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 prototype 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
Types of Licenses
The licenses below and their descriptions come from the About the Licenses page of Creative Commons.
Choosing and Attributing Licenses
- Things to Consider Before Licensing Your WorkOutlines things to think about before applying Creative Commons license to your material, or use Creative Commons-licensed materials.
- Choose A LicenseContains information on how to choose the appropriate license for your work.
- Marking Your Work with CC LicenseLearn how to mark your work with a Creative Commons license.
- Best Practices for AttributionProvides some good (and not so good) examples of attribution.
- Open Attribution BuilderEasily cite open materials. This tool will automatically generate the attribution for you.
Creative Commons License Attribution Video
Attribution
College of Lake County Research Guide on Open Educational Resources (OER) is based on the Lansing Community College Library Research Guide that was edited by Amy Larson, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Based on design by Regina Gong