Learning Commons:Student Orientation/Sessions/Resource Curation

Your Objectives?

To understand why those extra steps (involved in proper attribution, licensing and keeping that embed code intact) are important to the broader mission involved in open access and flexible learning.

Considerations

• Making it easy to re-use: Creative Commons, RSS, Embed
• Respecting others' work when you use: UBC and Copyright
• Making it accessible - contributing to the broader community - OER Commons

Copyright, Attribution and Online Content

Take 20 minutes to explore the following websites:

Journal Articles

• Bridson Info/Profile Page

Ask yourself...

• How does each site handle the listing of research articles differently?
• Are articles properly linked and/or attributed on both sites? Why or why not?

Images

• UBC Botanical Gardens Photo of the Day
• Birdcoop
• Small Business Accelerator
• UBC Sustainability

Ask Yourself...

• How do these different sites handle image attribution?
• Could you use an image from one of these sites?

Image Sources

Take 10 minutes to explore the following image databases:

• KEXINO's photostream
• Learning Commons photostream
• iStock Photos
• UBC Library photostream

Ask Yourself...

• Can I freely use images from these sites?
• How might attribution differ across these sites?
• How might photo placement or context be important to consider (i.e. an image on a page versus an image on the Learning Commons carousel)?

Resources

• UBC Copyright
• UBC Library License Information
• Creative Commons
• OER Commons