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Open Educational Resources (OER)

Guide to identifying open textbooks and open educational resources. Information about UWM's Open Textbook initiative.

How to attribute CC licensed photos

How to attribute Creative Commons licensed photos. Plain text linked above.

Selection from "Creative Commons Free Photos for Bloggers: The Ultimate Guide" by foter.com, used under CC BY-SA 3.0.

Attribution Examples

When Using the Original Work:

Cupcakes with the Creative Commons "CC" on them

"Creative Commons 10th Birthday Celebration San Francisco" by tvol is licensed under CC BY 2.0

When Using a Slightly Modified Version of the Original Work:

Cupcakes with the Creative Commons "CC" logo, in greyscale

"Creative Commons 10th Birthday Celebration San Francisco" by tvol, used under CC BY / Desaturated from original

When Using a Derivative of the Original Work:

Cupcakes with the Creative Commons "CC" logo, made to look like a heat map

This work, "90fied", is a derivative of "Creative Commons 10th Birthday Celebration San Francisco" by tvol, used under CC BY. "90fied" is licensed under CC BY by [Your name here].

 

Examples of ideal attribution from "Best Practices for Attribution" by the Creative Commons Wiki, used under CC BY 4.0.