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Future of Scholarly Publishing How open access is impacting the publishing landscape
BC Open Textbook Project
Lauri Aesoph
Manager, Open EducationOpen UBC Week October 28, 2014
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• Update on the BC Open Textbook Project
• Authoring Guide
• Where does this project fit in the scholarly
publishing landscape?
UPDATE: BC Open Textbook Project
40 free & open textbooks for highest enrolled 1st & 2nd year post-
secondary subjects in BC
20 textbooks for skills training & technical programs
BC first province in Canada2014: signed MOU with AB & SASK
Faculty Fellows ProgramOutreach, research
Accessibility
Faculty Reviews
Faculty Reviewers
Authoring Guide: opentextbc.ca/opentextbook
• Sets a consistent standard
• Helps ensure quality
• Authors, copy editors, project team
• Topics:• Pressbooks
• Creating a new textbook
• Adapting an existing textbook
• Copyright and licensing
• Resources
• Style guide
BC Open Textbook Project
Where does this Project fit in the
scholarly publishing landscape?
Why are we doing this project?
To increase access to higher education by reducing student costs
To give faculty more control over their instructional resources
To improve learning outcomes for students
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Where do scholarly publications fit in with the open
textbook project?
• Creation and adaptation process (authors)
• Learning process (students)
• Adoption process (faculty)
