Using free and low-cost resources from libraries, online repositories, and creative commons licensing can help students learn while saving money. Instructors can access open courseware and pre-built course materials for under $30, as well as library resources like ebooks, articles, newspapers, journals and images. Instructors are also encouraged to create their own multimedia content for courses using the digital media studio while ensuring proper copyright clearance. Librarians are available for assistance and support using these resources.

1. USING FREE AND
LOW COST
RESOURCES MAKES
FOR HAPPY
STUDENTS

2. • The purpose and character of the use, including whether
such use is of commercial nature or is for nonprofit
educational purposes
• The nature of the copyrighted work
• The amount and substantiality of the portion used in
relation to the copyrighted work as a whole
• The effect of the use upon the potential market for, or
value of, the copyrighted work
• ALWAYS CITE WHERE IT CAME FROM
• WHEN IN DOUBT, TRY TO GET PERMISSION
• http://copyright.columbia.edu/copyright/fair-use/

3. • USUALLY FREE OR LOW COST
• OFTEN CREATIVE COMMONS LICENSED
• MANY ARE PEER-REVIEWED
• http://www.openaccesstextbooks.org/websites.html
• http://librarianchick.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=Main_
Page#Open_Source.2FOpenCourseWare

4. • COURSES CREATED BY TEAMS OF
INSTRUCTORS, SUBJECT MATTER
EXPERTS, LIBRARIANS
• ALREADY CREATED IN ANGEL/GOOGLEDOCS
• PLUG AND PLAY
• UNDER $30 FOR MATERIALS
• https://sites.google.com/a/sbctc.edu/opencourselibrary/
• Guest_ocl
• ocl

5. • LIBRARY IS OVERFLOWING WITH RESOURCES
• RESERVE ITEMS TAKE BURDEN OFF YOU, COVERS
YOUR BUTT
• EMBEDDED/UPLOADED TO ANGEL/CANVAS
• http://lwtechlearningcommons.com/
• ONLINE, FULL-TEXT BOOKS
• ONLINE, FULL-TEXT ARTICLES
• NEWSPAPERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD
• MAGAZINES COVERING EVERY DISCIPLINE
• SCHOLARLY/PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS
• IMAGES FROM ART COLLECTIONS

6. • YEAH!
• DIY USING THE DIGITAL MEDIA STUDIO
• RICH CONTENT MAKES IT MORE INTERESTING
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INTERACTIVE TOOLS, ANIMATIONS, GAMES, TUTORIALS
PBS VIDEOS
ONLINE DOCUMENTARIES
COPYRIGHT CLEARED
CURRENT AND FRESH

7. • YOUR LIBRARIANS ROCK AND ARE HERE TO HELP
Cheyenne.roduin@lwtech.edu
425-739-8100 xt 8657
Mary.zickafoose@lwtech.edu
425-739-8100 xt 8533