Thanks for your quick response Karen! Where in your open textbook publication process is the application for an ISBN, i.e. does it only happen once the book is made discoverable on the web (i.e. it’s published)? When it comes to the DOIs, are you thinking of assigning them at the chapter or book level? Sincerely, Cynthia Cynthia Holt Executive Director / Directrice générale Council of Atlantic University Libraries / Conseil des bibliothèques universitaires de l’Atlantique (CAUL-CBUA) 120 Western Parkway, Suite 202, Bedford, NS B4B 0V2 | W: caul-cbua.ca<https://caul-cbua.ca/> | T: 902-830-6467 | E: execdir(a)caul-cbua.ca<mailto:execdir(a)caul-cbua.ca> CAUL-CBUA represents member libraries across the region, all of whom sit on the unceded and traditional territories of First Peoples. In Newfoundland and Labrador, our libraries sit on the homelands of the Inuit of Nunatsiavut and NunatuKavut, the Innu of Nitassinan, the Beothuk and the Mi’kmaq peoples. In Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia, we find our friends and colleagues situated on the territory of the Mi’kmaq. In New Brunswick, libraries are found on the land of the Wəlastəkwiyik, Mi’kmaq, and Passamaquoddy Peoples. We at CAUL-CBUA wish to express our sincerest gratitude to the First Peoples who share their ancestral homelands with us all. CAUL-CBUA représente les bibliothèques membres de la région, qui sont toutes situées sur les territoires non cédés et traditionnels des Premiers Peuples. À Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador, nos bibliothèques sont situées sur les terres des Inuits du Nunatsiavut et du NunatuKavut, des Innus de Nitassinan, des Béothuks et des Mi’kmaq. À l’Île-du-Prince-Édouard et en Nouvelle-Écosse, nous retrouvons nos amis et collègues situés sur le territoire des Mi’kmaq. Au Nouveau-Brunswick, on trouve des bibliothèques sur les terres des peuples Wəlastəkwiyik, Mi’kmaq, et Passamaquoddy. Nous souhaitons exprimer notre plus sincère gratitude aux peuples autochtones qui partagent avec nous leurs terres ancestrales. From: Karen Meijer-Kline <karen.meijer-kline(a)kpu.ca> Sent: November 26, 2020 3:11 PM To: Cynthia Holt <execdir(a)caul-cbua.ca>; canadaoer(a)lists.bccampus.ca Subject: RE: Question re: OERs and DOIs/ISBNs Hi Cynthia, At KPU we assign both print and ebook ISBNs to all the books in our catalogue. We don’t have the option of adding DOIs yet, but we are looking into that as well. To me, that’s just what you do with a published book. My background is in traditional book publishing, and so adding an ISBN was just one of the assumed final steps in the publication process/workflow. All best, Karen ________________________________ Karen Meijer-Kline Scholarly Communications Librarian e Karen.Meijer-Kline(a)kpu.ca<mailto:Todd.Mundle(a)kpu.ca> she/her/hers kpu.ca/library<http://www.kpu.ca/library> Kwantlen Polytechnic University ► Where thought meets action From: Canadaoer <canadaoer-bounces(a)lists.bccampus.ca<mailto:canadaoer-bounces(a)lists.bccampus.ca>> On Behalf Of Cynthia Holt Sent: November 26, 2020 11:06 AM To: canadaoer(a)lists.bccampus.ca<mailto:canadaoer(a)lists.bccampus.ca> Subject: [Canadaoer] Question re: OERs and DOIs/ISBNs CAUTION External Sender: Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Hello Everyone, As our OER repository is relatively new, we’re still nailing down all of the service components and best practices. One topic that arose recently is the question of applying for ISBNs and or minting DOIs for books created/adapted on our Pressbooks network. One thought, although not the only one in the discussion, is that ISBNs add a legitimacy to an open textbook in the eyes of some faculty members that might encourage creation/adaptation. Do any of you have apply for ISBNs and/or mint DOIs for the books in your repositories? Or have you had discussions in your own communities about this, and would be willing to share your rationales for why you do or do not do one or either? Thanks! Sincerely, Cynthia Cynthia Holt Executive Director / Directrice générale Council of Atlantic University Libraries / Conseil des bibliothèques universitaires de l’Atlantique (CAUL-CBUA) 120 Western Parkway, Suite 202, Bedford, NS B4B 0V2 | W: caul-cbua.ca<https://caul-cbua.ca/> | T: 902-830-6467 | E: execdir(a)caul-cbua.ca<mailto:execdir(a)caul-cbua.ca> CAUL-CBUA represents member libraries across the region, all of whom sit on the unceded and traditional territories of First Peoples. In Newfoundland and Labrador, our libraries sit on the homelands of the Inuit of Nunatsiavut and NunatuKavut, the Innu of Nitassinan, the Beothuk and the Mi’kmaq peoples. In Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia, we find our friends and colleagues situated on the territory of the Mi’kmaq. In New Brunswick, libraries are found on the land of the Wəlastəkwiyik, Mi’kmaq, and Passamaquoddy Peoples. We at CAUL-CBUA wish to express our sincerest gratitude to the First Peoples who share their ancestral homelands with us all. CAUL-CBUA représente les bibliothèques membres de la région, qui sont toutes situées sur les territoires non cédés et traditionnels des Premiers Peuples. À Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador, nos bibliothèques sont situées sur les terres des Inuits du Nunatsiavut et du NunatuKavut, des Innus de Nitassinan, des Béothuks et des Mi’kmaq. À l’Île-du-Prince-Édouard et en Nouvelle-Écosse, nous retrouvons nos amis et collègues situés sur le territoire des Mi’kmaq. Au Nouveau-Brunswick, on trouve des bibliothèques sur les terres des peuples Wəlastəkwiyik, Mi’kmaq, et Passamaquoddy. Nous souhaitons exprimer notre plus sincère gratitude aux peuples autochtones qui partagent avec nous leurs terres ancestrales.