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Attribution Statements

Attribution is about crediting a copyright holder according to the terms of a copyright license when reusing a work that you have permission to include in your open textbook.

Email copyright@macewan.ca for assistance with determining permissions and providing attribution statements.

Attribution statements can be included directly underneath a source, or at the bottom of a chapter or section under an Attributions heading to leave content uncluttered.

For each attribution, include:

  • The title of the work
  • A link to the content (can be embedded in the title text)
  • Author(s)/creator(s)/Copyright holder(s)
  • License type

If you have modified a work, include details about these changes.

Attribution Statement Examples

Audio Example

Toads and frogs in pond, village, light distant chatter from villagers by Felix Blume licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License

Image Example

Cropped image of a dog example

Dog by David Locke licensed under a CC-BY 2.0. Modifications to this photo include cropping.

Video Example

What are OER? by Algonquin College Library licensed under CC BY 4.0

Examples at the End of a Chapter or Section

To see an example, scroll to the bottom of this chapter on “The Communication Process” in Professional Communication Skills for Health Studies by Andrea Chute, Sharon Johnston, and Brandi Pawliuk.

 

The above is in accordance with recommendations by Creative Commons.
Contains materials from Attribute Open Content from Open.Michigan, and “Attribution Statements and Copyright Notices” in the Ryerson Open Textbook Authoring Guide by Ryerson University, each licensed under CC-BY 4.0.

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