Suggested Resource: The Continuum of Openness, developed by the University of Tasmania and Swinburne University of Technology, available under CC-BY-SA 4.0.

This a great infographic from Australia that helps users think through all aspects of open educational practice, including technical and accessibility requirements when creating OERs. This is an area of openness that could be further expanded upon in this course. This resource is related to Unit 5.2 OER, Open Textbooks, Open Courses.

Suggested Resource: OER Board Game Jam created by Stephanie (Charlie) Farley and Gavin Willshaw of the University of Edinburgh is available under CC-BY 4.0

The OER Board Game was developed in 2016 by Stephanie (Charlie) Farley and Gavin Willshaw of the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. This resource uses game-based learning whereby players engage in gameplay while learning about open educational resources, open licenses, and copyright. This resource is related to Unit 5.4 Creating and Sharing OER.

Suggested Resource: SHERPA/RoMEO by Jisc is available under CC-BY-NC-ND 2.0 UK

SHERPA/RoMEO is a database maintained by Jisc, based out of the U.K., that contains information about the copyright and self-archiving policies of many scholarly journal publishers. The sites uses four colours to indicate the self-archiving and copyright policies of a publisher or journal. This resource can be consulted by a researcher that wants to self-archive their own work or needs to comply with a funder's mandate to make the work open access. This resource is related to Unit 5.1 Open Access to Scholarship, Open Access Options.

The ACRL's toolkit provides a wealth of information and resources related to all aspects of scholarly communications. The toolkit is regularly updated so the information on the site is timely and up-to-date. This resource is related to Unit 5.1 Open Access to Scholarship, Scholarly publishing today, paragraphs 1-8.

Remixing Creative Commons licensed content is not always straightforward, and can be quite complicated. This chart presents this information in a format that can be easily understood by users that want to remix CC license content. This resource is related to Unit 4.4 Remixing CC-Licensed Work, Understanding license compatibility.

This FAQ corrects a common misunderstanding regarding Creative Commons licenses and the public domain. This resource is related to Unit 3.1 License Design and Terminology, Public domain tools, paragraphs 1-2.

Determining whether a work is in the public domain can be challenging because the length of protection can vary by format, authorship, etc. While this chart only addresses US copyright law, it is very valuable resource to help determine whether a work is in the public domain in the United States. The notes section also references other US and European public domain resources. This resource is related to Unit 2.3 The Public Domain, Acquiring Essential Knowledge, paragraphs 1-5.

The article by Lawrence Lessig provides a detailed account of the Eldred lawsuit from the federal district court to the Supreme Court of the United States. As a non-lawyer, Lessig's account enhanced my understanding of the legal aspects of the case, as well as the strategy behind the arguments that went before the court. This resource is related to Unit 1.1 The Story of Creative Commons, Acquiring Essential Knowledge, paragraphs 1-6.

This video was relevant to the course content because Creative Commons licenses are based on copyright law and it is important to understand differences between the three branches of intellectual property law.

This article was relevant because it provided a useful overview of the "open movement". I was already familiar with the open source and open data movements, but was unaware of the concept of open innovation.