# Administering Pressbooks Networks **URL:** https://pressbooks.community/c/administer-pb/21.md [Latest](https://pressbooks.community/latest.md) · [Categories](https://pressbooks.community/categories.md) --- ## [About the Administering Pressbooks Networks category](https://pressbooks.community/t/about-the-administering-pressbooks-networks-category/4413)
**Author:** [@SteelWagstaff](https://pressbooks.community/u/SteelWagstaff)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2025, 2:47pm UTC](https://pressbooks.community/t/about-the-administering-pressbooks-networks-category/4413 "2025-09-29T14:47:51Z")
This category is for network and institutional managers who administer Pressbooks networks. This space is designed as a space for mutual aid and sharing among peers. Network managers can also refer to our guide: https:/… --- ## [Learning with AI: Discussion and Resource Sharing](https://pressbooks.community/t/learning-with-ai-discussion-and-resource-sharing/4473)
**Author:** [@Jenn\_Martin](https://pressbooks.community/u/Jenn_Martin)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 7:49pm UTC](https://pressbooks.community/t/learning-with-ai-discussion-and-resource-sharing/4473 "2026-09-23T19:49:37Z")
Hello everyone! Yesterday we ran a webinar entitled “An Open Pedagogy Approach to AI” where we highlighted a text from the University of Leeds - Learning with AI, a collection of case studies contributed by university s… --- ## [New student accounts, but what are they tied to?](https://pressbooks.community/t/new-student-accounts-but-what-are-they-tied-to/4703)
**Author:** [@lizt](https://pressbooks.community/u/lizt)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2026, 6:10pm UTC](https://pressbooks.community/t/new-student-accounts-but-what-are-they-tied-to/4703 "2026-09-17T18:10:51Z")
Hi all, I am curious about new student accounts in my system. We don’t have any instructors using Results this semester and the accounts aren’t tied to any specific books as authors, contributors, etc. If not Pressbooks… --- ## [Weblink to chapters in different language](https://pressbooks.community/t/weblink-to-chapters-in-different-language/4675)
**Author:** [@A\_Hageman](https://pressbooks.community/u/A_Hageman)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2026, 3:47pm UTC](https://pressbooks.community/t/weblink-to-chapters-in-different-language/4675 "2026-09-09T15:47:35Z")
My book is in French, and I set the Language to French, but the link to chapter 1 is https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/frenchtitleofbook/chapter/chapter-1-english-translation-of-chapter-title-3/ Why the English tran… --- ## [Individual Catalogue Feature](https://pressbooks.community/t/individual-catalogue-feature/4671)
**Author:** [@olray](https://pressbooks.community/u/olray)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2026, 5:12pm UTC](https://pressbooks.community/t/individual-catalogue-feature/4671 "2026-08-27T17:12:42Z")
Hi all, I’m trying to find information on how to direct users on our network to create and edit their own individual “catalogue” page, and I’m forgetting if this is a feature that has been discontinued? For instance, i… --- ## [Hackers trying to gain access?](https://pressbooks.community/t/hackers-trying-to-gain-access/4608)
**Author:** [@CherylCasey](https://pressbooks.community/u/CherylCasey)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2026, 1:35pm UTC](https://pressbooks.community/t/hackers-trying-to-gain-access/4608 "2026-08-03T13:35:38Z")
Is anyone else getting hundreds of emails a night via Pressbooks contact submission forms from sample@email.tst and testing@example.com? Last night, they sent over 300 requests between 10:41-11:50 pm PDT. They’ve been se… --- ## [Seeking OER Works in Progress in Need of Editing](https://pressbooks.community/t/seeking-oer-works-in-progress-in-need-of-editing/4637)
**Author:** [@SteelWagstaff](https://pressbooks.community/u/SteelWagstaff)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2026, 9:50pm UTC](https://pressbooks.community/t/seeking-oer-works-in-progress-in-need-of-editing/4637 "2026-07-28T21:50:30Z")
@EDU\_Managers I’m passing on a message on behalf of Dr. Tiffani Tijerina, a writing professor at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock I teach undergraduate-level Editing for Usage and Style (typically 3rd and 4th … --- ## [Updating your institutional repository information](https://pressbooks.community/t/updating-your-institutional-repository-information/4635)
