{"id":90,"date":"2023-01-04T19:50:43","date_gmt":"2023-01-04T19:50:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/openbook.ums.edu.my\/iotb\/chapter\/faq\/"},"modified":"2024-09-19T04:11:00","modified_gmt":"2024-09-19T04:11:00","slug":"faq","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/openbook.ums.edu.my\/iotb\/chapter\/faq\/","title":{"raw":"Attribution FAQ","rendered":"Attribution FAQ"},"content":{"raw":"<div class=\"textbox textbox--learning-objectives\"><header class=\"textbox__header\">\n<p class=\"textbox__title\">Learning Objectives<\/p>\n\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\n<ul>\n \t<li>Understand answers to common questions around attributing when reusing and remixing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h1>How do I attribute works used at the book level in UTSA Pressbooks?<\/h1>\n<table class=\"grid\" border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Attributing Works Used<\/td>\n<td><strong>Pressbooks Admin &gt; Book Info &gt; Source<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h1>Do I need to include \u201cunless where otherwise noted?\u201d<\/h1>\nThe Creative Commons recommended format[footnote]Creative Commons. (2022). <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/faq\/#how-do-i-properly-attribute-material-offered-under-a-creative-commons-license\">Frequently Asked Questions - Creative Commons<\/a>.[\/footnote] for attributing does not include this as an essential component of the attribution statement.\u00a0 However, Pressbooks will do this automatically for all books in the case that a chapter of a book has a different license than the overall book.\u00a0 We need to go further down this rabbit hole of how this is possible. A hunch: it has to do with fair use[footnote]Creative Commons. (2022). Frequently Asked Questions - Creative Commons.[\/footnote] , and Creative Commons works are not excepted from fair use.\n<h1>Which is preferable: \"Licensed Under\" or \"Licensed?\"<\/h1>\nThe Open Attribution Builder [footnote]Open Washington: Open Educational Resources Network. (2022). Open Attribution Builder.[\/footnote]adds Licensed Under as the default whenever you create an attribution statement using that tool. However, you do not have to preface your copyright statement or your attribution statement with \u201cLicensed Under.\u201d You can opt for the more concise \u201cLicensed.\u201d\n<h1>When re-using another CC-licensed work, who do I list as the author? The original author or myself?<\/h1>\nIt depends. How much has the book been changed from its original version? If minimal surface changes were made, it\u2019s recommended to retain the original author as the author. If more work went into putting the book into Pressbooks from another format, including creating a custom cover image with plans for additional tailoring, it makes sense to list the adapter as the author.\u00a0 This is where the attribution statement saves us: because you are linking out to the original book, users will be able to see the original source.\n<h1>Do I need to put quotes around a book title when attributing?<\/h1>\nNo, this is not necessary. The attribution statement is cleaner without them. Do use quotes for image attributions, though.\n<h1>How do I attribute multiple authors?<\/h1>\nList all authors.\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--examples\"><header class=\"textbox__header\">\n<p class=\"textbox__title\">Example<\/p>\n\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/kstatelibraries.pressbooks.pub\/counterunmannedaircraft\/\">Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems Technologies and Operations<\/a>.\u00a0\/ R. K. Nichols; J.J.C.H. Ryan; H.C. Mumm; C. Carter; W.D. Lonstein; and J.P. Hood. <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/4.0\/\">CC-BY-NC- SA <\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h1>Is it okay to use a license acronym when attributing? For example, CC-BY instead of Creative Commons Attribution?<\/h1>\nYes, because you will link to the full license.\u00a0 It\u2019s not wrong to spell out the full license, but it\u2019s also not necessary. Both the abbreviated and the extended version are fine but the abbreviated looks cleaner.\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--examples\"><header class=\"textbox__header\">\n<p class=\"textbox__title\">Examples<\/p>\n\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\n\nBoth are acceptable, as they link out to the license with more information:\n<ul>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\">CC-BY<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\">Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h1>How do attribute works used at the chapter level in UTSA Pressbooks?