Smarter Balanced Digital Library September 19, 2013 Tips for Identifying the License

Contents Where to find License Information Creative Commons Clarification Be Careful On… Page 2

Where to Find License Information 1. On the document –Usually on the first few pages –Picture in the bottom right –Statement in text Page 3

Where to Find License Information 2. On the website –Bottom of the webpage Page 4

Where to Find License Information 2. On the website –“Term of Use” or “About Us” section (there is usually a link at the bottom of the page) Page 5

Creative Commons Clarification There are six different Creative Commons Licenses. But only two are approved! (Well, you just have to use the Clearance Form for the other four) They look very similar –> so make sure you know the difference! They all start with “Creative Commons Attribution” Page 6

Creative Commons Clarification License NameAbbreviationPicture Creative Commons Attribution CC BY Creative Commons Attribution NoDerivs CC BY-ND Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike CC BY-SA Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial CC BY-NC Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial Share-Alike CC BY-NC-SA Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial NoDerivs CC BY-NC- ND Approved License Not Approved – fill out the copyright clearance form. Page 7

Be Careful on… Wiki Spaces Most wiki spaces are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike (CC BY-SA) = Clearance Form. You can tell if it’s a wiki space by the web address: Page 8

Be Careful on... OER Commons Always check the document! This one didn’t match! Page 9