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Publishers & Conversion Houses

The NIMAC works with publishers who are contracted by state and local educational authorities to produce printed textbooks and core materials in NIMAS format. The NIMAC also serves Conversion Houses, who convert printed materials into NIMAS files for publishers.

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NIMAS File Creation: Resources and Best Practices, 2024

This video is Part Two of a two-part training series for publishers and conversion vendors who submit files to the NIMAC. This session focuses on providing a deeper dive into how to prepare valid NIMAS files, including best practices for metadata and XML tagging.

You can also download the PowerPoint to keep for future reference!

NIMAS File Creation: Resources and Best Practices, 2023

This video is Part Two of a two-part training series for publishers and conversion vendors who submit files to the NIMAC. This session focuses on how to prepare valid NIMAS files, including best practices for metadata and XML tagging.

You can also download the PowerPoint (available in English or Spanish) to keep for future reference!

Delivering Files to the NIMAC

NIMAC File Submission Procedures: Archived Webinar (May 22, 2018)

You can also download the Powerpoint (available in English or Spanish) to keep for future reference!

How to Create a Subuser Account

This video will show you how to add an account for a conversion vendor or someone else at your company.

Publishers Updates

  • NIMAS Specification Report Now Available

    The NIMAC’s report of NIMAS Specification Recommendations is now available. The NIMAC received a supplemental award from OSEP in 2023 to engage in gathering stakeholder input related to the NIMAS specification, and these activities culminated in an in-person stakeholder convening held in Washington, D.C., in May 2024.  This report of findings and recommendations has been…

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  • Important Policy Change: NIMAS & Digital Instructional Materials

    In May 2020, the U.S. Department of Education issued a final notice of interpretation to clarify that the definition of “print instructional materials” in IDEA includes digital instructional materials. Previously, the NIMAC was only able to accept for materials published and distributed to students in a hard copy print format. However, going forward, the repository…

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