMAS Conversion Tool converts NIMAS-conformant XML filesets into leveled XML files and/or into leveled HTML files that can be opened and viewed in a browser. It includes image support, TOC generation, and MathML support. To learn more and to download the Tool, go to the NIMAS Conversion Tool page.
Download the NIMAS Conversion Tool HTML zip file
This document explains the rationale behind mark-up choices for the WCG content exemplar.
The NIMAS Exemplar 2 Comparison Chart compares the NIMAS 1.1 Baseline Element Set with the elements used in Exemplar 2: World Cultures & Geography.
These baseline files validate to the NIMAS 1.0 DTD which has now been updated to NIMAS 1.1 as of July 19, 2006. If you have downloaded these files previously from the Baseline section you should be aware that they are now considered out-of-date. They are provided here for background and information about the progression of the NIMAS specification.
This exemplar includes the following:
View the NIMAS references in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004.
Winter 2008 NIMAS meetings were held in Orlando, FL, on January 29–30, 2008. Visit the Committee News page for more details.
The NIMAS Development and Technical Assistance Center, supported by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), works with states, TA systems, disability advocates, national associations, technology experts, publishers and content conversion houses to improve the timely delivery of high quality accessible educational materials to students with disabilities.The NIMAS Center was launched on October 1, 2004.The project officer for both the Development and TA Centers is Bonnie Jones, Ed.D. Opinions expressed herein do not necessarily represent the Department of Education's position or policy.