Prepare to Write
10 Select a Licence
By definition, an open textbook is open because the author has decided to share their copy rights with others. This decision is indicated by posting a statement, and sometimes logo, describing the open-copyright licence — most often a Creative Commons licence. (See Creative Commons licences.)
Other times, the author chooses to release or designate their copy rights to the public domain. Creative Commons has created two public domain tools for authors who select this option. (See Public domain tools.)
Creative Commons Information Pack
The National Copyright Unit and Creative Commons Australia have jointly developed the Creative Commons Information Pack for teachers and students on Creative Commons (CC). The pack explains what CC is, how to find CC material, and the best way to attribute CC material.
CC Licence Selection Tool
Use the Creative Commons Licence Chooser to select the appropriate license for your work. This site does not store any information.
Combining CC licences
This video, Creating OER and Combining Licenses-Full, was created in 2012 by TheOGRepository. It aims to help you choose compatible resources and choose a valid license for your work.
Attributions
Creating OER and Combining Licenses video by the TheOGRepository is used under a CC BY-SA 3.0 Licence.
