{"id":4,"date":"2016-07-04T17:32:35","date_gmt":"2016-07-04T17:32:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/printondemand\/front-matter\/introduction\/"},"modified":"2023-09-13T15:48:11","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T15:48:11","slug":"introduction","status":"publish","type":"front-matter","link":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/printondemand\/front-matter\/introduction\/","title":{"raw":"Introduction","rendered":"Introduction"},"content":{"raw":"Most open textbooks are available online or in other digital formats. However, there are times when a student or instructor needs or wants a printed version.\r\n\r\nThe Print-on-Demand Guide<\/em> provides an overview for post-secondary institutions interested in offering on-demand and pre-order printing services for open textbooks, whether from the B.C. Open Collection<\/a> or other repositories. It's also a guide to help colleges and universities expand accessibility for students who require the printed page, and a tool for taking inventory of open educational activity and interest on campus.\r\n\r\nThis guide is laid out in four parts and covers the following topics:\r\n
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  1. What<\/strong>. The history behind print on demand, and why open textbooks are ideal (and legal) print candidates for instructors, especially those interested in customizable classroom materials.<\/li>\r\n \t
  2. Why<\/strong>. A detailed description of situations in which the printing of open textbooks is warranted, such as learning accessibility for students.<\/li>\r\n \t
  3. Where<\/strong>. Half a dozen reasons why a print-on-demand service on campus<\/em> benefits students, faculty, and the larger post-secondary community.<\/li>\r\n \t
  4. How<\/strong>. Suggestions, considerations, and templates that can be used by post-secondary institutions interested in setting up a print-on-demand service. These can be used to take inventory of open educational activity and interest on campus.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\nEach part contains three or four chapters, each devoted to a specific aspect of the part subject. Each chapter begins with a summary of its content in the \"in a nutshell\" textbox.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
    \"Acorn.\"<\/td>\r\nIn a nutshell.<\/span>\r\n<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\nChapters include research, real-life examples, input from 28 B.C. post-secondary individuals who answered two dozen questions asked through a print-on-demand survey, and quotes from bookstores, printshops, and libraries across the province. At the end of each chapter in the final part, there is a green textbook that highlights concerns and considerations, such as \"Service Interruption\" and \"Printshop Limitations.\"\r\n\r\nFinally, in the appendices, readers will find additional PoD resources. These include an open textbook cover toolkit, a shortlist of post-secondary PoD services across Canada and the United States, and other useful information.","rendered":"

    Most open textbooks are available online or in other digital formats. However, there are times when a student or instructor needs or wants a printed version.<\/p>\n

    The Print-on-Demand Guide<\/em> provides an overview for post-secondary institutions interested in offering on-demand and pre-order printing services for open textbooks, whether from the B.C. Open Collection<\/a> or other repositories. It’s also a guide to help colleges and universities expand accessibility for students who require the printed page, and a tool for taking inventory of open educational activity and interest on campus.<\/p>\n

    This guide is laid out in four parts and covers the following topics:<\/p>\n

      \n
    1. What<\/strong>. The history behind print on demand, and why open textbooks are ideal (and legal) print candidates for instructors, especially those interested in customizable classroom materials.<\/li>\n
    2. Why<\/strong>. A detailed description of situations in which the printing of open textbooks is warranted, such as learning accessibility for students.<\/li>\n
    3. Where<\/strong>. Half a dozen reasons why a print-on-demand service on campus<\/em> benefits students, faculty, and the larger post-secondary community.<\/li>\n
    4. How<\/strong>. Suggestions, considerations, and templates that can be used by post-secondary institutions interested in setting up a print-on-demand service. These can be used to take inventory of open educational activity and interest on campus.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Each part contains three or four chapters, each devoted to a specific aspect of the part subject. Each chapter begins with a summary of its content in the “in a nutshell” textbox.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
      \"Acorn.\"<\/td>\nIn a nutshell.<\/span>
      \n<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

      Chapters include research, real-life examples, input from 28 B.C. post-secondary individuals who answered two dozen questions asked through a print-on-demand survey, and quotes from bookstores, printshops, and libraries across the province. At the end of each chapter in the final part, there is a green textbook that highlights concerns and considerations, such as “Service Interruption” and “Printshop Limitations.”<\/p>\n

      Finally, in the appendices, readers will find additional PoD resources. These include an open textbook cover toolkit, a shortlist of post-secondary PoD services across Canada and the United States, and other useful information.<\/p>\n

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