Mar 30, 2015
• Introduction to open access– Creative Commons licensing
• Where can I find free educational materials– Shared content sites– Creative Commons searches– Public Domains sources
• New from the library: Author Fund
Generally “open access” users have the right to “read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of articles” without a fee or access restrictions
From About DOAJ
• There are six types of Creative Commons licenses
• All of these resources are FREE to use for educational use, as long as you cite
• Works where copyright has expired OR the work was immediately released into the public domain.
• US Government materials• Creator chooses to release to public domain• NOT Canadian Government and most
provincial materials but ok to use as is
• Tons of free educational resources• Lots of topics• More material being added daily• Contribute to material being developed by
professors worldwide• The growth of MOOCs are contributing to this
• Example: You are designing a new course on Shakespeare. What open access and public domain resources are available?
• Example: You are designing a new course on Shakespeare. What open access and public domain resources are available? – Assessments, outlines, even full courses ✔
• Example: You are designing a new course on Shakespeare. What open access and public domain resources are available? – Assessments, outlines, even full courses ✔– Course readings ✔
• Example: You are designing a new course on Shakespeare. What open access and public domain resources are available? – Assessments, outlines, even full courses ✔– Course readings ✔– Images and maps ✔
• Example: You are designing a new course on Shakespeare. What open access and public domain resources are available? – Assessments, outlines, even full courses ✔– Course readings ✔– Images and maps ✔– Data visualizations ✔
• Example: You are designing a new course on Shakespeare. What open access and public domain resources are available? – Assessments, outlines, even full courses ✔– Course readings ✔– Images and maps ✔– Data visualizations ✔– Music ✔
• Example: You are designing a new course on Physics. What open access and public domain resources are available?
• Example: You are designing a new course on Physics. What open access and public domain resources are available? – Textbooks ✔
• Example: You are designing a new course on Physics. What open access and public domain resources are available? – Textbooks ✔– Scholarly resources ✔
• Example: You are designing a new course on Physics. What open access and public domain resources are available? – Textbooks ✔– Scholarly resources ✔– Demonstrations and visualizations ✔
• Example: You are designing a new course on Physics. What open access and public domain resources are available? – Textbooks ✔– Scholarly resources ✔– Demonstrations and visualizations ✔– OEW Resources✔
• Example: You are looking for a case study to use in your course. What open access and freely available resources are available? – Business Cases ✔
• Example: You are looking for a case study to use in your course. What open access and freely vailable resources are available? – Business Cases ✔– Health Cases ✔
• Seen as a citation only• Can link to legal material on the web– to show it in class – Email to students– Paste link in Blackboard
• Can use material you find on the Internet if:
– No visible notice saying not to reuse for educational purposes or no licensing button
– Using it for education– No technological protection– Legally posted
The Library will check it for you!•One Stop Course Reading Service•Send syllabus to [email protected]•The library will copyright check your readings AND post them to Blackboard AND make PDFs accessible for AODA compliance
• Make your research Open Access• Funds one open access publication fee a year
per faculty member• Your work is added to online Ryerson
Research Archive – Digital Commons