[LIBRARYDIR] Pressbooks Subscription for all Washington CTCs

[Boyoung Chae]

Happy New Year, everyone!

If you haven't already, please check out the Pressbooks Resources page<https://sites.google.com/view/openwa-pressbooks-resource/home> and add your college information to Pressbooks Administrators<https://forms.gle/DHxXoYNg173VLrfj9> list. :-)

[screenshot of pressbooks resources home]

Let me know if you have any questions!

Thanks,
Boyoung

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From: Boyoung Chae <bchae at sbctc.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2022 1:09 PM
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Washington Pressbooks Administrators,


Thank you so much for your interest in the Open Washington Pressbooks Network! We would like to ask for your attention to and support for two things:

  1.  Check out Open Washington Pressbooks Resources<https://sites.google.com/view/openwa-pressbooks-resource/home>. We have put together some resources to support your implementation efforts. It offers various features including:

  *   Read Me First
  *   FAQ for Pressbooks Administrators
  *   Upcoming Monthly Training
  *   SBCTC Webinar Recordings
  *   Pressbooks YouTube channel
  *   LWTech Webinar: Empowering Students with Pressbooks

  1.
Add your college information to Pressbooks Administrators List<https://forms.gle/DHxXoYNg173VLrfj9>. We will send out Pressbooks-specific information and resources to the designated administrators. Please add your college information by January 9, 2022.

Hope you will find these resources helpful. Happy Holidays, everyone!



Boyoung


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Subject: [LIBRARYDIR] Pressbooks Subscription for all Washington CTCs

Pressbooks Subscription for all Washington CTCs

SBCTC is excited to announce a statewide subscription for Pressbooks, an online platform for self-publishing books in multiple formats: e-books, webbooks, and print-ready PDFs.

With generous sponsorship from the Washington State Library<https://www.sos.wa.gov/library/>, SBCTC is providing a 1-year subscription to Pressbooks for all 34 Washington community and technical colleges.

The subscription begins today and will end on 11/21/2023. No worries if your campus is already subscribed. With this offer colleges with existing subscriptions to Open Washington Pressbooks will be granted an extended subscription period.

Can’t wait to start? Visit Open Washington Pressbooks Network Implementation Guid<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1b0k0vEIfqxpPt8YrNpu0WPXNqUL9O39FCJjiFo0bhko/edit?usp=sharing>e to learn about:

  *   Set Up Steps for Pressbooks Administrators
  *   What this Subscription Includes
  *   Training Opportunities

Two training sessions are scheduled:

  *   Webinar for Pressbooks Administrators, 11/28/2022 at 11 AM (PST)
  *   Webinar for Faculty Authors, 12/2/2022 at 11AM (PST)

They will be recorded and shared. For details, see Training Opportunities <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1b0k0vEIfqxpPt8YrNpu0WPXNqUL9O39FCJjiFo0bhko/edit#bookmark=id.zfvyb3k1pv0j> of the implementation guide.

Please let me know if you have any questions. Happy book authoring with Pressbooks!

Boyoung



Boyoung Chae, Ph.D. (hear me say it<https://namedrop.io/boyoungchae>)

Policy Associate, Educational Technology & Open Education

Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges

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