SafariBooks

Summary

Safari Books Online is a digital library that includes books on a wide rage of technical and professional development needs, video content, short form content and evolving manuscripts.

How to get a license

• Paid Contributors sign up on Service Now.
  • 1. Go to category Software Request and click on Software Applications
  • 2. Go to category Other Applications and click Safari Books Online
  • 3. Fill out fields and a confirmation will be sent with 5 days.

• Volunteer Contributors file a bug under Community Tools.
  • 1. In the Component field select Safari Books.
  • 2. In cc line add: dianderson@mozilla.com
  • 3. In Summary line write License for Volunteer Contributor.
  • 4. In Description, indicate the name and e-mail you want to use for initial sign up. You can always change later.

How to use your Safari Books Online account

• Watch this PopCorn overview made by Safari Books Online Senior Account Executive, and Mozilla enthusiast, Brian Geller.
• Watch this PopCorn demonstration made by Safari Books Online Team member, Komal Gandhi.

Usage and Deactivation

• Usage: Your Safari Online Books license is valid for 1 year from the date you sign up, unless Mozilla terminates its contract with this vendor. We encourage you to use Safari Books as much as possible when needed. Since this is an on-demand learning service, we cannot set strict guidelines on usage based on frequency of activity.
• Deactivation: Automatic deactivation will only happen if upon renewal of yearly contract with Safari Books Online, the user has not logged on in the past yearly cycle. If you find your account was deactivated following this protocol, please sign up for a new account again.

Relaunch Efforts of 2013

• The People Team has partnered with the Mozilla Reps to ensure that our volunteer contributors have the same benefits as our paid contributors (employees).
• The Safari Books Team will place a strong emphasis on the social learning aspect of the resource in order to supplement Mozilla's strong community of learning.

Team Safari Books Online

• Dino Anderson (driver) - I work on organizational development and cultural capital projects. My role on this team is to oversee the impact of this resource on Mozilla's community.
• Lukas Blakk (consultant) -
• Lulu Castillo -
• Komal Gandhi -
• Brian Geller -
• Michael Hoye (consultant) -
• Regnard Raquedan (Reps driver) -