Accessible Books Consortium and implementing the Marrakesh Treaty
Accessible Books Consortium and implementing the Marrakesh Treaty National Seminar on the Implementation of Marrakesh Treaty in Malaysia Presented by Anthea Taylor on behalf of the Accessible Book Consortium 28 August 2018
Context The World Blind Union estimates that over 90% of all published material is not accessible The rate is higher in developing countries
Accessible Book Consortium Public - private alliance Established June 2014 ABC is one possible initiative, amongst others, to implement the objectives of the Marrakesh Treaty
ABC includes: • World Intellectual Property Organisation • World Blind Union • International Council for Education of People with Visual Impairment • DAISY Consortium • International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions • Sightsavers • Perkins School for the Blind • International Authors’ Forum • International Federation of Reproduction Rights Organizations and • International Publishers Association
Accessible Book Consortium The goal is to increase the number of books worldwide in accessible formats - and to make them available to people who are blind, have low vision or are otherwise print disabled • Global Book Service • Capacity Building • Inclusive Publishing
ABC Global Book Service Online catalogue of accessible books Platform to exchange books between participating libraries No need to seek rights holder permission to exchange if in a Marrakesh Treaty country
ABC Global Book Service – Key figures 41 Authorized Entities have joined (AEs) Over 361, 000 titles in catalogue 205, 000 accessible titles books lent to patrons
Newest libraries to join: Argentina: Tiflonexos Belgium: Luisterpuntbibliotheek Canada: Bibliothèque et Archives Nationale du Quebec (BAn. Q) Colombia: The National Institute for the Blind (INCI) Germany: German Central Library for the Blind (DZB) France: Groupement des Intellectuels Aveugles ou Amblyopes India: DAISY Forum of India Russia: St. Petersburg Library for Blind and Visually Impaired Thailand: Thailand Association for the Blind Foundation Tunisia : Tunisian National Library Vietnam: Sao Mai Vocational Center for the Blind Uruguay: Fundacion Braille de Uruguay
Top users of the service AVH – France (2900 downloads) BF – New Zealand (2500 downloads) CNIB – Canada (1800 downloads) VA – Australia (1700 downloads) SALB – South Africa (880 downloads) MTM – Sweden (600 downloads) NLS – U. S. (550 downloads)
Top languages English (127, 000) Swedish (85, 000) Dutch (49, 000) Danish (34, 400) French (25, 600) Norwegian (14, 000) Polish (12, 000) German (9, 000) Portuguese (2, 200) Afrikaans (1, 500) Spanish (1, 200)
Legal Context Authorization by Rightsholder not required if the two countries exchanging books each have copyright legislation that is consistent with the Marrakesh Treaty Authorization by Rightsholder is still required if only one country has implemented the provisions of the Treaty and the other has not
Exchange under Marrakesh Treaty « CNIB (Canada) orders a book from Vision Australia (Australia) » « Both countries ratified Marrakesh and implemented national laws that are consistent with Marrakesh » Step 1 – Search for title(s) Step 2 – Add title(s) to wish list or order directly Step 3 – AE to certify any legal provisions required by either requesting or supplying country. Step 4 – Title(s) uploaded by the supplying AE Step 5 – Title(s) and metadata downloaded by the requesting AE
Implementation of Marrakesh Treaty in European Union – October 12, 2018 Over 270, 000 titles will become available for crossborder exchange once the EU implements the Marrakesh Treaty AEs in EU will have a major stake in ABC catalogue
New Features: FTP / Bulk download and upload of digital files Advance search fields Implementation of Spanish and French interface In development: Subject and audience categories New consumer (B 2 B 2 C) Pilot
Benefits of the Service Free of cost Secure exchange of digital files Accessible titles in different languages and formats all located in one catalogue Review only one exchange contract
What is an accessible document? Digital documents are not always accessible Short video https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=5 kejy 1 z 8 x 3 I&feature=you tu. be
Inclusive Publishing ABC Charter for Accessible Publishing ABC International Excellence Award for Accessible Publishing Training for publishers Starter Kit for Developing Countries Guidelines for Self-Publishing Authors
What are the benefits of Inclusive Publishing? Expands the market to new consumers Makes for a better product for all readers Improves publisher workflow Creation of an accessible catalogue may develop the educational publishing sector Corporate social responsibility
How can copyright offices assist? Establish contacts with Authorized Entities (AEs) Support AEs joining the ABC Global Book Service Encourage publishers to provide digital copies of their titles to AEs Promote the ABC Charter for Accessible Publishing
The Marrakesh Treaty, the ABC and a boy named William
For more information: Email: Accessible. Books@wipo. int Web: www. Accessible. Books. Consortium. org Thank you email: anthea. taylor@visionaustralia. org
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