CSI Library: Open Educational Resources (OER): Open licensing &amp; citations

Copyright Questions

What are you allowed to do with OER materials? How do you license your own content to be Open Educational materials? These articles will help you understand open licensing:

Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Open Educational Resources by American University, Washington College of Law new! 3/3
Publication Date: February 17, 2021

This document is intended to support authors, teachers, professors, librarians, and all open educators in evaluating when and how they can incorporate third party copyright materials into Open Educational Resources to meet their pedagogical goals.

OER and Creative Commons
The Open Education program at Creative Commons works to minimize these barriers, supporting the CC mission through education, advocacy and outreach on using the right licenses and open policies to maximize the benefits of open educational resources (OER) and the return on investment in publicly funded education resources.
Jisc "Legal Aspects of OER"
"The creation of open educational resources (OER) requires consideration of a number of legal issues. Paramount amongst these is consideration of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), and in particular, copyright. Making materials ‘open’ is to make them available to the public for free in perpetuity (at least to some extent – certain restrictions are still possible)."

How to cite OER?

Open Attribution Builder
Want to know how to cite an OER? Use the Washington State Board for Community and Technical College's Open Attribution Builder.

Which license do I choose?

Choose a License | Creative Commons
The license chooser offers several use scenarios to help you decide which license to use.