Curation Corps Guide to Unglue.it
- Michelle Bickert (Unlicensed)
Owned by Michelle Bickert (Unlicensed)
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.
Tips
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!
Documents
Process
Reviewing a title:
- Click on the title
- If you need more information, look it up in unglue.it
- Assign to a list
- If you do NOT think a book should be included, add to "Rejected"
- If you’re unsure, or would like a second opinion, please add to Further Review and one of the appropriate sublists, if applicable (eg Further Review - Copyright)
- If you love it, add to Open Bookshelf
- Metadata review
- If you're decided to add to Open Bookshelf, make any necessary metadata changes (Metadata Review)