Copyright: “Copyright is a type of intellectual property that protects original works of authorship as soon as an author fixes the work in a tangible form of expression.” U.S. Copyright Office Fair Use: “Fair use is a legal doctrine that promotes freedom of expression by permitting the unlicensed use of copyright-protected works in certain circumstances.” U.S. Copyright Office
Affordability: Providing students with course materials that incur costs only when necessary to provide meaningful experiences. (Creative Commons) OER: Open Educational Resources (OER) are teaching, learning, and research materials that are either (a) in the public domain or (b) licensed in a manner that provides everyone with free and perpetual permission to engage in the 5R activities.
Data repositories exist to facilitate the sharing and archiving of datasets. Thus, they can be an important source of previously-generated datasets for analysis, as well as a means of preserving your data and complying with funder requirements to make your datasets publicly available.
