Purpose
Provides accessibility information associated with each product for which a company has distribution rights.
Report Notes
- The access filter will automatically filter the report to only show products that distributed the product
- Results are limited to items that are “In Inventory” or “Limited Distribution”
- Data presence is based on the accessibility metadata provided by the publisher. Where a ‘null’ is present, accessibility metadata has not been sent for that category.
Definition of filters
| Filter Name | Description | Usage Notes | ||
| VBID | VitalSource ID associated with the item | Use to search for a specific item or for many items. You can easily copy/paste multiple values. This can be completed through copying a column of ISBNs or VBIDs from an excel-like document or copying ISBNs or VBIDs separated by commas.
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| Product Format | Format of the item (i.e., epub or pdf) | Narrow results based on accessibility review criteria | ||
| Publisher | The content owner (Manage company name) | Narrow results to a specific publisher company (if applicable).
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| BISAC | Provides the BISAC categories associated to the item | Use to search for a specific course area. | ||
| Distributor | Name of the company that distributed the content | Narrow results based on the distributor (if applicable).
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Definition of fields
| Field Name | Description |
| VBID | VitalSource ID associated with the item |
| Author(s) | Author name(s) associated to the VBID |
| Item Name | Name of the item |
| Product Format | Format of the item (i.e., epub or pdf) |
| Publisher | The content owner (Manage company name) |
| BISAC | Provides the BISAC categories associated to the item |
| Ways of Reading | Accessibility category that indicates how the content facilitates access related to visual adjustments, nonvisual reading (read aloud speech or dynamic braille), and prerecorded audio. |
| Conformance | Accessibility category that indicates which conformance standards the digital publication claims to meet |
| Navigation | Accessibility category that indicates any navigation features |
| Rich Content | Accessibility category that indicates any math or chemical formulas or information rich images such as charts, diagrams, or graphs in the content |
| Hazards | Accessibility category that indicates any potential hazards that could affect users |
| Accessibility Summary | Accessibility summary provided for the digital publication |
| Legal Considerations | Information on exemptions or exceptions for accessibility in a jurisdiction |
| Additional Accessibility Information | Additional accessibility information related to the digital publication |
| General Information | Denotes if the material is a tagged PDF |