12.1: Harvesting Workflows
Development of content in the LibreTexts platform proceeds via five mechanisms operating in parallel:
- Mechanism 1: Student contribution from scratch (e.g., via extra credit)
- Mechanism 2 : Student integration of existing content outside the LibreTexts platform from faculty and experts
- Mechanism 3: Faculty construction of raw content from scratch
- Mechanism 4: Faculty integration of existing content outside the LibreTexts platform from faculty and experts
- Mechanism 5: Faculty and student re-editing of content already existing on the LibreTexts (with permission)
Modules from all five mechanisms are processed through a sophisticated vetting structure, involving students and faculty (see below), to eventually guarantee reliable, fully-vetted content that is capable of substituting for that found in current paper-based textbooks. Content from higher ranked mechanisms typically supersedes content from lower ranked mechanisms, resulting in the continual evolution of the LibreTexts content.
There is a range of different workflows possible for constructing texts and selecting the best workflow is an individualize or team decision. There are tools to facilitate construction efforts with the Remixer as most powerful.
Harvesting project follow different workflows depending on the nature of the content and the nature of the format of the content. Below are several established workflows that may be followed in harvesting projects.
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From Scratch
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From Website (online)
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From PDF Mechanism I
Mechanism II
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From Word Mechanism I
Mechanism II
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From Google Doc Mechanism I
Mechanism II
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From EPUB/Common Cartridge
If the EPUB is unvalidated (poorly constructed), then the LT importer will not generate all pages and will push chapter content into single pages. If this happened, then user Remixer (in remix mode) to flesh out the text generated from the Importer (e.g. add relevant pages). |
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From Latex Source
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From Pressbooks Mechanism I (if EPUB export option is available)
Mechanism II (if EPUB export option is not available)
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From Lumen (modified Pressbooks) Lumen platform is really a Pressbooks platform slightly modified with no export options (OER content is fettered).
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From EPUB3 Direct Importer under development
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From XML Direct Importer under development |
From Pretexts Requires admin access to the importer to harvest. |