Web book / Online version

The web book / online version of your OER is the one you’ve worked on throughout the process of creating / adapting your OER. Before you publish, ensure your book has the following checks completed and content tweaked.  Once your web book is ready, proceed to the PDF book pre-publication list that follows.

OER Design Studio customization

  • Malala theme is selected
  • Acknowledgements page notes OER Design Studio Support
  • All contributors are properly acknowledged
  • Custom cover image uploaded, relevant attribution statements added to acknowledgements page
  • Ancillary materials are added to back matter of book (eg: PPT files in easy to access links)
  • Glossary page is turned on
  • Standard CSS customization has been applied to the book – see our CSS customization documentation for full details
  • Check that YouTube links are in the standard, shortened format – How to change these using Search & Replace is on the embedding video page

Troubleshooting

  • Check for instances of <details open=”open”> and adjust to ensure summary/details tagging works properly – See H5P Troubleshooting
  • Check for glossary terms that are not working correctly – remove <strong> tags from within the [*pb_glossary]term[/*pb_glossary] tagging.
  • Check for broken links – See W3C Link Checker

Accessibility / AODA Compliance

  • WAVE check confirms basic AODA compliance on each page of book
  • List of potential and known deficiencies (that cannot be fixed) are noted on Accessibility page

Copyright Compliance

  • Attribution and references statements added to each page of the book, updated as needed, links tested and CC license versions confirmed

License

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