Material Usage Rights
Usage rights vary. Most materials are marked with Creative Commons (CC) licences or Rights Statements.
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Creative Commons Licences
- CC0: Free use
- BY: Credit the author
- NC: No commercial use
- ND: No derivatives
- SA: Share alike
Public Domain Mark
Copyright expired – free to use.
Rights Statements
Used when copyright status is unclear.
Material’s Copyright is Unknown
You can still:
- View the material
- Share the URL
- Save searches
- Add to favourites and share the list
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Material Descriptions
Generally free to reuse, except for book abstracts or user-submitted descriptions.
Cover Images of Library Materials
Often copyright-protected. Permission required from publisher for reuse.