**Author:** [@SteelWagstaff](https://pressbooks.community/u/SteelWagstaff)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2026, 3:25pm UTC](https://pressbooks.community/t/updating-your-institutional-repository-information/4635 "2026-07-24T15:25:22Z")
@EDU\_Managers if you work for an instituion in the United States that maintains an institutional repository, you might be interested in this announcement from @jenniferb (Jennifer Beamer, jennifer@sparcopen.org) The U.… --- ## [PUG Book Management Resources](https://pressbooks.community/t/pug-book-management-resources/4627)
**Author:** [@olray](https://pressbooks.community/u/olray)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2026, 10:27pm UTC](https://pressbooks.community/t/pug-book-management-resources/4627 "2026-07-10T22:27:50Z")
Hi all, At our PUG this week I offered to share the spreadsheet I have been using at the University of Washington when we receive a “this email is no longer valid” reply when contacting book Admins. This isn’t perfect,… --- ## [Hypothesis Instructions for Password Protected Chapters](https://pressbooks.community/t/hypothesis-instructions-for-password-protected-chapters/4621)
**Author:** [@olray](https://pressbooks.community/u/olray)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2026, 7:00pm UTC](https://pressbooks.community/t/hypothesis-instructions-for-password-protected-chapters/4621 "2026-07-01T19:00:56Z")
A frequent question I receive as a Network Admin is “how can I share my Pressbooks book draft with individuals outside of our university so they can add comments/annotations?”. I usually give them a short answer re: pas… --- ## [Resource: Addendum for Changing Publication Licensing from All Rights Reserved to Open (OA)](https://pressbooks.community/t/resource-addendum-for-changing-publication-licensing-from-all-rights-reserved-to-open-oa/4623)
**Author:** [@Amanda\_Coolidge](https://pressbooks.community/u/Amanda_Coolidge)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2026, 6:49pm UTC](https://pressbooks.community/t/resource-addendum-for-changing-publication-licensing-from-all-rights-reserved-to-open-oa/4623 "2026-06-30T18:49:24Z")
Adaptable\_Publication\_OA\_Addendum.docx (23.7 KB) This came up at a past PUG session, a question about what authors can do when they’ve already published a book under “all rights reserved” copyright and want to transiti… --- ## [SEO to improve discovery for a 2nd edition ](https://pressbooks.community/t/seo-to-improve-discovery-for-a-2nd-edition/4606)
**Author:** [@lizt](https://pressbooks.community/u/lizt)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2026, 9:00pm UTC](https://pressbooks.community/t/seo-to-improve-discovery-for-a-2nd-edition/4606 "2026-06-08T21:00:53Z")
Good afternoon, I am looking for suggestions about search engine optimization for a 2nd edition. The 1st edition continues to show more prominently in Google search results, so I’d love to hear if anyone has a tip for b… --- ## [Setting Book Upload Limit](https://pressbooks.community/t/setting-book-upload-limit/4594)
**Author:** [@olray](https://pressbooks.community/u/olray)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2026, 4:35pm UTC](https://pressbooks.community/t/setting-book-upload-limit/4594 "2026-06-05T16:35:27Z")
I’m wondering if there are recommended limits for Book Upload Space, or if other Admins could share what they have set for the “total size of files uploaded” limit in your Settings. From looking at another post on this … --- ## [Robots and discouraging search engine indexing](https://pressbooks.community/t/robots-and-discouraging-search-engine-indexing/4577)
**Author:** [@olray](https://pressbooks.community/u/olray)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2026, 5:22pm UTC](https://pressbooks.community/t/robots-and-discouraging-search-engine-indexing/4577 "2026-05-06T17:22:14Z")
A question about the Robots setting that allows users to Discourage crawlers and search engines from indexing a book. I realize selecting this will prevent scraping tools used by most large language models to NOT scrape … --- ## [Marketing Pressbooks?](https://pressbooks.community/t/marketing-pressbooks/4114)
