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Attribution Best Practice: Make attribution easy to convert to citation: TV-DASL

“TITLE of work” [VERSION] [link if available] © copyright DATE by AUTHOR [link if available] SOURCE [link] is licensed under LICENSE [link]. DOI. Notes.

Adapted By Valerie Magno from: https://wiki.creativecommons.org/wiki/Best_practices_for_attribution

In more detail:

"Content TITLE of borrowed or created work" [VERSION edition, version; date of publishing, revising, or access] [link if available] © copyright DATE by AUTHOR [link if available] SOURCE [link of encompassing container such as ebook, ejournal, or website] is licensed under LICENSE [link for license description]. DOI. Notes.

Example Attribution Using TV-DASL

*Attribution always required for OER use.

Full book template TASL
Title? "of work" - linked to work URL
Author? of work - linked to email or some kind of personal page if available
Source? copyright owner of work if different than author (e.g. publisher) © copyright year
License? "CC BY 4.0" - linked to license deed https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Note: To make it easier to use an Attribution as the basis for a Citation, add version information such as container, object link, date, URL /DOI /ISBN /ISSN.

Best practices for attribution example shows how attribution would change as a photo is edited.
Attribution always required for OER use.

Best practices for attribution example based on Examples of attribution photo:
Title? "Creative Commons 10th Birthday Celebration San Francisco"
Author? "tvol" - linked to his profile page
Source? "Creative Commons 10th Birthday Celebration San Francisco" - linked to original Flickr page
License? "CC BY 2.0" - linked to license deed

More detail and related discussions below:

ADAPTED CONTENT: BCcampus Open Education (opentextbc.ca)

Attribution Statements (opentextbc.ca)

Example of an attribution statement for adapted text

This chapter is an adaptation of Natural Disasters and Human Impacts (on Open Geography Education ) by R. Adam Dastrup and Maura Hahnenberger, and is used under a CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.

Example of an attribution statement for an adapted image

Figure 1.2
Dog by David Locke is used under a CC-BY 2.0 license. Modifications to this photo include cropping.

Adaptation Guide
A BCcampus Open Education reference to adapting or revising an open textbook
Style Guide (opentextbc.ca/selfpublishguide)
Images: Captions, Attributions and Citations
Format: Image Type Number. ‘Title’ (Source URL, e.g., original flickr page – linked) by ‘Artist’ (profile page of artist URL – linked) is used under ‘license’ (license URL – linked; make sure the version type is included in the statement, e.g., CC-BY 2.0 not just CC-BY)

Best Practices for Attributions

You can use: Open Attribution Builder (.openwa.org)
Attribution created by the Attribution builder for this article is:
(Title, Author, Source, License):

OpenWA.org provides this suggestion:

"Attribution Statements for Remixed OER Content" by openoregon, Open Oregon Educational Resources is licensed under CC BY 4.0

What attribution should you use for ARTICLE:
Attribution Statements for Remixed OER Content (openoregon.org)

HOWEVER, Offline (print-out) should have URL for license visible:

Example

Recommended Attribution for web content that may be printed: TTASLL+

Title with version,
Title URL,
Author,
Source,
License, License URL
For Accessibility Add This text is licensed to the public under the <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/" rel="license">Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License</a>: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0.

"Attribution Statements for Remixed OER Content" https://openoregon.org/attribution-statements-for-remixed-oer-content/ by openoregon, Open Oregon Educational Resources. This text is licensed to the public under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0.

HTML

<a href="https://openoregon.org/attribution-statements-for-remixed-oer-content/" target="_blank">"Attribution Statements for Remixed OER Content" </a><a href="https://openoregon.org/attribution-statements-for-remixed-oer-content/">https://openoregon.org/attribution-statements-for-remixed-oer-content/</a> by <a href="https://openoregon.org/author/openoregon/" target="_blank">openoregon</a>, <a href="https://openoregon.org/attribution-statements-for-remixed-oer-content/openoregon.org" target="_blank">Open Oregon Educational </a><a href="https://openoregon.org/attribution-statements-for-remixed-oer-content/openoregon.org" target="_blank">Resources</a>. This text is licensed to the public under the <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/" rel="license">Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License</a>: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0.</p>

Helpful CC Links

Creative Commons Search (Original Version)
Creative Commons - Best practices for attribution (wiki.creativecommons.org)  ×
(TASL) Title, Author,Source, License
Try the new CC Search beta, with list-making and one-click attribution

Example of Beta Search Attribution (Upper right hand icon for html):

Click image to go to original source.

