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Creative Commons (CC) Certificate training develops people’s expertise in CC licenses in order to openly share and engage in our digital commons. With a foundation in open licensing expertise, we can build and foster a world where education, culture, and science are equitably shared to benefit humanity. Learn more about our training from expert facilitators…

CC’s Open Culture work The CC Open Culture Program offers several resources in multiple languages. The OC platform’s Open GLAM Resources working group developed practical resources for the open culture/open GLAM sector, namely a bibliography and glossary. These are essential, foundational resources for greater understanding and capacity building in the open culture community. Learn more…

Sharing your collections and content comes at the last step on the road towards open access, but it is the one that will prove the value of the decision of releasing collections and content. Engaging with the public takes time and work, and it is important that users understand how they can engage with collections…

Among CHIs’ competing priorities, copyright may not be at the top. But copyright is a fundamental part of everyday activities at these institutions, particularly when it comes to digitization and open access projects. Here is a basic overview of some of the important considerations about copyright and digital collections. Big Question / Why It Matters…

Open Culture presents both opportunities and challenges. Understanding them is crucial to making an informed decision on opening collections. This understanding will allow you to take advantage of the positive outcomes and work around the negative ones. Being able to explain the opportunities and plan for the challenges will help you build a strong argument…

The concept of “open” has served different purposes in a variety of fields, from software to scholarly communications, to research and education, to science and culture. Generally speaking, the notion of “open” in these fields often refers to “making something accessible” without financial, technological, or legal restrictions that limit reuse. The cultural heritage sector currently…