{"id":277,"date":"2016-10-14T18:06:31","date_gmt":"2016-10-14T18:06:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/authorsguide\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=277"},"modified":"2017-06-15T15:49:52","modified_gmt":"2017-06-15T15:49:52","slug":"what-will-you-change","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/authorsguide\/chapter\/what-will-you-change\/","title":{"raw":"What Will You Change?","rendered":"What Will You Change?"},"content":{"raw":"<div class=\"entry-content\">\r\n\r\nAdapting or changing an existing open textbook doesn\u2019t need to be onerous. The changes you make can be as simple as:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Changing the title of the book, or the titles of its chapters or chapter sections<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Adding one or two new images<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Removing a chapter that isn\u2019t pertinent to your course<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Extracting a chapter to be used in your course and leaving the rest of the book behind<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nSometimes, an adaptation might require more than a few simple changes. For example:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>A significant number of chapters might be removed, leaving behind just the ones that fit the curriculum.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Chapters might be reordered to more accurately match the sequence\u00a0in which material is presented in a course.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nIt might be necessary to add material from other open textbooks or open educational resources to the open textbook you are adapting. For more information on where to find openly licensed images and other content, see the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/authorsguide\/chapter\/finding-openly-licensed-content\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Finding Openly Licensed Content<\/a>\u00a0section of this guide.\r\n\r\nMaybe you will decide to write new material to fill in the gaps of an existing textbook such as adding new examples or exercises. Keep in mind that when you combine new content with original content into a finished textbook, this new edition must be released under the same license as the original.\r\n<h2>Will it be difficult?<\/h2>\r\nHow easy or difficult this will be depends on a number of factors, including;\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>How much content you wish to change. Do you want to remove chapters, or rewrite entire chapters of content?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>The\u00a0format of\u00a0the original textbook. A Word document is much easier to modify than a PDF document.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>The\u00a0type of license the content is released under. Does it have a Creative Commons license that allows for modification or adaptation of the content?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>How comfortable you are with using technology and creating content.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2 id=\"WritersGuidelinesforanOpenTextbookAdaptation-Keeparecordofallchangesandadditions\">Keep a record of all changes and additions<\/h2>\r\nAs the author, you retain copyright of all new material you create. This means that even if the new material you create is released under an open license, as the author, you will receive attribution for your contribution.\r\n\r\nAs you edit and make changes (text and images) and\/or add new material, such as a chapter or section within a chapter, keep a list so these additions\/changes:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Can be included as part of the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/authorsguide\/chapter\/attribution-statements\/\">Copyright Notice<\/a>, <\/strong>on each page or at the end of the book<strong>\r\n<\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Can be accurately attributed to you, the author<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nMinor changes, such as fixing grammatical or spelling mistakes, don\u2019t need to be documented.\r\n\r\nIf you add material from another openly licensed work to your adaptation, especially text, record the source and where it is used in your adapted version. This information is needed for the wording and placement of each <strong>attribution statement<\/strong> required for each open <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/legalcode\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CC-BY (Creative Commons Attribution)<\/a> licensed work you use. For more information, see <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/authorsguide\/chapter\/attribution-statements\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Attribution Statements<\/a>.\r\n<h2>Changing images: Add new ones or remove old ones<\/h2>\r\nWith an openly licensed resource, you are welcome to remove images that don\u2019t fit your needs or you can add new ones. You are also permitted to edit existing images, as long as their license allows modification.\r\n\r\nFor more information on:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>How to add or edit an image in Pressbooks, see <a href=\"http:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/authorsguide\/chapter\/adding-and-editing-images\/\">Adding and Editing\u00a0Images\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>How to caption and attribute openly licensed images in Pressbooks, see <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/authorsguide\/chapter\/images\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Images<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/authorsguide\/chapter\/attribution-statements\/\">Attribution Statements<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Where to find openly licensed images and other content, see <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/authorsguide\/chapter\/finding-openly-licensed-content\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Finding Openly Licensed Content<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>Consider using a copy editor and subject matter expert<\/h2>\r\nEven the best author benefits from the keen eyes of a <a href=\"http:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/authorsguide\/chapter\/guideline-for-copy-editors\/\">copy editor to provide feedback on grammar, spelling, readability, clarity, and consistency<\/a>.\r\n\r\nA <a href=\"http:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/authorsguide\/chapter\/open-textbook-review-criteria\/\">subject matter expert (SME) \u2014 presumably a colleague or other individual who is an expert on the topic you\u2019re writing about \u2014 can provide suggestions about the content<\/a>. It is best that the SME reviews your work before the copy editor.\r\n\r\nOne final step is to have a copy editor (preferably different than the one who copy edits your work) proof read the final draft.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\">From the<a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/adaptopentextbook\/\" title=\"BC Open Textbook Adaptation Guide\" rel=\"home\"> BC Open Textbook Adaptation Guide <\/a>by <span itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Book\"><span class=\"fn\">Lauri Aesoph, CC-BY 4.0\r\n<\/span><\/span><\/div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Adapting or changing an existing open textbook doesn\u2019t need to be onerous. The changes you make can be as simple as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Changing the title of the book, or the titles of its chapters or chapter sections<\/li>\n<li>Adding one or two new images<\/li>\n<li>Removing a chapter that isn\u2019t pertinent to your course<\/li>\n<li>Extracting a chapter to be used in your course and leaving the rest of the book behind<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sometimes, an adaptation might require more than a few simple changes. For example:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A significant number of chapters might be removed, leaving behind just the ones that fit the curriculum.<\/li>\n<li>Chapters might be reordered to more accurately match the sequence\u00a0in which material is presented in a course.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It might be necessary to add material from other open textbooks or open educational resources to the open textbook you are adapting. For more information on where to find openly licensed images and other content, see the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/authorsguide\/chapter\/finding-openly-licensed-content\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Finding Openly Licensed Content<\/a>\u00a0section of this guide.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe you will decide to write new material to fill in the gaps of an existing textbook such as adding new examples or exercises. Keep in mind that when you combine new content with original content into a finished textbook, this new edition must be released under the same license as the original.<\/p>\n<h2>Will it be difficult?<\/h2>\n<p>How easy or difficult this will be depends on a number of factors, including;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How much content you wish to change. Do you want to remove chapters, or rewrite entire chapters of content?<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0format of\u00a0the original textbook. A Word document is much easier to modify than a PDF document.<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0type of license the content is released under. Does it have a Creative Commons license that allows for modification or adaptation of the content?<\/li>\n<li>How comfortable you are with using technology and creating content.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"WritersGuidelinesforanOpenTextbookAdaptation-Keeparecordofallchangesandadditions\">Keep a record of all changes and additions<\/h2>\n<p>As the author, you retain copyright of all new material you create. This means that even if the new material you create is released under an open license, as the author, you will receive attribution for your contribution.<\/p>\n<p>As you edit and make changes (text and images) and\/or add new material, such as a chapter or section within a chapter, keep a list so these additions\/changes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Can be included as part of the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/authorsguide\/chapter\/attribution-statements\/\">Copyright Notice<\/a>, <\/strong>on each page or at the end of the book<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Can be accurately attributed to you, the author<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Minor changes, such as fixing grammatical or spelling mistakes, don\u2019t need to be documented.<\/p>\n<p>If you add material from another openly licensed work to your adaptation, especially text, record the source and where it is used in your adapted version. 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