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Repository Upload

1. Overview and Context

This procedure addsuploads the printEbook publicationPDF, metadataPrint Cover JPG, and Metadata Record to a bookvariety webof page after release and pushes the book page to the catalog.repositories.

2. Triggers

The execution of this procedure is usually triggered by

3. Steps to Be Performed

BookRNIB

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FTP Backendcredentials
  • Protocol: SFTP
  • Host: books.bookshare.org
  • Port: 22
  • User: punctumrnib
  • Pass: Cake+product82
Files

Upload the following:

  • <print ISBN>.PDF
  • <print ISBN>.JPG
  • Thoth ONIX 2.1 output for EBSCO Host

Uploading to all other repositories has been outsourced to Thoth. The list below is kept for archiving purposes.

OAPEN

  • SearchThoth theOnix book3.0 underrecord Mysent Accountvia > My Products, open the page
  • Switch "Make Product Public" to Yes
  • Add Publication Date
  • Select Categories
  • Select Subject Codes  (BISAC)
  • Add List Price
  • Add Thickness and Weight
  • Add Product Description
  • Saveemail.

BookJSTOR

Newly

PDFs Addedare uploaded by Thoth to JSTOR using our credentials, under the following arrangement:

Option 2: Allow Thoth assume control of your account on JSTOR and have them act as an agent/distributor on your behalf.

  • SearchWe would close out your old contract with us (which is OA-only), and instead move the bookagreement to be under My Account > My Products, click on button "Add new."Thoth.
  • AddThe Bookdelivery titlelocation for your books would move to their FTP space.
  • AddThoth Subtitlebecomes (ifthe applicable)licensor, and thus is in charge of the titles should issues arise.
  • AddThoth Productcould ID:grant paperbackyou ISBNstats access to your books if they wished, so both parties could run reports.
  • AddIf Imprint:JSTOR punctumwere booksto (orstart Imprint)charging fees again for open access books, we would only bill Thoth. Note: we are currently not charging fees for OA books.
FTP credentials
  • Protocol: SFTP
  • SwitchHost: "Make Product Public" to Yesftp.jstor.org
  • AddPort: authors and editors as Person2222
  • SetUser: Publication Datepunctumbks
  • AddPass: Pages: page countpBWUJp
  • Add
Cover
Files
Image
  • Select from their custom Categories those that apply
  • Select Primary and Secondary BISAC Code (they haven't included

    Upload the whole BISAC list so it's a bit messy as a process)

  • Set List Pricefollowing to the salesfolder price/books:

    of
    • <print ISBN>.PDF
    • <print ISBN>.JPG
    • Thoth ONIX 3.0 output for JSTOR

    Google Books

    PDFs are automatically uploaded via Thoth.

    FTP credentials
    • Protocol: SFTP
    • Host: gbooks.punctumbooks.com
    • Port: 42636
    • User: www-data
    • Pass: Ki7haKCComLcv8ep
    Files

    For Google Books, PDF, cover and ONIX 3.0 out for Google Books files are uploaded via SFTP. Support documentation here.

    • <ISBN>.PDF in the paperbackebooks/40ZZ8ET folder
    • Wholesale<ISBN>.JPG discountin isthe setebooks/40ZZ8ET folder
    • <publisher>-<timestamp>.XML go in the onix/40ZZ8ET-full folder

    The following URLs are relevant:

    EBSCO

    PDFs are automatically uploaded via Thoth.

    FTP credentials
    • Protocol: SFTP
    • Host:  sftp.epnet.com 
    • Port: 22
    • User:  76204_PunctumB
    • Pass:  SIFyH.9[
    Files

    Upload the following:

    • <print ISBN>.PDF
    • <print ISBN>.JPG
    • ONIX 2.1 out for EBSCO files are uploaded via SFTP.

    Internet Archive

    Ebooks are automatically uploaded to 40%the Internet Archive via the Thoth Archiving Network.

    Project Muse

    PDFs are automatically uploaded via Thoth.

    For an upload to Project Muse, a boook PDF file needs to be renamed with its ISBN, and be accompanied by a cover file with the same eISBN name. The metadata are stored in ONIX format, based on the format generated by OAPEN. The books are then uploaded through FTP to the folder /JHUP_file_folder

    FTP Info
    • username: punctum
    • Addpassword: Publisher website linkGocAnWaj
    • AddServer: Dimensionsftp.press.jhu.edu
    • AddPort: Product Description using Markup for italics etc.
    • Add Featured Quote if available, remove quote marks
    • Add Featured Quote Attribution if available
    • Save (top right button)22

    For uploading: please change to the “uploads” directory. You will only be able to upload data to this directory. For pickup: please change the folder or directory to “FTPSHARE” then go to the “pub” directory.

    4. Additional Information

    5. Document Control

    Document ID PRO-016017
    Document Owner Vincent
    Version 1.0
    Last Date of Change October 3, 2025
    Next Review Due Date
    Version & Change Tracking
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