Welcome
to the Office of Disability Services
DAISY Production Training Module
The
purpose of this on-line tutorial is to familiarize you,
the eText Production staff member, with the entire process
of creating and delivering DAISY Talking Books (DTB) for
students with disabilities. Though the majority of your
work will involve Sections Two and Three, it is important
for you to understand the entire process. This tutorial
will remain available and it is recommended you refer to
it as necessary.
Your job it to
convert hard copy textbooks into digital formats for use
by students with disabilities and various print impairments.
These alternate format textbooks will be used by BU students
with disabilities who are registered with the Office
of Disability Services. These BU students are just like
you, and as such, we are expected to support their needs
and provide access to their textbooks in a timely and efficient
fashion. It is with this expectation that the instructional
website you are now using was created.
This training
module will take you, the eText Editor,
through the process for creating eText documents using the
technology and tools available in the Alternate Format Production
Center within Disability Services.
The majority
of the final output for end-users will be in the
DAISY format [Digital
Accessible Information
SYstem]. Part of your training will involve
learning how to operate a variety of software products built
into a production line process. You will also leran to operate
playback software and hardware devices in order to provide
you with an understanding of how the files you create will
be used by end-users.
Just like painting
a house, the majority of the process takes place in prep-work.
In painting a house there is scraping, sanding, taping,
one or more base coats, drying time, etc. The actual painting
of walls is relatively easy. The same is true in eText production
as the preparation of the files prior to converting them
to an actual DAISY book is where you will spend most of
your time.
The technology
used to create these digital materials is quite unique.
Move on to the next page to
learn more about the hardware and software you will be using.
