NIMAC Validation Wizard 2.5

NIMAC Validation Wizard by OverDrive, Inc. is a preflight and quality-assurance tool that helps publishers and accessible media producers prepare NIMAS file sets for submission to the National Instructional Materials Access Center (NIMAC). It streamlines validation, flags issues early, and guides users toward quick fixes so materials reach students faster.

Key capabilities:

• Standards-based validation: Checks NIMAS file sets against required schemas and packaging rules, including XML structure, OPF/manifest integrity, directory layout, file naming, and common metadata requirements.
• Actionable reports: Produces clear, prioritized error and warning reports with context to help resolve issues efficiently.
• Packaging assistance: Verifies all required components are present and helps create submission-ready ZIP packages.
• Batch processing: Validates single titles or large sets in one pass to support production workflows.
• Guidance and best practices: Provides on-screen tips and references to NIMAC guidelines to reduce resubmissions and turnaround time.
• Audit-ready logging: Exports validation results for team review, documentation, and continuous improvement.

Who it’s for:

• K–12 educational publishers and content providers
• Accessible media producers (AMPs)
• State adoption and district teams coordinating NIMAS submissions

Outcome:

• Fewer submission rejections
• Faster approval cycles
• Greater confidence that source files are accurate, complete, and ready for downstream accessible format production

NIMAC Validation Wizard is developed by OverDrive, Inc.. The most popular versions of this product among our users are: 1.3, 1.4, 2.3 and 2.5. The names of program executable files are NIMACValidationWizard.exe, OverDrive.Nimac.Validator.Desktop.exe.