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Properly Attribute OER resources
Estimated time to complete: 30 minutes
You can use Creative Commons (CC)-licensed materials as long as you follow the license conditions. One condition of all CC licenses is attribution.
Best Practices for Attribution
Best Practices for Attribution
A good rule of thumb is to recall the acronym TAL, which stands for Title, Author, and License.
Title – What is the name of the material? Provide the title of the work you are adopting. Be sure to hyperlink the title to the original sources. If a hyperlink is not available, describe where you got the work.
Author – Who owns the material? Name the author or authors of the material in question. Sometimes, the licensor may want you to give credit to some other entity, like a company or pseudonym. In those cases, do as requested. If the author has a webpage, link to it.
License – How can I use it? Provide the exact name of the Creative Commons license under which the work was released, and hyperlink the license name to the license deed page. You may use the acronyms instead of full name of the license.
You are obviously using the material for free thanks to the CC license, so make note of it. Don’t just say the material is Creative Commons, because that says nothing about how the material can actually be used. Remember that there are six different CC licenses, specify which one the material is under.
Examples of Attribution
Examples of Attribution
Here is a photo. Following it are some examples of how people might attribute it.
This is an ideal attribution
This is an ideal attribution
"Creative Commons 10th Birthday Celebration San Francisco" by tvol is licensed under CC BY 2.0
Because:
Title? "Creative Commons 10th Birthday Celebration San Francisco"
Author? "tvol" - linked to his profile page
License? "CC BY 2.0" - linked to license deed
This is an incorrect attribution
This is an incorrect attribution
Photo: Creative Commons
Because:
Title? Title is not noted.
Author? Creative Commons is not the author of this photo.
License? There is no mention of the license, much less a link to the license. "Creative Commons" is an organization.
Attribution for modified work
Attribution for modified work
If you wanted to slightly modify the image above, how would you attribute it?
"Creative Commons 10th Birthday Celebration San Francisco" by tvol, used under CC BY / Desaturated from original
Because:
Title, Author, and License are all noted
Modification? "Desaturated from original"
Attribution for Derivative Work
Attribution for Derivative Work
A derivative work is a work based on or derived from one or more already existing works. Common derivative works include translations, musical arrangements, motion picture versions of literary material or plays, art reproductions, abridgments, and condensations of preexisting works. Another common type of derivative work is a “new edition” of a preexisting work in which the editorial revisions, annotations, elaborations, or other modifications represent, as a whole, an original work.
This work, "90fied", is a derivative of "Creative Commons 10th Birthday Celebration San Francisco" by tvol, used under CC BY. "90fied" is licensed under CC BY by [Your name here].
Because:
Original Title, Author, and License are all noted
Derivative? "This work, "90fied", is a derivative of..."
New author of the derivative work is also noted
For more information on best practice for attibution, go to Creative Commons at https://wiki.creativecommons.org/wiki/Best_practices_for_attribution
Check Your Understanding
Check Your Understanding
Find a Creative Commons Image by going to https://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/. Review the lesson on Open Image if you need a refresher on finding an image.
Now that you can differentiate between the different Creative Commons licenses, check the license information for the image you selected.
Once you have confirmed the image is CC licensed, download the image.
Reminder: This week, each of you will be featured in a blog post in celebration of Open Education Week. Please be sure to submit your blog post to Leanne prior to your assigned day.
6.1 Attribution
6.1 Attribution
Due before class on Tues. 3/8
Grading Rubric
Points: 5
Submit: Post your selected image with Correct Attribution beneath it to Laulima > Forums
5 points for correct attribution
3 points for pretty good attribution
0 points for incorrect attribution
The content of this page includes:
Original content from "How to Use Open Educational Resources (OER)" by Boyoung Chae and Christie Fierro,SBCTC is licensed under CC BY 4.0
Original content from "Best Practices for Attribution" by Creative Commons is licensed under CC BY 4.0
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