The document discusses open access and communication practices. It summarizes the University of Cape Town's policy supporting open education resources under Creative Commons licenses. Creative Commons licenses allow users to copy, distribute, and adapt works while requiring attribution. The document recommends widening the use of Creative Commons licenses at UCT beyond journals to other materials to promote sharing and collaboration. Support for selecting and using Creative Commons licenses is available from UCT and OER Africa.

1. Open Access and
Communication Practises
Allison Stevens
Health Economics Unit, University of Cape Town
RESYST Workshop
September 2012, Cape Town

2. Photo by Jeff Tabaco http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffrey/23899819/sizes/m/in/photostream/
International support

3. UCT policy
“UCT supports the publication of materials
under Creative Commons licenses to promote
the sharing of knowledge and the creation of
Open Education Resources.”
– Portal for teaching materials (online) and research
(coming soon)
Quote: University of Cape Town Intellectual Property Policy 27 July 2011 – Page 15

4. Open Content / Open
Educational Resources
• Free licensed
educational
materials (usually
digital).
Source: opencontent.uct.ac.za and oerafrica.org and Ted Hans, University of Michigan
Open Access
• Free access to peer-
reviewed literature,
data and other
information.
The Open Movement

5. Students receive free OER
course materials in Malawi
African Health OER Network

6. Traditional copyright
• All rights reserved for author
• Restricts others from using author’s work
• Legal protection for the author
Source: http://opencontent.uct.ac.za/node/71

7. Traditional Copyright
restricts access
Access an Informa
Healthcare journal
article for 24 hours costs
$86.00 for non-
subscribers
Source: http://informahealthcare.com/doi/pdf/10.1517/14656566.2011.634800 via http://www.maxbingham.com/blog/2011/12/open-access-publicly-
funded-research-results-just-got-a-little-easier-to-read/

8. “Charging the developing world to
see findings of new scientific research
will mean fewer people escape
poverty and could cost lives.”
Former International Development Secretary: Andrew
Mitchell
Source: http://gdnetblog.org/2012/08/16/open-access-one-small-step-or-one-giant-leap/
Traditional Copyright
restricts use

9. Get permission to adapt journal
findings into a policy brief
From journal To policy brief

10. Need to modify copyright to
release more rights to users
• All Open, Free Licenses: Creative Commons
lets anyone:
1. Copy & redistribute your work
2. Display your work
3. Communicate your work
4. Format verbatim copies
• No permission required
• Just credit the author
Source: ARC Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation, the National Copyright Unit and Creative
Commons Australia. What is Creative Commons? Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Australia license

11. Optional elements of the
Creative Commons license
Source: http://www.oerafrica.org/copyright/CreativeCommonsIntroduction/CreativeCommonslicensechoices/tabid/1793/Default.aspx
Attribution
Non-commercial
No derivative works
Share alike

12. Mix & match these elements in 6
standard CC Licenses
Source: http://opencontent.uct.ac.za/What-is-a-Creative-Commons-license
Source: ARC Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation, the National Copyright Unit and Creative
Commons Australia. What is Creative Commons? Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Australia license

13. HEU use of CC licenses
2010 2013 onwards2011 2012
Open
access
journals
Teaching
materials
&
Reports

14. Licensing on HEU teaching
materials and some reports:
Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike license

15. Making HEU material more
searchable
• The material gets sent to:
– UCT Open Content website
– OER Africa website
– Creative Commons website

16. Getting a license is quick
and easy
• http://creativecommons.org/choose/

18. Review use of copyright in
other products
• Copyright not
specified
• Users might get
confused

19. Widen use of CC licensing
• On products other than journal articles, e.g.
policy briefs, conference presentations, etc.
• Why?
– Easy to share and re-use
– Requires attribution and raises awareness
– Might increase collaboration
– Signals institutional openness
– But: Will materials be searchable?

20. Example of CC licensing on a
website

21. source as 'Vicki Francis/Department for International Development'. http://www.flickr.com/photos/dfid/5951453134/in/set-72157629952118442
Example of openly licensed
photographs on Flickr

22. Other practical implications
• Share more effectively
• Don’t duplicate efforts
– e.g. Multiple manuals on the same topic
• Use plain language
• Make information easy to extract
• Deposit into open access repositories
• Archive websites
“Do once, use many times”
2012 USA Digital Government Strategy

23. Need Support?
• UCT: Education Development Unit
Gives support with selecting & using CC licenses in health
materials
http://www.healthedu.uct.ac.za/elearning/healthoer/
• Regional: OER Africa
Collects OER content, including Health OER
http://oerafrica.org/
• International: Creative Commons
Provides open licenses and links to open content materials
http://creativecommons.org/
• DFID open access implementation guide, July 2012
http://www.dfid.gov.uk/Documents/publications1/DFIDResearch-Open-and-
Enhanced-Access-Implementation-Guide.pdf

24. www.heu-uct.org.za
www.facebook.com/uct.heu
The HEU is a partner of the RESYST consortium.
RESYST is funded by Ukaid from the Department
for International Development
http://resyst.lshtm.ac.uk/