License

The University of Michigan Library website available at http://lib.umich.edu is made available under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license. This means:

You are free:

• to Share — to copy, distribute and transmit the work
• to Remix — to adapt the work

Under the following conditions:

• Attribution — You must attribute the University of Michigan Library in your use (but not in any way that suggests that we endorse you or your use of the work).

For the full license terms please see: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode

Exceptions

Some material on the MLibrary website is not being made available under the terms of this license. These are:

1. Third-Party material that is being used under fair use or with permission (such as third-party databases).
2. Staff member profile photographs.
3. Any photographs where students, staff, or faculty at the University of Michigan are easily identifiable.

Questions?

If you have any questions regarding the copyright status of any material on the MLibrary website please contact the Library Copyright Office at copyright@umich.edu.

Why did MLibrary adopt a Creative Commons license?

University Librarian Paul Courant said, "Using Creative Commons licenses is another way the University Library can act on its commitment to the public good. By marking our copyrighted content as available for reuse, we offer the University community and the public a rich set of educational resources free from traditional permissions barriers."

These works include bibliographies, research guides, lesson plans, and technology tutorials. We believe that the adoption of Creative Commons licenses is perfectly aligned with our mission, "to contribute to the common good by collecting, organizing, preserving, communicating, and sharing the record of human knowledge."

What is Creative Commons?

Creative Commons (CC) is a non-profit organization that created a set of simple, easy-to-understand copyright licenses. These licenses carve out a spectrum of options between the "all rights reserved" of traditional copyright and the copyright-free public domain. The "Some Rights Reserved" model helps copyright holders to share their work easily without giving up all their rights, and it allows everyone to find work that is free to use without permission.

To learn more about Creative Commons, visit the Creative Commons website http://creativecommons.org or watch the Get Creative video http://creativecommons.org/videos/get-creative