<\/h1>\nIf the chapter only contains material from another source and the material has not been changed (i.e., not adapted), then use an attribution statement like below.\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--examples\"><header class=\"textbox__header\">\n<p class=\"textbox__title\">Borrowed Text (No Changes Made)<\/p>\n\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\n\nThis chapter is comprised of text taken from<a href=\"https:\/\/slcc.pressbooks.pub\/physicalgeography\/chapter\/2-2\/\"> Chapter 2.2<\/a> of<a href=\"https:\/\/slcc.pressbooks.pub\/physicalgeography\/\"> Physical Geography and Natural Disasters<\/a> by R. Adam Dastrup and is used under a<a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/4.0\/?ref=chooser-v1\"> CC BY-NC-SA 4.0<\/a> license. No changes have been made nor original material added.\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--examples\"><header class=\"textbox__header\">\n<p class=\"textbox__title\">Borrowed Text Merged\u00a0 with Original Text<\/p>\n\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\n\nIf the chapter contains some original material AND some material from another source, then use \u201cThis chapter contains material taken from\u2026.\u201d.[footnote] The <a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/adaptopentextbook\/chapter\/attribution-statement\/\">BCcampus Open Education<em>\u00a0Adaptation Guide<\/em><\/a>\u00a0by Lauri M. Aesoph is used under a<a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\">\u00a0CC BY 4.0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/adaptopentextbook\/chapter\/attribution-statement\/\"> licence.[\/footnote]<\/a>\n<h1>Do I need to keep track of changes I make throughout a derivative book?<\/h1>\nAccording to the Creative Commons FAQ, you must indicate if you have modified the work in your attribution statement. It is a good idea to keep track of changes that were made to the original text through track changes.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/faq\/#how-do-i-properly-attribute-material-offered-under-a-creative-commons-license\">It is not necessary to note trivial alterations, such as correcting a typo or changing a font size. Finally, you must retain an indication of previous modifications to the work.<\/a>\n<h1>Do I need to note in my attribution if the book is a derivative of another book?<\/h1>\nIf you are creating a manual attribution, you do not need to add this as part of your attribution statement. You only need to list Title, Author, Source, and License. But you can note this if you would like.\n\nIf you use the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.openwa.org\/attrib-builder\/\">Open Attribution Builder<\/a>, it will ask if the book is a derivative of another book. If it is, you can select that, and then provide the URL for the original book. The Open Attribution builder will add this to your attribution statement.\n\nWhen you clone a book in Pressbooks, it will add all of the attribution information for the original.\u00a0 Under Book Info &gt; Copyright &gt; Source Book URL\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--examples\"><header class=\"textbox__header\">\n<p class=\"textbox__title\">Example<\/p>\n\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\n\nBook Info Section of a UTSA Cloned version of the OER Starter Kit\n\n<img class=\"size-full wp-image-89\" src=\"https:\/\/openbook.ums.edu.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/183\/2023\/01\/Book-Info-Section-of-a-UTSA-Cloned-Version-of-the-OER-Starter-Kit.png\" alt=\"Book Info Section of a UTSA Cloned version of the OER Starter Kit\" width=\"993\" height=\"446\">\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","rendered":"<div class=\"textbox textbox--learning-objectives\">\n<header class=\"textbox__header\">\n<p class=\"textbox__title\">Learning Objectives<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\n<ul>\n<li>Understand answers to common questions around attributing when reusing and remixing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h1>How do I attribute works used at the book level in UTSA Pressbooks?<\/h1>\n<table class=\"grid\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Attributing Works Used<\/td>\n<td><strong>Pressbooks Admin &gt; Book Info &gt; Source<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h1>Do I need to include \u201cunless where otherwise noted?