How to Access and Use the Book
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Be sure to read the Licensing Information carefully and attribute the chapters or book properly when reusing, redistributing, or adapting.
The book can be read online, and is also downloadable in multiple formats, from their respective book home pages (e.g., Drugs, Health, Addictions & Behaviour – 1st Canadian Edition).
- The .odt format can be opened by Open Office, Libre Office, or Microsoft Word. Note that there may be some issues with formatting on this format, and hyperlinks may not appear if opened with MS Word.
- The PDF files can be edited with Adobe Acrobat (the full program, not just the Reader) or printed out. The print version of the PDF does not have hyperlinks.
- The EPUB and MOBI files can be loaded onto digital reading platforms like Adobe Digital Editions, Apple Books, and Kindle. They can also be edited using Pressbooks or tools like Calibre.
- Edits can be made using the XHTML format or via the Pressbooks XML format (for easier adaptation in Pressbooks).
The multiple editable formats allow instructors to adapt the books as needed to fit their contexts. Another way to create adaptations is to involve students in contributing to open textbooks. Students may add new sections to an adapted book, link to other resources, create discussion questions or quiz questions, and more. Please see Rebus Community’s A Guide to Making Open Textbooks with Students for more information and ideas.
If you plan to use or adapt the book (or chapters), we’d love to hear about it! Please let us know on Adoption Form
And if you have Feedback Form for Drugs, Health, Addictions & Behaviour, we would really appreciate those as well. We have a separate Accessibility Feedback, so please let us know if you find any.
Attribution:
“How to Access & Use the Book” by Christina Hendricks is licensed under CC BY 4.0
