An uncopyrighted work is considered to be in the public domain and can be used for any purpose with violating copyright law. If an item has no copyright notice, you will need to consider if it falls within the public domain.

• When U.S. Works Pass into the Public Domain
• Copyright Term and the Public Domain in the United States Cornell University
• Digital Copyright Slider
• Tool to help determine if a work is protected by copyright or if it is in the public domain. Based on publication date.

Creative Commons

Provides a set of copyright licenses and tools that create a balance inside the traditional all rights reserved setting that copyright law creates. Tools give everyone a simple, standardized way to keep their copyright while allowing certain uses of their work.

Public Domain (no limitations)
Copy, adapt, modify, share.
Commercial and non-commercial.
Do not have to credit original content creators.
 

Attribution (BY)
Copy, adapt, modify, share.
Commercial and non-commercial.
Credit original content creators.
 

Attribution (BY) - Share Alike (SA)
Copy, adapt, modify, share under same license type.
Commercial and non-commercial.
Credit original content creators.
 

Attribution (BY) - No Derivatives (ND)
Copy, share.
Commercial and non-commercial.
Credit original content creators.
 

Attribution (BY) - Non-commercial (NC)
Copy, adapt, modify, share.
Non-commercial.
Credit original content creators.
 

Attribution (BY) - Non-commercial (NC) - Share Alike (SA)
Copy, adapt, modify, share under same license type.
Non-commercial.
Credit original content creators.
 

Attribution (BY) - Non-commercial (NC) - No Derivatives (ND)
Copy, share.
Non-commercial.
Credit original content creators.

• Flickr (images) Use the advanced search to limit search to images licensed with a Creative Commons license.
   
• Pixabay (images)
   
• Google Image Search
  --Limit by types of usage rights:
  --Free to use or share - Allows you to copy or redistribute its content if the content remains unchanged.
  --Free to use, share, or modify - Allows you to copy, modify, or redistribute in ways specified in the license.
  --Commercially - If you want content for commercial use, be sure to select an option that includes the word "commercially."
   
• Moving Image Archive
  Digital movies uploaded by Internet Archives users.
   
• Wikimedia Commons (multiple forms if media)
   
• YouTube (videos)
   
• Legal Sources of Online Content
  Educause
   
• OER Commons
  Open Educational Resources
   
• Public Domain and Creative Commons: A Guide to Works You Can Use Freely
  Guide to using public domain and Creative Commons materials for scholarly projects.
   
• USA.gov

• Good Copyright and Creative Commons Practices - Presentation Slides Nancy Sims, Copyright Program Librarian, University of Minnesota Libraries
• Using Open Educational Resources (OER) to Open Up Knowledge Presentation for the 24th Annual AFACCT Conference, January 9 and 10, 2014 (hosted by Prince George's Community College, Largo, MD) more...

The Library licenses digital content such as databases, journals, ebooks, and streaming video on behalf of the college. To link to library licensed content, you need to put a proxy string in front of the URL so that the resource can be accessed from off campus.

The proxy string is https://ccproxy.idm.oclc.org/login?url=

Example: To link to the Academic Search Complete database, you would insert the following URL:
https://ccproxy.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=a9h (proxy string + URL of Academic Search Complete database)

If you need to use a copyrighted work that isn't yet licensed by the library, permission may need to be obtained from the copyright holder. The Library can assist you via our reserves service. For articles, book chapters and other text, we use the Copyright Clearance Center to request and pay for permissions. For streaming media, such as video, we contact the copyright holder or service for the work in question. Again, the Library will pay a fee for this permission.

• Reserves & Copyright Overview of the Library's Course Reserves & Ereserves
• Introduction to the Permissions Process An overview from Stanford University Libraries

Permission to reuse content from Howard Community College Library.