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The future is near: Universally Usable Mainstream on-Line Publishing

This article discusses the challenges and rewards of creating universally usable mainstream online publishing, focusing on the accessibility of content for blind and dyslexic users. The author explores techniques such as text in XML, math in MathML, and graphics in PostScript, as well as the use of tools like the DAISY reader. The ultimate goal is to create a cost-effective process that enhances the value of subscriptions and increases visibility for authors.

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The future is near: Universally Usable Mainstream on-Line Publishing

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  1. The future is near: Universally Usable Mainstream on-Line Publishing Robert Kelly Director Journal Information Systems The American Physical Society Dr. John Gardner President ViewPlus Technologies

  2. Traditional Article Components • Text, Equations (complex) and Graphics • Good for reading and searching, not for blind or dyslexic users • The challenge is to produce articles so that they are reusable – “write once – reuse many” • Today • Text in XML – Good for accessibility, navigation • Math in MathML – For display • Graphics in PostScript - For Display O'Reilly TOC for Publishers 2009 - The future is near: Universally Usable Mainstream on-Line Publishing

  3. Challenge’s to Re-usability • Text in XML – • for accessibility, navigation • Math in MathML – • For display – make accessible – Math Reader • Graphics in PostScript • For Display - Text not XML • Make accessible – SVG – Text in XML O'Reilly TOC for Publishers 2009 - The future is near: Universally Usable Mainstream on-Line Publishing

  4. APS • Currently all journals are MathML & XML • Using Microformats & RSS • Plans in place to use RDF and Personalization (FOAF) • Project to enable accessibility of APS articles for the blind and dyslectic • DAISY Reader O'Reilly TOC for Publishers 2009 - The future is near: Universally Usable Mainstream on-Line Publishing

  5. Enhanced Reading Partners • American Physical Society • ViewPlus Technologies • American Institute of Physics • Beacon PMG • Aptara • Portico O'Reilly TOC for Publishers 2009 - The future is near: Universally Usable Mainstream on-Line Publishing

  6. Major Components • APS/AIP/Beacon PMG and Aptara – Compose APS articles in a cost effective manner yielding reusable XML, MathML and Figures that can be transformed, via XLST, to DAISY • DAISY Reader capable of XML, MathML and SVG • Math Player • ViewPlus – develop tools to enable MathML and SVG • Portico - Archivability O'Reilly TOC for Publishers 2009 - The future is near: Universally Usable Mainstream on-Line Publishing

  7. Challenges • Develop tools and relationships to enrich current articles for accessibility via the DAISY Reader. • Modify current XML/ MathML and graphics composition process in a cost effective manner. • Current deliverables – capturing text from author supplied figures • Ingest publisher provided information O'Reilly TOC for Publishers 2009 - The future is near: Universally Usable Mainstream on-Line Publishing

  8. Rewards • Cost efficient process to introduce additional content – enhance value of a subscription • Attractive to Authors – increased visibility of their work O'Reilly TOC for Publishers 2009 - The future is near: Universally Usable Mainstream on-Line Publishing

  9. Closing • Write once – reuse many policy insures content consistency across deliverables • Article elements with an xml component provides for a multi use capability • Including the addition of information not supplied by an author O'Reilly TOC for Publishers 2009 - The future is near: Universally Usable Mainstream on-Line Publishing

  10. Thanks • Dr. John Gardner • ViewPlus Technologies • john.gardner@viewplus.com • Robert Kelly • American Physical Society • rakelly@aps.org O'Reilly TOC for Publishers 2009 - The future is near: Universally Usable Mainstream on-Line Publishing

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