\u201d<\/h1>\n<p>The Creative Commons recommended format<a class=\"footnote\" title=\"Creative Commons. (2022). Frequently Asked Questions - Creative Commons.\" id=\"return-footnote-90-1\" href=\"#footnote-90-1\" aria-label=\"Footnote 1\"><sup class=\"footnote\">[1]<\/sup><\/a> for attributing does not include this as an essential component of the attribution statement.\u00a0 However, Pressbooks will do this automatically for all books in the case that a chapter of a book has a different license than the overall book.\u00a0 We need to go further down this rabbit hole of how this is possible. A hunch: it has to do with fair use<a class=\"footnote\" title=\"Creative Commons. (2022). Frequently Asked Questions - Creative Commons.\" id=\"return-footnote-90-2\" href=\"#footnote-90-2\" aria-label=\"Footnote 2\"><sup class=\"footnote\">[2]<\/sup><\/a> , and Creative Commons works are not excepted from fair use.<\/p>\n<h1>Which is preferable: &#8220;Licensed Under&#8221; or &#8220;Licensed?&#8221;<\/h1>\n<p>The Open Attribution Builder <a class=\"footnote\" title=\"Open Washington: Open Educational Resources Network. (2022). Open Attribution Builder.\" id=\"return-footnote-90-3\" href=\"#footnote-90-3\" aria-label=\"Footnote 3\"><sup class=\"footnote\">[3]<\/sup><\/a>adds Licensed Under as the default whenever you create an attribution statement using that tool. However, you do not have to preface your copyright statement or your attribution statement with \u201cLicensed Under.\u201d You can opt for the more concise \u201cLicensed.\u201d<\/p>\n<h1>When re-using another CC-licensed work, who do I list as the author? The original author or myself?<\/h1>\n<p>It depends. How much has the book been changed from its original version? If minimal surface changes were made, it\u2019s recommended to retain the original author as the author. If more work went into putting the book into Pressbooks from another format, including creating a custom cover image with plans for additional tailoring, it makes sense to list the adapter as the author.\u00a0 This is where the attribution statement saves us: because you are linking out to the original book, users will be able to see the original source.<\/p>\n<h1>Do I need to put quotes around a book title when attributing?<\/h1>\n<p>No, this is not necessary. The attribution statement is cleaner without them. Do use quotes for image attributions, though.<\/p>\n<h1>How do I attribute multiple authors?<\/h1>\n<p>List all authors.<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--examples\">\n<header class=\"textbox__header\">\n<p class=\"textbox__title\">Example<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kstatelibraries.pressbooks.pub\/counterunmannedaircraft\/\">Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems Technologies and Operations<\/a>.\u00a0\/ R. K. Nichols; J.J.C.H. Ryan; H.C. Mumm; C. Carter; W.D. Lonstein; and J.P. Hood. <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/4.0\/\">CC-BY-NC- SA <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h1>Is it okay to use a license acronym when attributing? For example, CC-BY instead of Creative Commons Attribution?<\/h1>\n<p>Yes, because you will link to the full license.\u00a0 It\u2019s not wrong to spell out the full license, but it\u2019s also not necessary. Both the abbreviated and the extended version are fine but the abbreviated looks cleaner.<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--examples\">\n<header class=\"textbox__header\">\n<p class=\"textbox__title\">Examples<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\n<p>Both are acceptable, as they link out to the license with more information:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\">CC-BY<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\">Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h1>How do attribute works used at the chapter level in UTSA Pressbooks?<\/h1>\n<p>If the chapter only contains material from another source and the material has not been changed (i.e., not adapted), then use an attribution statement like below.<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--examples\">\n<header class=\"textbox__header\">\n<p class=\"textbox__title\">Borrowed Text (No Changes Made)<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\n<p>This chapter is comprised of text taken from<a href=\"https:\/\/slcc.pressbooks.pub\/physicalgeography\/chapter\/2-2\/\"> Chapter 2.2<\/a> of<a href=\"https:\/\/slcc.pressbooks.pub\/physicalgeography\/\"> Physical Geography and Natural Disasters<\/a> by R. Adam Dastrup and is used under a<a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/4.0\/?ref=chooser-v1\"> CC BY-NC-SA 4.0<\/a> license. No changes have been made nor original material added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--examples\">\n<header class=\"textbox__header\">\n<p class=\"textbox__title\">Borrowed Text Merged\u00a0 with Original Text<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\n<p>If the chapter contains some original material AND some material from another source, then use \u201cThis chapter contains material taken from\u2026.