Guest Lecture on 16.10.2019

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.