Dear Pressbooks User,
As a Pressbooks account holder in pressbooks.bccampus.ca<http://pressbooks.bccampus.ca/>, you have been placed on a mailing list to receive notifications about upgrades, service outages, and other events that affect your Pressbooks account. These outages will also affect open textbooks that are hosted in BCcampus' internal instance of Pressbooks (opentextbc.ca<http://opentextbc.ca/>).
If you do not wish to receive these email notifications, please let us know at support(a)bccampus.ca<mailto:support@bccampus.ca>.
UPGRADE NOTICE
From Tuesday, November 5, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. Pacific Time to Wednesday, November 6, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. PT, Pressbooks (pressbooks.bccampus.ca<http://pressbooks.bccampus.ca/>) will be upgraded to version 6.20.2. You will be unable to login to your Pressbooks account during this time.
Changes:
* Improved accessibility of Dashboard links and menus.
* Fixed translations for Contributor types.
* Added new institutions to list of Institutions in Book Info page.
* Updated “Yukon University” name in list of Institutions in Book Info page.
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 by replying to this email. Looking for more information? Check out the Pressbooks Updates page<https://open.bccampus.ca/pressbooks-updates/>.
Sincerely,
The Open Education Team and BCcampus Support
BCcampus Support
Email: Support(a)bccampus.ca<mailto:Support@bccampus.ca>
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BCcampus
Learning. Doing. Leading.
120-645 Fort St. Victoria, BC Canada V8W 1GW
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BCcampus is situated on the unceded territories of the W̱SÁNEĆ (Saanich) and the Esquimalt and Songhees Nations of the Lək̓ʷəŋən (Lekwungen) Peoples. As both individuals and as an organization, we continue to learn and build relationships as we actively respond to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action.
Dear Pressbooks User,
As a Pressbooks account holder in pressbooks.bccampus.ca<http://pressbooks.bccampus.ca/>, you have been placed on a mailing list to receive notifications about upgrades, service outages, and other events that affect your Pressbooks account. These outages will also affect open textbooks that are hosted in BCcampus' internal instance of Pressbooks (opentextbc.ca<http://opentextbc.ca/>).
UPGRADE NOTICE
From 6pm on Tuesday March 19th to 1pm on Wednesday March 20th, Pacific Time, Pressbooks (pressbooks.bccampus.ca<http://pressbooks.bccampus.ca/>) will be upgraded to version 6.17.1. You will be unable to login to your Pressbooks account during this time.
Changes:
* New Create Book and Clone Book buttons added in top menu.
* New icons in side and top menus.
* Size of decorative images on Admin Dashboard are reduced.
* Buttons in Organize page have been changed to improve visibility.
* Improvements to Book Info:
* Contributors:
* The New Contributor buttons have been removed. You must now go to the Contributors page (Book Info -> Contributors) to add to your list of contributors.
* The list of all contributors can be viewed in a dropdown menu.
* A Remove button has been added to facilitate removal of a contributor.
* Move Up and Move Down buttons have been added to facilitate changing the order of the contributors. This order will be reflected in the book’s metadata.
* Subjects:
* The Primary Subject now has a default option, which is “The Arts”.
* Additional Subjects are now listed without having to type in 2 or more characters. You can still type to narrow down your search.
* The fonts and formatting of both Subject dropdown menus have been changed to improve readability.
* The Institutions dropdown menu has changed its font to improve readability.
* Copyright year will be output in exports on all relevant licenses.
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 by replying to this email. Looking for more information? Check out the Pressbooks Updates page<https://open.bccampus.ca/pressbooks-updates/>.
Sincerely,
The Open Education Team and BCcampus Support
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
BCcampus
Learning. Doing. Leading.
120-645 Fort St.
Victoria, BC Canada V8W 1GW
BCcampus.ca<https://bccampus.ca/> • X<https://twitter.com/bccampus> • LinkedIn<https://www.linkedin.com/company/bccampus/>
BCcampus offices are situated on the unceded territories of the səl̓ilwətaɁɬ təməxʷ (Tsleil-Waututh), Skwxwú7mesh-ulh Temíx̱w (Squamish), xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), W̱SÁNEĆ (Saanich), and the Esquimalt and Songhees Nations of the Lək̓ʷəŋən (Lekwungen) Peoples. As both individuals and an organization, we continue to learn and build relationships as we actively respond to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action.
Dear Pressbooks User,
As a Pressbooks account holder in pressbooks.bccampus.ca<http://pressbooks.bccampus.ca/>, you have been placed on a mailing list to receive notifications about upgrades, service outages, and other events that affect your Pressbooks account. These outages will also affect open textbooks that are hosted in BCcampus' internal instance of Pressbooks (opentextbc.ca<http://opentextbc.ca/>).
ROUTINE MAINTENANCE NOTICE
On September 12th between 7:30am to 9:00am PDT, several BCcampus sites will be undergoing routine maintenance, including Pressbooks (pressbooks.bccampus.ca<http://pressbooks.bccampus.ca/> and opentextbc.ca<http://opentextbc.ca/>). As a result, both sites will be unavailable during this time.
Sincerely,
BCcampus Open Education Team and IT Support
BCcampus | Learning. Doing. Leading.
support(a)bccampus.ca<mailto:support@bccampus.ca> | www.bccampus.ca<http://www.bccampus.ca>
Dear Pressbooks User,
As a Pressbooks account holder in pressbooks.bccampus.ca<http://pressbooks.bccampus.ca/>, you have been placed on a mailing list to receive notifications about upgrades, service outages, and other events that affect your Pressbooks account. These outages will also affect open textbooks that are hosted in BCcampus' internal instance of Pressbooks (opentextbc.ca<http://opentextbc.ca/>). If you do not wish to receive these email notifications, please let us know at support(a)bccampus.ca.
UPGRADE NOTICE
>From October 25th at 6:00 PM to October 26th at 12:00 PM Pacific Time, Pressbooks (pressbooks.bccampus.ca<http://pressbooks.bccampus.ca/>) will be upgraded to version 5.37.0. You will not be able to login to your Pressbooks account during this time. Books that are set to public will still be accessible from their webbook homepage, but it is likely that all books will be unavailable for a short period of time between 6:00 AM and 7:00 AM PT on October 26 , 2022.
Changes:
* Language support for Cherokee.
* “Institutions” field can now be filled out on “Book Info” page.
* “Import” is now a first-level book dashboard menu item.
* Book theme, theme options, and custom styles will now be included when cloning a book.
* Improved accessibility of Digital PDF file.
* Improvements to “Publish” page.
* Links to audio and video content in PDF and EPUB files will take readers directly to the content in the webbook when clicked.
* Users that have been invited to a book will display as “pending” until they accept the invitation.
* Footnote font size can now be adjusted via PDF theme options.
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 by replying to this email. Looking for more information? Check out the Pressbooks Updates page<https://open.bccampus.ca/pressbooks-updates/>.
Sincerely,
The Open Education Team and BCcampus Support
BCcampus Open Education Team and IT Support
BCcampus | Learning. Doing. Leading.
support(a)bccampus.ca | www.bccampus.ca
Dear BCcampus Pressbooks User,
The update to pressbooks.bccampus.ca that was scheduled for July 20, 2022, has been cancelled. We hope to reschedule the update in the coming weeks and will let you know when we know more.
Sincerely,
The Open Education Team and BCcampus Support
If you do not wish to receive these email notifications, please let us know at support(a)bccampus.ca.
BCcampus IT Support
BCcampus | Learning. Doing. Leading.
support(a)bccampus.ca | www.bccampus.ca
Dear BCcampus Pressbooks User,
As a Pressbooks account holder in pressbooks.bccampus.ca<http://pressbooks.bccampus.ca/>, you have been placed on a mailing list to receive notifications about upgrades, service outages, and other events that affect your Pressbooks account. These outages will also affect open textbooks in the B.C. Open Textbook Collection that are hosted in BCcampus' internal instance of Pressbooks (opentextbc.ca<http://opentextbc.ca/>). If you do not wish to receive these email notifications, please let us know at support(a)bccampus.ca.
UPGRADE NOTICE
On July 7, 2022, we were unsuccessful in updating Pressbooks. We have rescheduled this Pressbooks update to July 20, 2022.
>From Tuesday, July 19 at 6:00 PM to Wednesday, July 20 at 12:00 PM Pacific Time, BCcampus Pressbooks (pressbooks.bccampus.ca<http://pressbooks.bccampus.ca/>) will be upgraded to version 5.35.0. You will not be able to login to your Pressbooks account during this time. Books that are set to public will still be accessible from their webbook homepage, but it is likely that all books will be unavailable for a short period of time between 6:00 AM and 7:00 AM PT on July 20, 2022.
Changes:
* Language support for Cherokee.
* “Institutions” field can now be filled out on “Book Info” page.
* “Import” is now a first-level book dashboard menu item.
* Book theme, theme options, and custom styles will now be included when cloning a book.
* Improved accessibility of Digital PDF file.
* Improvements to “Publish” page.
* Links to audio and video content in PDF and EPUB files will take readers directly to the content in the webbook when clicked.
* Users who have been invited to a book will display as “pending” until they accept the invitation.
* Footnote font size can now be adjusted via PDF theme options.
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 by replying to this email. Looking for more information? Check out the Pressbooks Updates page<https://open.bccampus.ca/pressbooks-updates/>.
Sincerely,
The Open Education Team and BCcampus Support
BCcampus IT Support
BCcampus | Learning. Doing. Leading.
support(a)bccampus.ca | www.bccampus.ca
Dear BCcampus Pressbooks User,
As a Pressbooks account holder in pressbooks.bccampus.ca<http://pressbooks.bccampus.ca/>, you have been placed on a mailing list to receive notifications about upgrades, service outages, and other events that affect your Pressbooks account. These outages will also affect open textbooks in the B.C. Open Textbook Collection that are hosted in BCcampus' internal instance of Pressbooks (opentextbc.ca<http://opentextbc.ca/>). If you do not wish to receive these email notifications, please let us know at support(a)bccampus.ca.
UPGRADE NOTICE
>From July 6 at 6:00 PM to July 7 at 12:00 PM Pacific Time, Pressbooks (pressbooks.bccampus.ca<http://pressbooks.bccampus.ca/>) will be upgraded to version 5.35.0. You will not be able to login to your Pressbooks account during this time. Books that are set to public will still be accessible from their webbook homepage, but it is likely that all books will be unavailable for a short period of time between 6:00 AM and 7:00 AM PT on July 7, 2022.
Changes:
* Language support for Cherokee.
* “Institutions” field can now be filled out on “Book Info” page.
* “Import” is now a first-level book dashboard menu item.
* Book theme, theme options, and custom styles will now be included when cloning a book.
* Improved accessibility of Digital PDF file.
* Improvements to “Publish” page.
* Links to audio and video content in PDF and EPUB files will take readers directly to the content in the webbook when clicked.
* Users that have been invited to a book will display as “pending” until they accept the invitation.
* Footnote font size can now be adjusted via PDF theme options.
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 by replying to this email. Looking for more information? Check out the Pressbooks Updates page<https://open.bccampus.ca/pressbooks-updates/>.
Sincerely,
The Open Education Team and BCcampus Support
BCcampus IT Support
BCcampus | Learning. Doing. Leading.
support(a)bccampus.ca | www.bccampus.ca
Dear Pressbooks User,
The update to pressbooks.bccampus.ca that was scheduled for May 12, 2022, has been cancelled. We will reschedule the update once we can confirm the newer version of Pressbooks is functioning as expected.
