Hello Everyone,
We have just published the date (July 11) for the next [ https://open.bccampus.ca/pressbooks-training-webinar/ | Pressbooks Training webinars ] .
This time, in addition to our Introduction session, we will also be offering an Intermediate 1 session focusing on how to import certain files into Pressbooks and exporting a variety of file types. For faculty and staff who do not have experience using Pressbooks, it is strongly recommended that they take the Introduction webinar before the Intermediate. These two webinars are conveniently scheduled so they can be taken on the same day.
For more information and to register, please see: [ https://open.bccampus.ca/pressbooks-training-webinar/ | https://open.bccampus.ca/pressbooks-training-webinar/ ]
Regards,
Lauri Aesoph
Lauri Aesoph Manager, Open Education
BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovate
Mobile 250.893.0258 | Twitter @lauriaesoph | Skype laesoph
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Hello Librarians,
Our open ed team has a question for you about who owns copyright for peer reviews. The reviewer? Or the organization that requests and pays for the review?
Thanks,
Lauri
Lauri Aesoph, Manager, Open Education
BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovat e .
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Great news! Pressbooks has been making changes to the interface and functionality based on your feedback. The major release for the BCcampus Open Education Pressbooks instances is scheduled for later this month. Here’s a heads up of the changes that are on the way.
Most of the improvements are under the hood. However, there are a few big changes we would like to call to your attention.
First, a new look and feel is available for the network home page and catalog. The new standalone catalog page is sortable and filterable, for improved discovery.
Pressbooks has also given the webbook a much-needed makeover, with some added functionality. A wider book layout, better scrolling and navigation are just some of the enhancements. We have also updated the Open Textbook theme at BCcampus. A big thanks to Ryerson University for supporting the development of these changes.
The Luther theme will be retiring on the same day as the new release. In their place, Pressbooks is releasing two new themes, McLuhan and Jacobs. These two themes both offer expanded theme options, and both are designed with textbooks in mind. Their development has been generously funded by [ https://www.ecampusontario.ca/ | eCampus Ontario ] . We will be continuing to use the Open Textbooks as our default theme and the theme for the BCcampus open textbook collection.
We are thoroughly testing the updated Pressbooks prior to the release and these improvements should not cause any issues with your existing books. But, if anything does come up, let us know right away at [ mailto:helpdesk@bccampus.ca | helpdesk(a)bccampus.ca ]
Other changes include:
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Save Button: Pressbooks heard your pleas for a clearer way to save your chapters. It’s here! (In the past, the “save” button was named Update, Publish, or other variations based on the status of your post.) Note that when you create a new chapter, front or back matter section, you will first see a “Create” button, but subsequent changes can be saved by clicking on the new “Save” button.
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Contributor Management: Pressbooks added a centralized contributor management tool where you can add contributors who can then be reused throughout your book as authors, editors, translators, reviewers, illustrators, and generic contributors.
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Organize Page Improvements: Pressbooks revamped the Organize page, improving the display on mobile devices, and improving accessibility for keyboard navigation and screen reader users.
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Chapter Importing: Now, you can import individual chapters from public, openly licensed Pressbooks webbooks using the Import tool. All you need to drop is drop in the URL to a book, begin the import process, then select the chapters you wish to add to your book. (Content that is private, All Rights Reserved or that carries any of the Creative Commons Non-Derivative licenses cannot be imported.)
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Content Visibility: Pressbooks has made it more intuitive to manage the visibility of your content across web and exports. Now you can simply designate content visibility in web and exports on both the Organize page and the edit screen for individual front matter, chapters and back matter.
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Import Files from URL: You can now import supported file formats hosted on remote (web based) sources via URL. If you have files hosted elsewhere (with the right permissions), you no longer need to download and upload files, but can import them directly with just the URL.
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Ebook Start Point: Pressbooks has moved the ebook start point setting to the ebook Theme Options page to ensure that only one front matter, chapter, or back matter can be set as the ebook start point. (Note that Pressbooks tries to enforce the ebook start point you select. However, ereader devices may still override the start point you designate.)
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Language Support Changes: Pressbooks has renamed the Language Support section in Theme Options to Language & Script Support to better reflect its functionality; we’ve also re-labelled Hindi support to Devanagari, to clarify that the Devanagari script supports Hindi, Sanskrit, and over 120 other languages.
As always, please let us know if you have any questions or problems navigating the new features. You can contact us at [ mailto:helpdesk@bccampus.ca | helpdesk(a)bccampus.ca ]
Want to see how it looks?
Our team put together a [ https://youtu.be/rBJ7pU-xddE | screencast ] of the new interface and the changes that you will see when the release happens mid March.
[ https://youtu.be/rBJ7pU-xddE | https://youtu.be/rBJ7pU-xddE ]
Stay up to date
Interested in staying in the know on Pressbooks updates?
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Attend one of the webinars we will be hosting reviewing the changes to the Pressbooks UI-
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Tuesday March 13 from 10-11 am
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Friday March 16 from 10-11 am
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Regards,
Lauri Aesoph, on behalf of the BCcampus Open Education team
Lauri Aesoph, Manager, Open Education
BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovat e .
250-893-0258 | laesoph(a)bccampus.ca | Skype lauri.aesoph
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Hello All,
Just a heads-up of the activities that will be happening at UBC for Open Education Week. You can see more information here: https://about.library.ubc.ca/open-access/
Freedom to Read Week
Topic: Access to Information
Date: March 7, 2018
Time: 12-2pm
Location: IKBLC, Dodson
Registration: https://events.library.ubc.ca/dashboard/view/7258
Pixelating DH Mixer - OpenStreetMap Mapping Party
Date: March 8, 2018
Time: 1-2:30pm
Location: Rm 216 (Rm 217 overflow)
Registration: https://events.library.ubc.ca/dashboard/view/7257
Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-athon
Date: March 10, 2018
Time: 12-5pm
Location: Belkin Gallery
Date: March 11, 2018
Time: 12-5pm
Location: Western Front
Registration: Vancouver Art+Feminism Editathon Event<https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/Belkin_Western_Front/Vancouve…>
Learning Analytics & Open Data Hackathon
Date: March 10 & 11, 2018
Time: 9am to 5pm
Location: Sauder Learning Labs
Registration: https://events.ctlt.ubc.ca/events/learning-analytics-open-data-hackathon-3-…
Erin Fields MLIS, BEd, BA
Liaison Librarian, Flexible Learning Coordinator
UBC Library | Koerner Library
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus
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Dear colleagues,
I wanted to share an invitation to an event about open education for teaching and learning at Bennett Library (SFU Burnaby). This is one of a [ https://open.bccampus.ca/open-education-week-events-calling-lower-mainland-… | handful of events ] happening in the Lower Mainland for [ https://www.openeducationweek.org/ | Open Education Week ] (March 5-9). All are welcome to attend this free event. Find out more and [ https://www.lib.sfu.ca/help/research-assistance/workshops-consultations/332… | register online here ] .
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In celebration of Open Education Week 2018 , join us for a talk with Kelsey Merkley from Creative Commons Canada.
Open Education for Teaching and Learning
Date : Wednesday, March 7 - 11:00am to 12:30pm
Location : SFU Burnaby, Bennett Library, Rm 7200
Registration : [ https://www.lib.sfu.ca/help/research-assistance/workshops-consultations/332… | Register online ] here
Note: Coffee and light refreshments will be served
Kelsey Merkley is the Public Lead for [ https://creativecommons.org/ | Creative Commons ] Canada after serving as Public Lead for Creative Commons South Africa for 4 years. Most recently, Kelsey has worked with Creative Commons HQ, and e-Campus Ontario. She has hosted events including the first African Open Textbook Summit and the Institute for Open Leadership. She founded Open Textbooks for Africa, a project designed to support the adaption and adoption of Open Textbooks across Africa. Kelsey’s talent is creating robust local and international partnerships and communities. She was named one of South Africa’s brightest young minds by Mail & Guardian in 2015 and was a speaker at 2015 TEDxCapeTown.
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We hope to see many of you there! And please feel free to share this event information with others you think may be interested as well.
Thanks, Hope
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Hope Power
Teaching & Learning Librarian
W.A.C. Bennett Library (Burnaby)
Simon Fraser University
hpower(a)sfu.ca / 778.782.4359
