About This Guide
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Look Before You Write
Not Just Another Textbook
Experience
Why Should I Give My Work Away?
Copyright and Open Licences
Fair Dealing and Fair Use
Concerns About Plagiarism
Quality
Prepare to Write
Who Pays for This?
Who Owns Copyright?
Select a Licence
Contributing Authors
Identify Support
Project Charter and Timeline
Technology: Accounts and Training
Plan Your Book
Five Rules of Textbook Development
Open Textbook Formats
Accessibility, Diversity, and Inclusion
Textbook Outline
Create a Style Sheet
Write … and More
Research
Citation vs. Attribution
The Writing
Resources: Only the Open
Resources: Search and Find
Resources: Captions and Attributions
Screenshots of Software
Fix as You Go
Edit and Review
Peer Review
How to Copy Edit
How to Proofread
Guideline for Copy Editors
Pre-publication
The Final Check
Textbook Cover
Editable Files
Remove Platform Access
Textbook Citation
Communications
Print-on-Demand Copies
Post-publication
Maintain the Book
Track Adoptions
Textbook Reviews
Appendix 1: Licences and Tools
Appendix 2: Style Guide
Appendix 3: Canadian Spellings and Word List
Appendix 4: Contracts
Appendix 5: Checklists
Glossary
Bibliography
Versioning History
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