DAISY Presented by Louisa Choy For LIS 469 May 1, 2011

What is DAISY? Digital Accessible Information System a talking book format that allows people with print disabilities to listen to and/or navigate through any sort of written material. synchronized text and speech so that they are navigable via headings, pages, footnotes, and bookmarks globally recognized standard Daisy Book > AudioBook

DAISY XML XML-based document file format also called DTBook (Daisy Digital Talking Book)

DAISY XML : information before the main content, such as copyright info, forwards, prefaces, etc. includes elements like : information appended to the end of the main content such as the glossary, index, or appendix, etc. : groups image elements. All images and their captions and production notes must be wrapped up in this tag and : endnotes and footnotes. The text of the note is marked up using and the reference is marked up using : pagination : sidebar text that isn't part of the main text.

DAISY Pipeline cross-platform, open source framework for DTBook document transformations Microsoft and OpenOffice “Save As Daisy” add-ons

DAISY Pipeline Many XSL files under the folder (Transformers) and java applications (Lib folder)! From dtbook2xhtml.xsl

Sample DAISY XML Taken from

Convert to Audio Convert to Audio (DAISY 2.02)Migrate to DAISY 3

DAISY Book Files NCX and SMIL files are XML files that help link the different parts of the book together and describe how those parts interact. The SMIL files describe the individual parts while the NCX file links to them in a manner that describes the context. SMIL snippet

Reading the Book Hardware: BookPort Plus, BookSense DS, Braille Sense OnHand Software: AMIS, EasyReader, Emerson, etc.

Sources DAISY Consortium: Create & Convert: using the DAISY Pipeline and AMIShttp:// DAISY Makes Reading Easier: Create & Convert: save as a full daisy xml file: Open XML Accessibility and the DAISY Translator: Guidelines for the conversion of print originals to DTBook XML: