This is a workshop put together by the UC Berkeley Library on how to get started with Pressbooks as digital book creation and publishing platform. It was delivered on September 15, 2020.
1. Publish Digital Books and Open
Educational Resources with Pressbooks
Timothy Vollmer
Scholarly Communication + Copyright Librarian
tvollmer@berkeley.edu
Stacy Reardon
Literatures, Digital Humanities Librarian
sreardon@berkeley.edu
2. Today’s workshop
● Intro to Pressbooks
● Use cases & examples
● How to get started
● 7 basic skills
● Practice / Q&A
4. Pressbooks at
a glance
● Publish immediately and often
● Export in multiple formats
● License work for reuse
● Choose professional templates
● Optimize texts for accessibility
● Easily migrate elsewhere
● Publish and host for free
28. Tips for
uploading media
● Accepted file formats: JPEG,
PNG
● Consider copyright
● Include alt-text
● Use media library
● Videos: link instead of embed
38. Cover image
● Check sizing specs
● Cover generator available
● If you want title on the
cover, add it to file before
upload (or use generator)
● Remember to save
48. Collaborate
● Add a new or existing
user to your book
● Different options for roles
and permissions
49. Publish your work
● Berkeley Open Books catalog
● UCB Library catalog
● Open Textbook Library
● Directory of Open Access Books
● eScholarship
50. Final notes
● Don’t get overwhelmed
● Keep it simple
● Follow best practices
● We’re here to help!
51. Kick the tires
✔ Add a footnote
✔ Insert a table
✔ Insert a text box
✔ Insert a new part
✔ Add a collaborator
✔ Apply a section
license
✔ Practice exporting
Consult the workshop
materials in the folder for
more guidance:
ucblib.link/pressbooks-
materials
52. Thank you!
Timothy Vollmer
Scholarly Communication + Copyright Librarian
tvollmer@berkeley.edu
Stacy Reardon
Literatures, Digital Humanities Librarian
sreardon@berkeley.edu