Talk:Saylor.org's Cell Biology

Purpose of this book
Is this book going to be any more than a copy of the book BIO301:Cell Biology published by Saylor.org? A simple copy wouldn't really be in line with our policies (please see What is Wikibooks?). Recent Runes (discuss • contribs) 22:47, 26 April 2012 (UTC)

BIO301 is a course that is hosted on Saylor.org, not a book. Much of the content in that course is not openly licensed so right now Saylor just links to that material, rather than hosting it themselves. The purpose of putting the course outline (which doubles as the potential outline for text), on wikibooks, was to allow the wiki community to help write entries for the units. These entries, (and eventually, hopefully this book) will give Saylor the opportunity to host more of their resources, and provide students with a more sustainable experience. So in that way, it is much more than a simple copy.

Scphillips (discuss • contribs) 21:46, 3 May 2012 (UTC)


 * I think that could be OK then, but you need to provide attributions to Saylor.org for the material you have adapted from their course. As they say in their FAQ "...you are free to download, modify, and reproduce our course outlines for any purpose, as long as you provide credit (attribution) to the Saylor Foundation for the source material.". This can be done by inserting references to the source material in your text. (see Reflist) Recent Runes (discuss • contribs) 19:23, 4 May 2012 (UTC)