Pressbooks Help

Deciding how to effectively incorporate course content into a Pressbook can be complex. The SOMALT team and UW Librarians are here to help simplify the process for you. Please do not hesitate to contact us:

  • Contact SOMALT for general questions about Pressbooks at somaltsupport@uw.edu
  • Contact SOMALT Instructional Designer, Ceradwen Tokheim tokheim@uw.edu, with questions about how faculty are using Pressbooks, designing your own, how to locate and effectively use media, and more
  • Contact Medicine Librarian, Anna Liss Jacobsen, and Health Sciences Librarians with questions about Medical and Health Sciences Resources
  • Contact Copyright Librarian, Maryam Fakouri, and Scholarly Communications Librarians with questions about Copyright, Fair Use, and more
  • Contact Open Education Librarian, Lauren Ray, with questions about Pressbooks, Open Educational Resources, and more
  • Contact the curriculum team to get your Pressbook linked on the course Canvas site.  

Training – Training for Pressbooks authors is available from UW Libraries. Check the Campus Calendar for regularly scheduled training sessions.

The Pressbook User Guide provides instructions for all of the features of Pressbooks. See the guide at the link below.

Pressbook User Guide