CC BY license
Content on the Libraries’ website for which OSUL owns the copyright (or has permission to sublicense) is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license. The footer of every page on the OSUL website now includes the CC BY license information and a link to the Copyright Information page which provides additional details. The CC BY license enables others to share, reuse, and remix OSUL content so long as they credit The Ohio State University Libraries as the source of the original material and they indicate if changes have been made.
The Libraries' Executive Committee has approved the Proposal for open licensing of OSUL website content. This page collects the documents, supporting materials, and FAQs related to the open licensing initiative.
How to comply with the CC BY licensing initiative
- Staff and student employees: No action needed
- Faculty and non-employee students (e.g. practicum students, interns): ACTION NEEDED!
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- You may only provide an alternate rights statement for materials when you own the copyright to those materials. You own the copyright if any of the following apply:
- You are a faculty member AND the material is traditional scholarly work (e.g. publications, blog posts, exhibit materials)
- You are a non-employee student (e.g. practicum students, interns)
- You created the material outside of the scope of your employment (e.g. personal photography or artwork)
- If you would like help crafting a different rights statement than the standard language provided above for content for which you are the copyright owner, please contact Copyright Services.
More information
- CC BY - FAQs
- CC BY participation form for OSUL faculty and non-employee students (e.g. practicum students, interns)
- Copyright information page for the OSUL website
- Copyright information for new OSUL employees (coming soon!)
- Proposal and implementation plan for open licensing of OSUL website content
Questions?
Contact the Copyright Services at libcopyright@osu.edu or 614-688-5849
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