[Athen] Alt format production question

[Teresa Wells Haven]

Hello, Ron.  Hope you had a happy Thanksgiving as well.

We currently only produce perhaps 5% of our books from PDF source files;
some semesters it is less, some more -- it depends on which publishers send
us PDF files in response to our requests for electronic book files.  We used
to request Word files but have recently changed and begun specifically
requesting PDF files since we can do a better job of producing quality alt
media from them than from text extractions.  Our production quantity ranges
anywhere from 50 to 300 or more books each term; it depends on how many
books are already available from other sources (RFB&D, AMX, our own
archives, etc.) as well as how many requests we receive from students.  

Hope this helps,

Teresa

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Teresa Wells Haven, Ph.D.
Assistant Director for Assistive Technology
Center for Students with Disabilities
ARKU 104
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR 72701
479-575-3104 (voice)
479-575-7445 (fax)
479-575-3646 (tdd)
ada at uark.edu
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>  -----Original Message-----

> From: 	athen-bounces at athenpro.org

> [mailto:athen-bounces at athenpro.org]  On Behalf Of Ron Stewart

> Sent:	Thursday, November 23, 2006 10:13 AM

> To:	'Access Technologists in Higher Education Network'; 'Alternate

> Media'

> Subject:	[Athen] Alt format production question

> 

> Good morning, and a happy Thanksgiving as well.

> 

> I have a question that maybe you can all help me with, what percentage of

> your e-text production comes from a PDF source file?  It would also be

> helpful to know what quantity of books you are doing on an average is as

> well.

> 

> Ron Stewart << File: ATT00024.txt >> 

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