Guest Lecture on 16.10.2019 By Mr.G.Kumaresan
Steps for creating an
accessible e-book
*If the content is in print medium
then scan the print content using scanner having 500 dpi or above as .JPEG
format. Always tear the binding of the book for it to be placed flat on the
scanner glass.
*Convert the scanned image content
or inaccessible e-content into an editable text using appropriate OCR specific
to the language. The options for OCR depend upon the workflow and preferences
of the production team. The choices are: a. Google OCR. b. PDF OCR X c.ABBYY
Finereader
*Copy the OCR output content to new Note pad document then copy from the Note
Pad document to new MS word document. This removes all unnecessary formatting
from the scanned document.
*Start proof reading, graphic
insertion and heading mark-up.Compare to with
source document by following the
steps mentioned below:
- Correct the content with missed
characters, words, sentences etc.
- Leave only one line blank space wherever it is required. example above and below
each heading and sub heading.
- Document should be aligned left
except the title page of the book
- Use only rounded bullet style for bulleted points and number style
appropriately. Don’t use other bullet styles.
- Prepare the tabulated contents
using insert table options in the word.Don’t
draw the table using shapes.
- Don’t use shapes, especially the
classification pointed with arrow marks, we have to make it as graphic or table
based on the content
- Don’t use tab spacing in the
beginning of line and between words
- Prepare the math content using
recommended math content creating software such as MathType available from
Design Science.
- Insert the graphic appropriately
and describe using alt text option in MS Word or describe below the graphic
based on the image concept. Graphic should be left aligned and graphic row
should not contain any text
- Do heading mark-up with appropriate heading style as per
accessible e-book production guidelines
- Use page break after complete proof
reading and alignment of content size covered in each page of source document.
*After done with the proof reading and mark-ups as per accessible e-book production guidelines, validate the document using check accessibility feature in MS Word 2013 or later and doc inspect option in accessibility ribbon added using vision Australia toolbar.
*After validating the documents
successfully, convert into EPUB using recommended software such as Jutoh or
word to EPUB convertor from DAISY
Consortium.
* If the validated document is converted
into EPUB using word to EPUB convertor then add the missing metadata using
Sigil software
*Share the final EPUB with cover
page image, source document, Metadata and marked up word document to concern to
upload into Bookshare.