\u201d.<a class=\"footnote\" title=\"The BCcampus Open Education\u00a0Adaptation Guide\u00a0by Lauri M. Aesoph is used under a\u00a0CC BY 4.0 licence.\" id=\"return-footnote-90-4\" href=\"#footnote-90-4\" aria-label=\"Footnote 4\"><sup class=\"footnote\">[4]<\/sup><\/a><\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Do I need to keep track of changes I make throughout a derivative book?<\/h1>\n<p>According to the Creative Commons FAQ, you must indicate if you have modified the work in your attribution statement. It is a good idea to keep track of changes that were made to the original text through track changes.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/faq\/#how-do-i-properly-attribute-material-offered-under-a-creative-commons-license\">It is not necessary to note trivial alterations, such as correcting a typo or changing a font size. Finally, you must retain an indication of previous modifications to the work.<\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Do I need to note in my attribution if the book is a derivative of another book?<\/h1>\n<p>If you are creating a manual attribution, you do not need to add this as part of your attribution statement. You only need to list Title, Author, Source, and License. But you can note this if you would like.<\/p>\n<p>If you use the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.openwa.org\/attrib-builder\/\">Open Attribution Builder<\/a>, it will ask if the book is a derivative of another book. If it is, you can select that, and then provide the URL for the original book. The Open Attribution builder will add this to your attribution statement.<\/p>\n<p>When you clone a book in Pressbooks, it will add all of the attribution information for the original.\u00a0 Under Book Info &gt; Copyright &gt; Source Book URL<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--examples\">\n<header class=\"textbox__header\">\n<p class=\"textbox__title\">Example<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\n<p>Book Info Section of a UTSA Cloned version of the OER Starter Kit<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-89\" src=\"https:\/\/openbook.ums.edu.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/183\/2023\/01\/Book-Info-Section-of-a-UTSA-Cloned-Version-of-the-OER-Starter-Kit.png\" alt=\"Book Info Section of a UTSA Cloned version of the OER Starter Kit\" width=\"993\" height=\"446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openbook.ums.edu.my\/iotb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/183\/2023\/01\/Book-Info-Section-of-a-UTSA-Cloned-Version-of-the-OER-Starter-Kit.png 993w, https:\/\/openbook.ums.edu.my\/iotb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/183\/2023\/01\/Book-Info-Section-of-a-UTSA-Cloned-Version-of-the-OER-Starter-Kit-300x135.png 300w, https:\/\/openbook.ums.edu.my\/iotb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/183\/2023\/01\/Book-Info-Section-of-a-UTSA-Cloned-Version-of-the-OER-Starter-Kit-768x345.png 768w, https:\/\/openbook.ums.edu.my\/iotb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/183\/2023\/01\/Book-Info-Section-of-a-UTSA-Cloned-Version-of-the-OER-Starter-Kit-65x29.png 65w, https:\/\/openbook.ums.edu.my\/iotb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/183\/2023\/01\/Book-Info-Section-of-a-UTSA-Cloned-Version-of-the-OER-Starter-Kit-225x101.png 225w, https:\/\/openbook.ums.edu.my\/iotb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/183\/2023\/01\/Book-Info-Section-of-a-UTSA-Cloned-Version-of-the-OER-Starter-Kit-350x157.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 993px) 100vw, 993px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"media-attributions clear\" prefix:cc=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/ns#\" prefix:dc=\"http:\/\/purl.org\/dc\/terms\/\"><h3>Media Attributions<\/h3><ul><li >Book Info Section of a UTSA Cloned Version of the OER Starter Kit       <\/li><\/ul><\/div><hr class=\"before-footnotes clear\" \/><div class=\"footnotes\"><ol><li id=\"footnote-90-1\">Creative Commons. 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