Call for Participation for NISO/DAISY Digital Talking Book Standard Revision

I received the following email from Cynthia Hodgson:

"I thought your blog readers would be interested in this announcement:

*Call for Participation for NISO/DAISY Digital Talking Book Standard Revision*

NISO members have approved a project that will revise Specifications for the Digital Talking Book (ANSI/NISO Z39.86). Integral to this process is the DAISY (Digital Accessible Information SYstem) Consortium, maintenance agency for the so-called DAISY/NISO standard.

The revision proposal was prepared and submitted by George Kerscher, Secretary General of the DAISY Consortium, and the DAISY maintenance advisory committee. Prior to the proposal, the committee had conducted a call for requirements to better gauge the need for and issues surrounding a revision. The revision will The standard will approach from two directions: distribution and authoring. Among the expected changes are plans to modularize the standard and update it to take advantage of improved technologies that enable a significantly better user experience by improving the existing model for authoring and consumption of accessible multimedia documents, and also by facilitating the creation and distribution of rich interactive presentations.

A working group roster is now being formed. If you are interested in joining this working group or if you would like to be part of the affiliated interest group, please contact Karen Wetzel, kwetzel@niso.org, NISO's Standards Program Manager."

Cynthia Hodgson
NISO Technical Editor Consultant
National Information Standards Organization
Email: chodgson@niso.org