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" Creative Commons LicenseThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. "

On CreativeCommons.org there is a gallery of sixteen videos and slideshows that explain what Creative Commons licensing is, how to use it, and practical examples of Creative Commons licensing in use.

EZproxy helps provide users with remote access to Web-based licensed content offered by libraries. It is middleware that authenticates library users against local authentication systems and provides remote access to licensed content based on the user's authorization. EZproxy is an easy to setup and maintain program. More than 2,500 institutions in over 60 countries have purchased EZproxy software.

Gunn Map 2 is an online application which allows you to create customizable maps with any compatible set of data you have available. GunnMap is free. Images generated with it are under the Creative Commons BY-SA license, making them suitable for use most anywhere including on Wikipedia. Watch Demonstration:    http://vimeo.com/1849768#  Via Robin Good

Google Docs has add a research tool to facilitate web searches. Filters for images, quotes, license, etc. help limit the search.

Like academic libraries, school libraries rely primarily on their parent institution for financial support. The latest nation-wide expenditures figures for school library media centers in public schools comes from Characteristics of Public Elementary and Secondary School Library Media Centers in the United States: Results From the 2011-12 Schools and Staffing Survey published in August 2013. The "Selected Findings" summary in the beginning of the Adobe Reader PDF version notes -- -- During the 2010-11 school year, public school library media centers spent an average of $9,340 for all information resources [Information resources include such items as books, periodicals, audio/visual materials, database licensing, and software. They do not include salaries, computer hardware, or audio/visual equipment.] (table 4). This includes an average of $6,010 for the purchase of books and $490 for the purchase of audio/video materials [Includes all copies of any tape, CD, DVD, or Blu-ray]. -- The number of holdings in public library media centers per 100 students was 2,188 for book titles and 81 for audio/video materials at the end of the 2010-11 school year (table 5).

The site offers Creative Commons-licensed sound effects and music clips to download. You can also join the site and upload sounds to share. 

"search engine for images, mostly ones that have a Creative Commons license. It's design is very attractive and easy to use. The key reason I like it, though, is because when you want to use one of their photos, it automatically shows whatever permissions are required."

This site was created as a way for people to share their self-created book trailers. All trailers shared with BTFA are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivs 3.0 Unported (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0) What does this mean, exactly? It means you are free to show, download, and share these trailers, as long as they are not modified, and attribution to the creator is given. Most trailers were created by teachers, students or librarians, but a few of the trailers were created by publishers, or authors. The most important thing to note is that all of them are here for you to use, so feel free!

Incredible photographs organized as an encyclopedia. Creative Commons licensing used. Wow! Quality images.

Example of how Big 6 is incorporated into a project

Creative Commons has recently rolled out its new 4.0 licences and made them available for adoption worldwide. This is the fruit of two ears of hard work to overcome some of th weaknesses that marked the 2011 version CC licences.

Supports the implementation of the New Curriculum for Information Literacy in HE. Contained on the wiki are case studies, teaching resources, training materials for librarians who will deliver, skills audit tool and much more. The curriculum and supporting documentation can be found here: http://ccfil.pbworks.com/f/ANCIL_final.pdf