"Black Cat and Narcissus" by Zhu Ling (Chinese, active ca. 1820–1850), China

Licensed under CC0 1.0

Original source via Metropolitan Museum of Art

Open.ed

Figure 4.3 ‘Copyright graffiti’ (opensource.com, https://www.flickr.com/ photos/ opensourceway/5537457973/ in/ photostream/, CC BY SA 2.0; based on original, https://www.flickr.com/ photos/horiavarlan/ 4273272605/)

TITLE Figure 4.3 ‘Copyright graffiti’
AUTHOR opensource.com
SOURCE https://www.flickr.com/ photos/ opensourceway/5537457973/ in/ photostream/
CC BY SA 2.0; based on original, https://www.flickr.com/ photos/horiavarlan/ 4273272605/
LICENSE CC BY SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/

https://courses.lumenlearning.com/suny-fmcc-microeconomics/back-matter/attributions/

Attributions: On Courses.lumen.learning

This give a nice example of attributions for OpenStax within another document

Attributions

Module: How Economies Can Be Organized: An Overview of Economic Systems
By: OpenStax College
URL: https://cnx.org/content/m48594/1.9/
Copyright: Rice University
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

A citizen's legal guide to using Creative Commons licenses

Best Practices for Creative Commons attributions - how to attribute works you reuse under a Creative Commons license (newmediarights.org)
Book – Title, author, license written somewhere near the title and author if it’s a hard copy or if it’s an online book you should include a link to the licensed terms. BIAS - Commercial

Additional Best Practices

With CC 4.0 licenses and newer, if the title of a work is not available or unknown, including the title in your attribution is not critically necessary, but best practices dictate including the title whenever possible
Make sure you go to the site you got the work from and say that you have used their work. This is not only good karma, but creators often share their work under Creative Commons for precisely this reason, that it will be picked up and gain a broader audience through reuse and sharing.

Attribution Statements for Remixed OER Content (mhcc.edu)

Creative Commons Australia may have better attribution practices for long term

What to include when attributing a work

The same basic principles apply to providing attribution across all CC licences. When attributing a work under a CC licence you should:

Credit the creator; AUTHOR
Provide the title of the work; TITLE
Provide the URL where the work is hosted; SOURCE
Indicate the type of license it is available under and LICENSE
provide a link to the license (so others can find out the licence terms); URL of LICENSE
Keep intact any copyright notice associated with the work. (C) by Source or Author

Version number and version URL for OER access is essential in Attributions because popular OER titles are mutating rapidly. Example of an OER textbooks of same title, different versions:

Current Clones of "Research Methods in Psychology" starting with the memorable sentence: “Many people believe that women tend to talk more than men with some even suggesting that this difference has a biological basis”

1a) Research Methods in Psychology v. 1.0

https://saylordotorg.github.io/text_research-methods-in-psychology/index.html “Many people believe that women tend to talk more than men—with some even suggesting that this difference has a biological basis.”

1b) Research Methods in Psychology - 3rd American Edition https://opentext.wsu.edu/carriecuttler/part/chapter-1-the-science-of-psychology/ “Many people believe that women tend to talk more than men—with some even suggesting that this difference has a biological basis.”

2a) Research Methods in Psychology Core Concepts and Skills FIRST CANADIAN EDITION

https://solr.bccampus.ca:8001/bcc/file/ef1500d5-fc15-4a36-8d1c-283bf01de2f2/1/research-methods-in-psychology-1st-cdn-ed.pdf “Many people believe that women tend to talk more than men—with some even suggesting that this difference has a biological basis.”

2 b) Research Methods in Psychology 2nd Canadian Edition https://solr.bccampus.ca:8001/bcc/file/b58ffd04-ca71-4365-95e1-916f2105bd55/1/OTB027-03-research-methods-in-psychology-2nd-canadian-edition.pdf “Many people believe that women tend to talk more than men—with some even suggesting that this difference has a biological basis”

3) Research Methods for Psychology

Matthew J. C. Crump, Paul C. Price, Rajiv Jhangiani, I-Chant A. Chiang, Dana C. Leighton

2017-09-07 https://crumplab.github.io/ResearchMethods/ “Many people believe that women tend to talk more than men—with some even suggesting that this difference has a biological basis”

*LIST OERs by Program or Topic: Attribution Required with Opened Content

Attribution Best Practice: Make attribution easy to convert to citation: TV-DASL

Attribution Best Practice: Make attribution easy to convert to citation: TV-DASL

In more detail:

Example Attribution Using TV-DASL

*Attribution always required for OER use.

ADAPTED CONTENT: BCcampus Open Education (opentextbc.ca)

Best Practices for Attributions

You can use: Open Attribution Builder (.openwa.org)

Helpful CC Links

"Black Cat and Narcissus" by Zhu Ling (Chinese, active ca. 1820–1850), China

Open.ed

https://courses.lumenlearning.com/suny-fmcc-microeconomics/back-matter/attributions/

A citizen's legal guide to using Creative Commons licenses

Creative Commons Australia may have better attribution practices for long term

Version number and version URL for OER access is essential in Attributions because popular OER titles are mutating rapidly. Example of an OER textbooks of same title, different versions:

Current Clones of "Research Methods in Psychology" starting with the memorable sentence: “Many people believe that women tend to talk more than men with some even suggesting that this difference has a biological basis”