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Unglue.it supports authors, publishers, or other rights holders who want their ebooks to be free. They provide durable and effective distribution for ebooks that are free. They are part of the Free Ebook Foundation, a non-profit charitable organization. The website features a wide variety of types of open content, including contemporary fiction and nonfiction, textbooks and academic publications, and public domain.


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Review only the books on your Spreadsheet tab

Err on the side of inclusivity!

  • Because these books will take up no shelf space at no cost, we can offer libraries a wider selection
  • However, we also want our offerings to remain small enough to be valuable - it’s a tight negotiation!
For reference, visit the Selection Criteria (and feel free to add a comment or question to help build the document
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Documents

Process

Reviewing a title:

  1. Take a look at the book’s metadata
  2. For more info, like description,  click on the link
    1. Highlight cell > ‘Enter’ > ‘Backspace’ > Enter
    1. If the link is not hyperlinked, copy/paste or:
  3. If you’d like to open the book, it’s OK to read the PDF version if available
    1. Don’t feel pressure to read from every book, or for too long!
  4. As you’re going through, if you notice incorrect characters, or a hyphen at the end of metadata, please fix them
  5. E.g. Beyond Linux® From Scratch Version 7.8
    6. 23rd Century Romance /
  6. Click on the title
    1. If you need more information, look it up in unglue.it
  7. Assign to a list 
    1. If you do NOT think a book should be included,

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  1. Highlight the row
  2. Click the paint bucket icon in the toolbar at the top
  3. Make the row RED
    1. add to "Rejected"
    2. If you’re unsure, or would like a second opinion, please

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    1. add to Further Review and one of the appropriate sublists, if applicable (eg Further Review - Copyright)
    2. If you love it, add to Open Bookshelf
  2. Metadata review
    1. If you're decided to add to Open Bookshelf, make any necessary metadata changes (Metadata Review)