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First posted on 10/26/06. Last Updated on 02/25/09.

Baseline NIMAS 1.1 Exemplar

The baseline NIMAS 1.1 files comprise the basic NIMAS fileset that would be submitted by an educational publisher.

This exemplar includes the following:

• NIMAS 1.1-conformant XML content file
• OEBPS 1.2-compliant package file (NIMAS OPF file)
• -.pdf file of title/copyright pages
• images

Download NIMAS 1.1 Exemplar 8

Note about Images

Images provided with baseline filesets are 300 dpi as required by the Standard, and 72 dpi images are provided with X-/HTML and HTML extension-only filesets since they may be more appropriate for some uses. Simply swap out the images folder from one set to another if a different dpi is desired.

Comments about the Exemplar

This exemplar provides sample mark-up for the type of content often found in ancillaries: worksheets, charts, graphs. As an XML source file, it is not intended to be used as a student-ready or post-production version.

Supplementary Files

The supplementary files included here are not part of a required NIMAS 1.1 fileset.

HTML Extension Fileset

These HTML files have been converted from their XML versions by changing their extension.Please see the XHTML extension version for a true HTML file that validates to the XHTML 1.0 Transitional DTD.

The HTML extension fileset includes the following:

• NIMAS 1.1 HTML ext.-only content file
• images
• css stylesheet

Download HTML Extension Fileset

XHTML Fileset

This XHTML validates to the XHTML 1.0 Transitional DTD. Its mark-up differs from that of the HTML extension-only files.

The XHTML fileset includes the following:

• XHTML content file
• images
• css stylesheet

Download XHTML Fileset

NIMAS Conversion Tool HTML Version

The NIMAS Conversion Tool version is a student-ready output created with Exemplar 8's Baseline 1.1 XML fileset as its source and using the NIMAS Conversion Tool to create an HTML output. The NIMAS Conversion Tool converts NIMAS-conformant XML filesets into leveled XML files and/or into leveled HTML files that can be opened and viewed in a browser. It includes image support, TOC generation, and MathML support. To learn more and to download the Tool, go to the NIMAS Conversion Tool page.

Download NIMAS Conversion Tool HTML Version