Copyright and Open Licensing

This guide provides information and resources about copyright and open licensing, including Creative Commons open licenses and attribution.

How To Create an Attribution Statement

Below you will find the steps for building an attribution statement along with resources that can help.

Steps for Building an Attribution Statement:

1. Find the licensing information on the resource

2. Locate and provide the item’s title with an inserted hyperlink to where it is hosted (the original source)

3. Locate and provide the creator’s name with an inserted hyperlink to the creator’s profile page

4. Locate and provide the licensing information for the item with an inserted hyperlink to the original licence

Providing Attribution: How to Incorporate Other People's Work into Your Projects
Developed by Julia Guy at Libraries and Cultural Resources, this handout provides guidance on what attribution is and how to go about building an attribution statements to provide credit to another person's work within your own resources.

Open Attribution Builder
The Open Attribution Builder by Open Washington (image below) is a tool you can use to help you build an attribution statement. By completing the form with your OER's information, it will create an attribution statement under "Attribution" you can copy and paste into your resource or document.

Creative Commons Wiki: Best Practices for Attribution
Provides information about best practices when creating attribution statements. This resource provides guidance for special circumstances you may encounter, such as when you are missing pieces of information or have adapted a resource.