Sincerely,
The Open Education Team and BCcampus Support
BCcampus IT Support
BCcampus | Learning. Doing. Leading.
support(a)bccampus.ca | www.bccampus.ca<http://www.bccampus.ca/>
Dear BCcampus Pressbooks User,
As a Pressbooks account holder in pressbooks.bccampus.ca<http://pressbooks.bccampus.ca/>, you have been placed on a mailing list to receive notifications about upgrades, service outages, and other events that affect your Pressbooks account. These outages will also affect open textbooks in the B.C. Open Textbook Collection that are hosted in BCcampus' internal instance of Pressbooks (opentextbc.ca<http://opentextbc.ca/>). If you do not wish to receive these email notifications, please let us know at support(a)bccampus.ca.
UPGRADE NOTICE
>From May 11 at 6pm to May 12 at 12pm Pacific Time, Pressbooks (pressbooks.bccampus.ca<http://pressbooks.bccampus.ca/>) will be upgraded to version 5.34.0. You will not be able to login to your Pressbooks account during this time. Books that are set to public will still be accessible from their webbook homepage, but it is likely that all books will be unavailable for a short period of time between 6 and 7am PT on May 12, 2022.
Changes:
* Language support for Cherokee.
* “Institutions” field can now be filled out on “Book Info” page.
* “Import” is now a first-level book dashboard menu item.
* Book theme, theme options, and custom styles will now be included when cloning a book.
* Improved accessibility of Digital PDF file.
* Improvements to “Publish” page.
* Links to audio and video content in PDF and EPUB files will take readers directly to the content in the webbook when clicked.
* Users that have been invited to a book will display as “pending” until they accept the invitation.
* Footnote font size can now be adjusted via PDF theme options.
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 by replying to this email. Looking for more information? Check out the Pressbooks Updates page<https://open.bccampus.ca/pressbooks-updates/>.
Sincerely,
The Open Education Team and BCcampus Support
BCcampus IT Support
BCcampus | Learning. Doing. Leading.
support(a)bccampus.ca | www.bccampus.ca
Dear Pressbooks User,
As a Pressbooks account holder in pressbooks.bccampus.ca<http://pressbooks.bccampus.ca>, you have been placed on a mailing list to receive notifications about upgrades, service outages, and other events that affect your Pressbooks account. These outages will also affect open textbooks in the B.C. Open Textbook Collection that are hosted in BCcampus' internal instance of Pressbooks (opentextbc.ca<http://opentextbc.ca>).
UPGRADE NOTICE
>From October 5 at 6pm to October 6 at 2pm Pacific Time, Pressbooks (pressbooks.bccampus.ca<http://pressbooks.bccampus.ca>) will be upgraded to version 5.26.0. You will not be able to login to your Pressbooks account during this time. Books that are set to public will still be accessible from their webbook homepage, but it is likely that all books will be unavailable for a short period of time between 6 and 7am on October 6.
Changes:
* MOBI removed as an export option: The tool Pressbooks was using to generate MOBI files is no longer supported and Amazon has encouraged people to produce EPUB files instead. As such, you will no longer be able to export your books as a MOBI file. Instead, EPUB will be the main eBook format available.
* Improved instructions and labels:
* Instructions updated on the “Clone a Book” page and the cover image upload on the “Book Info” page.
* The label for the Common Cartridge export option has been updated from “Weblinks” to “Common Cartridge (Weblinks)”
* H5P improvements:
* Links to H5P activities in the PDF will now go to the specific H5P activity instead of the beginning of the chapter.
* The H5P listing page of a book will now be broken up into pages with 20 activities per page to reduce load time.
* Visual Editor: Automatically insert LaTeX short codes from the visual editor.
* Updated default cover images for new books.
Bug fixes:
* Images without captions will now align properly in the PDF
* Fix for an issue that would cause HTML to be inserted in the PDF when a > symbol was inserted in the image alt text.
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 by replying to this email. Looking for more information? Check out the Pressbooks Updates page<https://open.bccampus.ca/pressbooks-updates/>.
Sincerely,
The Open Education Team and BCcampus Support
BCcampus IT Support
BCcampus | Learning. Doing. Leading.
support(a)bccampus.ca | www.bccampus.ca<http://www.bccampus.ca/>
