Procedures and Responsibilities
3 Initial Assessment Checklist
The following is a checklist that can be used to assess the production work needed for a book and to identify questions we may need to pass back to the author.
- Adaptation/Remix?
- Does the resource include text adapted or remixed from other sources? If so, is this content attributed properly? (See the chapter Attributions.)
- Book structure
- Is the book grouped into Parts and Chapters in a way that makes sense?
- Is the book structured in a way that makes it easy to navigate? (For example, very long chapters can be hard to navigate without internal links or collapsed headings.)
- Do parts/chapters follow a consistent structure? (For example, each chapter starts with learning objectives and ends with a summary and exercises).
- Glossary terms
- Are glossary terms set up in the glossary tool?
- Are glossary terms and definitions consistent in their use of capitalization and periods?
- Is bold only used throughout the text to indicate the presence of a glossary term?
- Headings
- Do chapter and part headings always start at a heading 1?
- Are headings used sequentially to indicate relationships between topics?
- Are headings capitalized consistently? (Sentence case or Title Case)
- Images
- Are images accessible? (See the Accessibility chapter’s section on Images)
- Are images attributed properly? (See the chapter Attributions.)
- Do images display properly in the PDF?
- Links
- Are links accessible? (See the Accessibility chapter’s section on Links)
- Do external links work?
- Are there any internal links?
- If yes, are they set up to function properly in export formats?
- If no, would providing internal links make the book easier for students and instructors to navigate?
- Lists
- Are numbered and bulleted lists set up correctly (i.e., not inserted as plain text)?
- If using numbered lists, are the sub-items set up correctly? (For example, you may need to add
<ol type="a">)
- Math
- Is the math content accessible? (See the Accessibility chapter’s section on Formulas)
- Is math content displaying properly in all export formats?
- Multimedia (video, audio, H5P)
- Are all multimedia accessible? (See the Accessibility chapter’s section on Multimedia.)
- Are videos and audio properly attributed at the end of each chapter? (See the chapter Attributions.)
- Do all H5P activities include attribution information in the activity’s metadata? (See the chapter Attributions.)
- Are all video and audio hosted externally (meaning not uploaded directly to Pressbooks)?
- Numbering
- Does the book use numbering systems for things like parts, chapters, images, or activities?
- If no, would numbering any of these things make it easier for students and instructors to navigate the book?
- If yes, is that numbering system consistent throughout the book?
- Textboxes
- What kind of textboxes are used for what kind of content?
- Are textboxes used consistently throughout the book?
- Is there any content that would benefit from being moved into a textbox?
