Importing Existing Pressbooks Content
There are several ways to add OER content from existing sources into Pressbooks. Take a moment to consider how much of a source you need to import. Use the Clone A Book tool to copy a book from another Pressbooks site. If you’re not planning to use a whole book, use the import tool to take pages or sections.
- In the admin area of Pressbooks, you can click the Clone a Book.
- Add in the Source Book URL (the book you want to copy from)
- Add in the name of your new book URL and hit clone book.
Why use the Pressbooks import tool?
- Maintain attribution, image metadata and other features from the source (if importing from another Pressbook)
- Importing typically creates better source code than copying & pasting
- Import multiple/specific sections of another Pressbook easily
Video: “How to Clone a Book” by Josie Gray CC BY
Import a Webpage
- Go to the admin area of Pressbooks and navigate to the import function
- Select the import type and source.
Import type: Webpage or Pressbooks webook (.html or URL)
Import source: Import from URL – you must paste in the URL here
- Click the checkbox next to the sections you want to import. Adjust the area where you want them to appear in your book
- Select any glossary terms that appear in the section you’re importing and add them (very bottom of the Select content to import screen
- Toggle whether or not you want the new content to show on the web immediately using the checkbox
- Return to the Organize screen to review what’s been imported and review.
Video: “How to Import a Webpage” by Josie Gray CC BY
Keeping Track of Sources
Keep notes about any significant modifications you make – e.g., changing photos, rewriting a paragraph or adding your content.
“Importing Existing Pressbooks Content” from GC Library OER Design Studio – Training – Work-in-Progress by Jen Booth is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted. Modifications: reworded and added in screenshots.
