2. GROWING DAISY: DEVELOPING A DAISY PRODUCTION SYSTEM By Robert Lee Beach Assistive Technology Specialist Kansas City Kansas Community College

3. Things to consider Scalability Required resources Current system, if any

4. Pick your DAISY Text only Audio only –TTS narration –Human narration Text and audio

5. Develop a policy for markup Page markup Level 1 markup Level 2 markup Beyond level 2 markup Skippable content markup Graphics –Tagging graphics –Describing graphics

6. Determine the source file format Word files (.DOC/DOCX) HTML files (.HTM/HTML) Audio files (.WAV or.MP3)

7. Pick your DAISY Generator Publishing tools –Dolphin Publisher –eClipse Writer Professional –DAISY Pipeline Conversion Tools –Dolphin Converter –eClipse Writer Personal

8. Develop your process When will markup be added How will markup be added What graphics will be tagged/described What production notes will be added

9. Begin production You are ready to begin. You may need to adjust some of your policies, practices, and/or standards depending on needs and resources.