The team behind the University of Alberta’s *Opening Up Copyright*
instructional modules is pleased to share another update on the series.
This past summer four new instructional modules have been created. The new
modules (only one of which stars puppets) are:
· Finding Open and Creative Commons Content
· Photocopying in the Library
· Moral Rights
· Section 41: Technological Protection Measures
Our “Public Domain” module has been rebuilt and improved, based in part on
community feedback
There are now a total of 18 modules available, with over two hours of
instructional content.
All of the modules can be found here:
https://sites.library.ualberta.ca/copyright/
We’d also like to emphasize that these modules are published under a
Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) licence so that they can be adopted
and adapted by anyone. On the page for each module you will find a link to
the associated script and slides, to allow for adaptation. The scripts and
slides are also made available under a CC-BY licence.
More information about the series is available on the “About” page (
https://sites.library.ualberta.ca/copyright/about/)
In addition, we would like to highlight the *Opening Up Copyright*
Community Pages (
https://docs.google.com/document/d/17Ul4YeOovdLOEaczPK7RipG_OgOd7etOcJI8ppT…)
The Community Pages provide an overview of the entire suite of modules to
be developed as part of the series, and also indicates which modules are
currently under development. Furthermore, we encourage you to contribute
to the individual module pages, where we hope to collect your ideas,
feedback or suggestions. Please consider sharing suggestions for Learning
Objectives, ideas for Narratives or Contextual Stories, Test Questions,
Links to Useful Resources, or Other Suggestions for modules that interest
you. You also have the option of including your name on these pages, so
that we can provide attribution for your contributions at the end of the
module. Feedback can also be sent directly to copyright(a)ualberta.ca with
the subject line “OER Copyright Module.”
We’re also happy to hear how the OUC modules are being used. If you are
linking to, adopting or adapting the modules we would love to hear about it
at on our OUC Module Use Community Page (
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JrSd5PWShvyExN8NEZOgFpuTaF8DhKrkkgkmWSC…)
Members of the OUC team will also be presenting about the project at both
Open Education Conference in Phoenix this October and Open Education Global
in Milan this November.
The *Opening Up Copyright* instructional modules series receives funding
through the Centre for Teaching and Learning’s Teaching and Learning
Enhancement Fund
<https://www.ualberta.ca/centre-for-teaching-and-learning/grants/tlef> at
the University of Alberta.
Michael, on behalf of the OUC team
P.S. If you enjoyed the adventures of Animal and Goodbrarian in the
“Photocopying in the Library” module, they will be making a return in our
year end update in a new module on Interlibrary Loans and Controlled
Digital Lending.