The document discusses Creative Commons licensing for publishing and sharing content. It covers the types of Creative Commons licenses which differ based on combinations of rights around attribution, share-alike, non-commercial use, and derivatives. The types of resources that can use Creative Commons licenses are described including images, audio, video, text, and software. Platforms for publishing open source software like SourceForge and GitHub are mentioned. Search engine optimization techniques for getting recognition and citations of shared work are also briefly covered.

1. Creative Commons
Licensing, Publishing, Retrieving, Sharing
Munesh Kumar
Assistant Librarian
National Institute of Technology Goa
muneshkindia@gmail.com
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issues and challenges – 21-22 June 2020. By: Sri Krishna Sudama Sansthan, Varanasi,

2. Motivation
• Creation and Use of Knowledge
• Contribution to Open Knowledge
• Understanding the various rights in open
licensing
• Important Organisations and platforms
• Useful Techniques for getting recognition
and citations
International Virtual Conference on Role of Library Professionals during Novel Covid-19:
issues and challenges – 21-22 June 2020. By: Sri Krishna Sudama Sansthan, Varanasi,

3. Topics Covered
• Creative Commons – about, needs
• Types of licenses
• Various rights and description
• Various format of e-resources and publishing
platform
• Metadata Management and SEO
International Virtual Conference on Role of Library Professionals during Novel Covid-19:
issues and challenges – 21-22 June 2020. By: Sri Krishna Sudama Sansthan, Varanasi,

4. Creative Commons
Creative Commons licenses provide a standard way for
content creators to grant someone else permission to use
their work.
There are several types of Creative Commons licenses.
The licenses differ by several combinations that condition
the terms of distribution
International Virtual Conference on Role of Library Professionals during Novel Covid-19:
issues and challenges – 21-22 June 2020. By: Sri Krishna Sudama Sansthan, Varanasi,

5. Types of License (rights)
International Virtual Conference on Role of Library Professionals during Novel Covid-19:
issues and challenges – 21-22 June 2020. By: Sri Krishna Sudama Sansthan, Varanasi,

6. Icon Right Description
Attribution (BY)
Licensees may copy, distribute, display and perform the work and make derivative works
and remixes based on it only if they give the author or licensor the credits (attribution) in
the manner specified by these. Since version 2.0, all Creative Commons licences
require attribution to the creator and include the BY element.
Share-alike (SA)
Licensees may distribute derivative works only under a license identical ("not more
restrictive") to the license that governs the original work. (See also copyleft.) Without
share-alike, derivative works might be sublicensed with compatible but more restrictive
license clauses, e.g. CC BY to CC BY-NC.)
Non-commercial (NC)
Licensees may copy, distribute, display, and perform the work and make derivative
works and remixes based on it only for non-commercial purposes.
No Derivative Works (ND)
Licensees may copy, distribute, display and perform only verbatim copies of the work,
not derivative works and remixes based on it. Since version 4.0, derivative works are
allowed but must not be shared.
International Virtual Conference on Role of Library Professionals during Novel Covid-19:
issues and challenges – 21-22 June 2020. By: Sri Krishna Sudama Sansthan, Varanasi,

7. Choosing a License
for sharing of your work
https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/
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9. Types of E-Resources
CC licences and publications applies on almost all the
literary work as
• Images
• Audio
• Video
• Text
• Software script code/binary code
International Virtual Conference on Role of Library Professionals during Novel Covid-19:
issues and challenges – 21-22 June 2020. By: Sri Krishna Sudama Sansthan, Varanasi,

10. Creative Commons platform
Software platform
SourceForge - Download, Develop and Publish Free Open
GitHub
International Virtual Conference on Role of Library Professionals during Novel Covid-19:
issues and challenges – 21-22 June 2020. By: Sri Krishna Sudama Sansthan, Varanasi,

11. SEO(Search Engine
Optimization)
SEO stands for Search Engine Optimization, which is the practice of
increasing the quantity and quality of traffic to your website
through organic search engine results.
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issues and challenges – 21-22 June 2020. By: Sri Krishna Sudama Sansthan, Varanasi,

12. Questions can be mailed also
Munesh Kumar
Email: muneshkindia@gmail.com
Phone: 9970219639
International Virtual Conference on Role of Library Professionals during Novel Covid-19:
issues and challenges – 21-22 June 2020. By: Sri Krishna Sudama Sansthan, Varanasi,