LibGuides: Open Educational Resources @ The University of Baltimore: Licensing Your Materials

Creative Commons & Copyright - Video - Get Creative!

This video from Creative Commons explains the role of a Creative Commons license in allowing certain uses of a work without having to seek permission from the copyright owner.

"Get Creative!" by Creative Commons is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0

Tips: Creative Commons Compatibility

Use these tools to help you better understand CC and determine if your remix of content is compatible with one another.

Creative Commons License Overview From Wikipedia
Open Content - A Practical Guide to Using Creative Commons Licences
Published by Wikimedia Deutschland, the German Commission for UNESCO and the North Rhine-Westphalian Library Service Centre (hbz) in 2014. The publication provides interested individuals and organizations with practical guidelines for the use and application of open content licences.
ShareAlike Compatibility
An FAQ from Creative Commons outlining how ShareAlike compatibility is determined.
License Compatibility Chart
An easy visual chart to help authors determine which licenses can be mixed together and which ones cannot.
Check Your Understanding: Compatibility of Creative Commons Licenses
Using the interactive game, check your understanding of license compatibility.

For Authors: CC License Chooser

Use the Creative Commons License Chooser to add the CC license notice to your work or website.

"Creative Commons License Chooser" by Creative Commons is licensed under CC BY 4.0

Marking Your Work With A Creative Commons License

For Authors: Open Attribution Builders

Open Attribution Builder
Use this tool from Open Washington to help you build attributions and cite open material you find and use.
Creative Commons Attribute-fy
This Google ad-on tool helps you generate attributions from within Google Docs.
Creative Commons: Best Practices for Attribution
Tips and examples from Creative Commons that you can use when crediting open resources.

Attribution

This LibGuide is a derivative of the Austin Community College Library Services Guide on Open Educational Resources created by Carrie Gits and is used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.