**Author:** [@jkambara](https://pressbooks.community/u/jkambara)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2026, 10:02pm UTC](https://pressbooks.community/t/marketing-pressbooks/4114 "2026-04-23T22:02:07Z")
Hello everybody, This is for university admins and people trying to establish a campus presence for Pressbooks. I’m interested in how folks have marketed pressbooks on their campus. What did you do that worked? What kin… --- ## [Book Contributors](https://pressbooks.community/t/book-contributors/2669)
**Author:** [@olray](https://pressbooks.community/u/olray)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2026, 8:27pm UTC](https://pressbooks.community/t/book-contributors/2669 "2026-04-23T20:27:12Z")
Hi all, I just realized that the ability to edit and provide Book Contributor info is only available to those with the role of Administrator on a book. I’m wondering if Pressbooks would consider changing this so that bo… --- ## [Storage Breakdown for a book](https://pressbooks.community/t/storage-breakdown-for-a-book/4524)
**Author:** [@Rahil\_Kakkad](https://pressbooks.community/u/Rahil_Kakkad)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2026, 4:26pm UTC](https://pressbooks.community/t/storage-breakdown-for-a-book/4524 "2026-04-02T16:26:50Z")
Hello all, We have a book on our network for which we were unable to upload any additional files on the media list as the storage assigned to the book was full (The “Limit total size of files uploaded to” feature). We i… --- ## [2026 Accessibility Requirements: Discussion and Resource Sharing](https://pressbooks.community/t/2026-accessibility-requirements-discussion-and-resource-sharing/4470)
**Author:** [@Jenn\_Martin](https://pressbooks.community/u/Jenn_Martin)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2026, 2:19pm UTC](https://pressbooks.community/t/2026-accessibility-requirements-discussion-and-resource-sharing/4470 "2026-03-19T14:19:20Z")
Hello everyone! Our webinar on the 2026 accessibility requirements is fast approaching tomorrow at noon eastern. You can see the details here: Navigating the 2026 Accessibility Requirements: Higher Ed Strategies and App… --- ## [Pressbooks LTI in Blackboard auto-registers new users?](https://pressbooks.community/t/pressbooks-lti-in-blackboard-auto-registers-new-users/4520)
**Author:** [@HelenMoore](https://pressbooks.community/u/HelenMoore)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2026, 3:14pm UTC](https://pressbooks.community/t/pressbooks-lti-in-blackboard-auto-registers-new-users/4520 "2026-02-11T15:14:53Z")
Hello, Yesterday I showed a group of learning technologists how the LTI function between Pressbooks and Blackbaord works. Some of them tried it out, even though they don’t have any books, and they now appear on my list … --- ## [New user 'botccpb' has appeared on my list of users](https://pressbooks.community/t/new-user-botccpb-has-appeared-on-my-list-of-users/4521)
**Author:** [@HelenMoore](https://pressbooks.community/u/HelenMoore)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2026, 2:56pm UTC](https://pressbooks.community/t/new-user-botccpb-has-appeared-on-my-list-of-users/4521 "2026-02-11T14:56:17Z")
Hello, Overnight a new user has appeared on my network, ‘botccpb’. Should I be concerned? Thanks, Helen --- ## [Removing Inactive Users: Reasons, Policies and Guidelines?](https://pressbooks.community/t/removing-inactive-users-reasons-policies-and-guidelines/4446)
**Author:** [@olray](https://pressbooks.community/u/olray)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2026, 7:19pm UTC](https://pressbooks.community/t/removing-inactive-users-reasons-policies-and-guidelines/4446 "2026-02-10T19:19:16Z")
Hi all, We are working on removing abandoned/test books on our network and have been discussing whether and how we should remove users who appear no longer active on the network. This is complicated, as we use SSO and m… --- ## [Book Announcements](https://pressbooks.community/t/book-announcements/2220)
**Author:** [@SteelWagstaff](https://pressbooks.community/u/SteelWagstaff)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2026, 11:48pm UTC](https://pressbooks.community/t/book-announcements/2220 "2026-02-02T23:48:38Z")
In our recent Spotlight Session on Publishing and Showcasing your books, we described several ways that you can highlight and showcase your books. Another way to highlight your work is to share it here in our Book Announ… --- ## [Book and media storage feature requests](https://pressbooks.community/t/book-and-media-storage-feature-requests/1323)
