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Information about open licenses from Creative Commons and how to choose one for your materials.

Overview of Creative Commons

Creative Commons is a nonprofit organization that enables the sharing and use of creativity and knowledge through free legal tools. Creative Commons licenses are not an alternative to copyright. They work alongside copyright and enable you to modify your copyright terms to best suit your needs.

-- From Creative Commons website

Creative Commons Search Tool

Use this tool to find images that you can use and remix across several open archives such as:

  • Metropolitan Museum of Art
  • Europeana
  • New York Public Library
  • Rijksmuseum
  •  

 

 

Choosing and Attributing Licenses

Creative Commons License Attribution Video

Attribution

Modified and adapted by the PALNI Affordable Education Initiative Taskforce and further adapted by Beth Daniel Lindsay. 

Lilly Library is a founding member of PALNI, ALI, and The Oberlin Group


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