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The AccessText NetworkAn Association of American Publishers

Digital Text Portal

Information SessionJuly 23, 2009

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AccessText Network Overview• What: Membership Driven Service Network. Publisher

members provide alternative textbooks by leveraging an request, approval, fulfillment and tracking web based portal.

• Why: A central place for DSS and publisher services and feedback. Based on the volume and variety of requests and methods increasingly taxing for DSS and publishers.

• Who: Funding provided by the Association of American Publishers (AAP), Charter Publishers including Bedford, Freeman & Worth, Cengage, CQ Press, Elsevier, McGraw-Hill, Pearson, Wiley, WW Norton and the University System of Georgia’s Alternative Media Access Center

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The Association of American Publishers Leadership Legacy

• Critical Issues Task Force (CITF)• Alternate Formats Solutions Initiative (AFSI)• PublisherLookup.org• AccessText Network Development Board

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AccessText Network Advisory Committee • 12 committee members which includes 7 DSS and 5

Publisher members• 2 alternate DSS advisory committee members will

participate for full representation• Two year term for DSS members started March 1,

2009• To nominate a members for the 2nd term contact

membership@accesstext.org

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AccessText Services• Obtain file faster through a unified publisher agreement• Central service to access a expanding publishers network.• Publisher-sanctioned network with one single authorization• More publisher files delivered. Less Chopping and Scanning.

Reduce Office Cost..• Web-based request, approval, and fulfillment• Automatic way to maintain and track records, create reports

for compliance.• Technical support, training and resouces

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Progress Since AHEAD 2008• July, AHEAD 2008 Reno: first public announcement of ATN• November, Agreement signed between AAP and USG/AMAC• December, Website Launched, Publisher Site Visits• January, Introductory Advisory Committee meeting• March, CSUN presentation• April, First full Advisory Committee meeting• May, Application testing with publishers• June, Publishers begin processing requests

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Challenges Encountered

• Textbook title and imprint data• Establishing consensus on membership

agreements• Integrating multiple publisher systems

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6 Month Status Report

• Number of Prospective Members• Number of Member Publishers• Expansion of beta phase• Expansion of Services• Projects and Collaborations

Resources and Application Demonstration

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DSS Membership Enrollment Process

• Submit Application Online• Register and Participate In Basic Training• Receive Access to the Web-based Data

Management Tool • Access User Support and Resources

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Frequently Asked Questions and Answerers

• When will the service be available? • How much will it cost?• What does the cost cover? • Who can sign up?• When will more publishers be added?• What if a title I need isn’t in the system? • What students are eligible? • Can I request a publisher file before purchase of book?

Frequently Asked Question and Answers

• File Formats: What’s available?• Who long will it take to get a file? • What if the file I get isn’t usable or has problem? • Can I contact the publisher directly if I have a question? • Can I request multiple formats of the same book? • Can students request file themselves? • Is the system accessible? • How will I receive files I have requested?

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What’s Next?

• Visit us at Exhibit Hall Booth 16/17 • Join the Mailing List to Receive Current News • Sign-up for Membership • Watch and Wait for Enhance Services

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The AccessText NetworkAn Association of American Publishers Digital Text Portal

www.accesstext.orgmembership@accesstext.org

Toll-Free: 866.271.4968

Thank you!

www.accesstext.org