**Author:** [@AndrewTurner](https://pressbooks.community/u/AndrewTurner)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2026, 9:28pm UTC](https://pressbooks.community/t/book-and-media-storage-feature-requests/1323 "2026-01-27T21:28:30Z")
Hello! We have a storage cap on our instance of 6gb per book, and have recently had a user hit that cap – currently we’re only able to bump up the cap for all books within the instance rather than for specific books (so… --- ## [Using back matter 'contributors' page type as a front matter element](https://pressbooks.community/t/using-back-matter-contributors-page-type-as-a-front-matter-element/2826)
**Author:** [@aservice](https://pressbooks.community/u/aservice)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2025, 12:39am UTC](https://pressbooks.community/t/using-back-matter-contributors-page-type-as-a-front-matter-element/2826 "2025-11-06T00:39:19Z")
I have some authors who would like to use the auto ‘contributors’ back matter page in the front matter instead. Has anyone figured out a way to do this? --- ## [Upcoming Webinars and Events](https://pressbooks.community/t/upcoming-webinars-and-events/4463)
**Author:** [@SteelWagstaff](https://pressbooks.community/u/SteelWagstaff)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2025, 1:32am UTC](https://pressbooks.community/t/upcoming-webinars-and-events/4463 "2025-11-05T01:32:41Z")
If you’d like to announce an upcoming webinar, event, or conference presentation that you think would be of interest to the Pressbooks community, feel free to share details here. --- ## [Openstax Imports: No XML or Word Docs Versions](https://pressbooks.community/t/openstax-imports-no-xml-or-word-docs-versions/1667)
**Author:** [@deeannivie](https://pressbooks.community/u/deeannivie)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2025, 9:23pm UTC](https://pressbooks.community/t/openstax-imports-no-xml-or-word-docs-versions/1667 "2025-10-27T21:23:51Z")
I have a couple of faculty that need to import OpenStax content into Pressbooks. I have reached out to OpenStax for assistance with this since chapters are not available as a Google doc yet for Intro to Statistics. They … --- ## [Unusually high downloads](https://pressbooks.community/t/unusually-high-downloads/4438)
**Author:** [@HelenMoore](https://pressbooks.community/u/HelenMoore)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2025, 4:40pm UTC](https://pressbooks.community/t/unusually-high-downloads/4438 "2025-10-23T16:40:59Z")
Hello, I’ve just run the usage stats for books on our network for the period July to September 2025. I am getting unusually high downloads for the number of visitors and I’m wondering why that might be. One extreme exam… --- ## [i have account for pressbooks but i need admin network part for lti integration in moodle](https://pressbooks.community/t/i-have-account-for-pressbooks-but-i-need-admin-network-part-for-lti-integration-in-moodle/4442)
**Author:** [@Eduoasis\_MCBS](https://pressbooks.community/u/Eduoasis_MCBS)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2025, 8:42pm UTC](https://pressbooks.community/t/i-have-account-for-pressbooks-but-i-need-admin-network-part-for-lti-integration-in-moodle/4442 "2025-10-13T20:42:17Z")
i have account for pressbooks but i need admin network part for lti integration in moodle --- ## [What would make your job easier?](https://pressbooks.community/t/what-would-make-your-job-easier/1007)
**Author:** [@SteelWagstaff](https://pressbooks.community/u/SteelWagstaff)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2019, 10:33pm UTC](https://pressbooks.community/t/what-would-make-your-job-easier/1007 "2019-08-28T22:33:23Z")
I have a general question for all of our PressbooksEDU network managers. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the interface we build and display for network managers, the tools and information we offer to help you admin… --- ## [Downloads?](https://pressbooks.community/t/downloads/1148)
**Author:** [@Ondichj](https://pressbooks.community/u/Ondichj)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2024, 8:22am UTC](https://pressbooks.community/t/downloads/1148 "2024-05-06T08:22:31Z")
Do we have access to see numbers of downloads or views or something like that? I have people sometimes contact me who are using my textbook, but I would like to be able to report to admin or colleagues some numbers or d… [Next page](https://pressbooks.community/c/administer-pb/21.md?page=1)