Introduction
READ BEFORE YOU BEGIN
Welcome
Hello and welcome to the Centennial’s very own open textbook template. This document is meant to help take the guesswork out of open textbook creation by providing:
- Consistent formatting
- Layout design reflecting a cohesive and professional institution-wide aesthetic
- An annotated resource list to assist with troubleshooting
- Examples of attributions and references
- An accessibility checklist
All to help you make a professional-looking, learner-friendly resource that can be used, revised, and reused well into the future.
The Centennial College Open Textbook Template User Guide
To successfully use this template, it is critical that you first read the Centennial College Open Textbook Template User Guide. All instructions on how to create a professional and scholarly textbook is provided in this document, along with crucial troubleshooting resources.
Do not precede until you have read the User Guide.
Populating this Template with Your Content
Once cloned, you may begin revising the template with your content. The template layout is designed to be populated with your content and indicates where to put your text. Any text in the template placed in [BRACKETS] is meant to be replaced by your content. Any text highlighted in YELLOW is INSTRUCTIONS. Any text highlighted in BLUE are EXAMPLES.
Examples
INSTRUCTIONS – insert your license information by filling the [BRACKETS] below
[TITLE] Copyright © [YEAR] by [AUTHOR], Centennial College, is licensed under a [CREATIVE COMMONS LICENSE], except where otherwise noted.
We would like to acknowledge and thank the following authors/entities who have graciously made their work available for the remixing, reusing, and adapting of this text:
Business Math: A Step-by-Step Handbook (2021B) by J. Olivier and Lyryx Learning Inc. through a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License, unless otherwise noted.
Getting Ready to Publish
Once you are ready to publish, ensure that the following is removed:
- [BRACKETED FILL IN GUIDE]
- YELLOW HIGHLIGHT INSTRUCTIONS
- BLUE HIGHLIGHT EXAMPLES
- Any unused/irrelevant template sections (such as this one!)
To learn how to remove sections of this template please visit 4. Deleting Parts and Chapters in the User Guide.
Before publication, please submit your Pressbook to Michelle Johnson, OER Librarian for copyright review at mjohnson@centennialcollege.ca.
