Week 2 - Creative Commons

 Nancy Sims (2007). fuzzy copyright [photo]. http://www.flickr.com/photos/pugno_muliebriter/1384247192/

This week we had to learn a little bit about copyright and fair use in the classroom.  Part of our assignment was to learn about Creative Commons licenses.  A Creative Commons license is a free type of copyright for the growing library of digital works.  There are six different kinds of Creative Commons licenses.

 Ian Wilson (2006).  Book Collection [photo].  http://www.flickr.com/photos/foolstopzanet/151936713/

The first type of Creative Commons license is the Attribution type.  A work with this type of license can be copied and shared freely, adapted and used commercially.  The work needs to be attributed to the creator in a way that does not suggest the creator gives endorsement.

 Jeffrey Beall (2006).  Library books [photo].  http://www.flickr.com/photos/denverjeffrey/304220561/

The next type of license is Attribution-NoDerivs type.  A work of this type can be shared freely and used commercially  but it cannot be altered, changed or enhanced in any way.  The work needs to be attributed to the creator in a way that does not suggest the creator gives endorsement.

 Geoff Coupe (2004).  Library [photo].   http://www.flickr.com/photos/gcoupe/20972113/

The third type of license is called Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike.  A work of this type can be copied and shared as well as adapted.  However, the work needs to be attributed to the creator in a way that does not suggest the creator gives endorsement. The work may not be used commercially, and if the work is altered, transformed, adapted, enhanced, or changed in any way, the resulting work can be distributed under the same or similar license.

 oddharmonic (2011).  Back-to-school library display [photo]. http://www.flickr.com/photos/oddharmonic/6157734040/

Attribution-ShareAlike is the next type of license from Creative Commons.  This license is similar to the Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike license, except, that with this license, the work can be used for commercial uses.

 Steven Harris (2012).  Library shelves 2 [photo]. http://www.flickr.com/photos/srharris/6979776901/

The next type of Creative Commons license is Attribution-NonCommercial.    Works with this type of license can be copied and shared as well as adapted.  However, the work needs to be attributed to the creator in a way that does not suggest the creator gives endorsement and cannot be for commercial use.

 Adam Roberts (2001).  Library [photo].   http://www.flickr.com/photos/spartacus007/12382193/

The final type of license is the Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs type.  Works of this type can be copied and shared.  The work needs to be attributed to the creator in a way that does not suggest the creator gives endorsement, cannot be altered, transformed, built upon or enhanced, and cannot be for commercial use.

Call Me Ishmael.....

If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you'll probably want to know is where I was born, and what my lousy childhood was like, and how my parents were occupied and all before they had me, and all that David Copperfield kind of crap, but I don't feel like going into it, if you want to know the truth. —J. D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye (1951)

Actually, you can call me Jessica.  I am a Navy wife and a former elementary teacher, turned preschool teacher, turned stay at home mom.  I did all of my undergraduate work in Music and Elementary Education at the College of William and Mary and earned my Master's in Reading from the University of Virginia.  I love to learn new things.  In fact, I woke up one morning and decided that I needed to learn something, so I decided to pursue an endorsement in Library Science from Old Dominion University in Virginia.  I am taking my second and third classes this semester.  I should finish next fall.  

When I am not chasing my three boys around, I volunteer at my twin almost first graders' school.  I am also involved with a Navy spouses' organization in Norfolk as well as our elementary school PTA.  I direct a children's choir at my church and sing in the adult choir. 

I am an accidental runner.  I registered for a race and realized that I had to actually train for it.  Somewhere along the way, I started to like running.  2013 is shaping up to be the year of the half marathon for me.  

There is not very much down time in my crazy life. 

This little space on the World Wide Web will serve as my sounding board as I am navigating the wild and wonderful world of Libraryland.  I am excited to make the transition from classroom teacher (or, more recently, Mom in Chief) to school librarian.  I love books and reading and I can't think of a better to share that excitement with students.

Thanks for joining me on this journey!
Jessica