Publishers & Conversion Houses

Resources for Publishers and Conversion Houses

Producing NIMAS Files

If you are a publisher who needs to locate a NIMAS conversion vendor, the NIMAC provides a free, self-listing page for companies that specialize in digital content conversion services:

• NIMAS Conversion Vendors

The three essential references for creating NIMAS files:

• NIMAS 1.1 Specification
• DAISY Structure Guidelines
• NIMAC Metadata Guidelines-September 2020

Additional Metadata Resources:

• NIMAC Metadata Quick Guide
• NIMAC Metadata Checklist

More Resources for Preparing NIMAS:

• Resources for Writing Image Descriptions
• MathML: Special Reminders for NIMAS
• NIMAS Validation: Using the NIMAC Validation Wizard (PowerPoint)
• NIMAC Excel to OPF Template, Revised May 2019

NIMAS Basics:

• Creating NIMAS Files
• NIMAS Best Practices

Best Practices for Creating NIMAS

This two-part webinar series (March 2021) highlights best practices for creating NIMAS file sets and explores the challenges unique to creating NIMAS for born-digital educational materials.

Creating NIMAS I: Best Practices & Avoiding Common Problems

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

Creating NIMAS II: The NOI and Digital Instructional Materials

You can also download the Powerpoints for the Notice of Interpretation (available in English or Spanish) and the NIMAC Exemplar for Digital Instructional Materials (available in English or Spanish) to keep for future reference!

NIMAC Webinar Series for Publishers and Conversion Vendors – Part 1

This video is the first session of a two-part training for publishers and conversion vendors that work with the NIMAC. This session from August 2020 provides an overview of how the NIMAC works with publishers and states, how publishers use their system accounts, and the NIMAC file review process.

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

NIMAC Webinar Series for Publishers and Conversion Vendors – Part 2

This video is the second session of a two-part training for publishers and conversion vendors that work with the NIMAC. This session from August 2020 provides an in-depth look at resources for creating valid NIMAS files, and batch file submission procedures.

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!

NIMAC Quick How-To Videos

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.

Best Practices for Creating Tables of Contents

Utilizing examples from the DAISY Structure Guidelines, this short video goes over the correct XML formatting for NIMAS TOC.