*Call for Participation for NISO/DAISY Digital Talking Book Standard Revision*
NISO members have approved a project that will revise Specifications
for the Digital Talking Book (ANSI/NISO Z39.86). Integral to this
process is the DAISY (Digital Accessible Information System)
Consortium, maintenance agency for the so-called DAISY/NISO standard.
The revision proposal was prepared and submitted by George Kerscher,
Secretary General of the DAISY Consortium, and the DAISY maintenance
advisory committee. Prior to the proposal, the committee had
conducted a call for requirements to better gauge the need for and
issues surrounding a revision. The revision will approach from two
directions: distribution and authoring. Among the expected changes
are plans to modularize the standard and update it to take advantage
of improved technologies that enable a significantly better user
experience by improving the existing model for authoring and
consumption of accessible multimedia documents, and also by
facilitating the creation and distribution of rich interactive presentations.
A working group roster is now being formed. If you are interested in
joining this working group or if you would like to be part of the
affiliated interest group, please contact Karen Wetzel,
kwetzel@niso.org, NISO's Standards Program Manager.
Cynthia Hodgson
NISO Technical Editor Consultant
National Information Standards Organization
Email: chodgson@niso.org <mailto:chodgson@niso.org>
Phone: 301-654-2512
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