To download a free copy of Creative Commons for Educators and Librarians, click the image above or see the PDF file below.
Title - What is the name of the material?
Author - Who owns the material?
Source - Where can I find it?
License - How can I use it?
Lastly, is there anything else I should know before I use it?
Creative Commons' free, easy-to-use copyright licenses provide a simple and standardized way to give your permission to share and use your creative work on conditions of your choice.
Creative Commons licenses provide a standardized way for authors and creators to grant the public permission to share and use their creative works. Creative Commons licenses mix and match the following elements:
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Attribution (BY) Give credit to the original author |
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Share Alike (SA) Distribute derivative works under the same license |
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Non-Commercial (NC) Only use the work for noncommercial purposes |
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No Derivatives (ND) Only use verbatim copies of the work |
Give credit to the original author |
Give credit to the original author, only use verbatim copies of the work |
Give credit to the original author, distribute derivative works under the same license |
Give credit to the original author, only use the work for noncommercial purposes, distribute derivative works under the same license |
Give credit to the original author, only use the work for noncommercial purposes |
Give credit to the original author, only use the work for noncommercial purposes, Only use verbatim copies of the work |
Attribution: Open Educational Resources (OER) by UWM Libraries and Kristin Woodward is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
Faculty Workshop Day Presentation, February 24, 2021.
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