Abstract
This article reviews the book "Creative Commons for Educators and Librarians," a guide to the application of the Creative Commons system for open access licenses. In addition to providing an assessment of the book as an instructional text in critical skills of copyright and licensing applications among librarians and educators, it discusses pedagogical features of the text and gives a brief overview of its content.
Highlights
Creative Commons for Educators and Librarians encapsulates material from the “Creative Commons Certification Course” (Creative Commons, 2020) to provide a brief and approachable guide to applying Creative Commons (CC) “open licenses” to scholarship and creative work
As open-access (OA) publishing is increasingly present in the scholarly publishing landscape, a firm understanding of CC and other open licensing systems is a critical skill for librarians and educators
It extends its coverage to key movements in OA publication and open educational resources (OER), which apply the concepts of open licensing to enable creation, reuse, and adaptation of instructional materials and new pedagogical methods
Summary
Creative Commons for Educators and Librarians encapsulates material from the “Creative Commons Certification Course” (Creative Commons, 2020) to provide a brief and approachable guide to applying Creative Commons (CC) “open licenses” to scholarship and creative work. Creative Commons for Educators and Librarians [Book Review].
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