Publishing Checklist

Open Education Alberta Publication Checklist for Institutional Representatives

Accessibility checking

It is recommended that books meet the BCcampus accessibility criteria 

Before requesting to publishing, please ensure that all books have 

  • An appropriate Creative Commons Licenses assigned
  • An available download file for access and archiving 
  • Appropriate acknowledgement statements in the books front matter 

Request that Open Education Alberta Publish the book

  • Fill out the Google form to request publication be to the OEA Directory and for the assignment of a DOI and ISBN. 

Add a static copy of the book to your institution’s repository (optional)

  • Export a PDF copy of the book
  • In the DOI field, enter the DOI that was minted for you by the UofA or by your institution

Submit the book for indexing by other OER indexing services

  • Items included in the OEA catalogue will be automatically included in the Pressbooks Directory 
  • Submit item for indexing by BC Campus
  • Submit item for indexing by eCampus Ontario
  • Submit item for indexing in MERLOT (requires an account)
  • Submit item for indexing in OER Commons (requires an account)
  • Submit item for indexing in other discovery services as required based on subject matter and interests of author team