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Christy Henshaw — Open Culture VOICES, Season 2 Episode 26
Open Culture
“Open access means that we’re able to reach more people in a more equitable fashion.” Christy explains how the Wellcome Collection has been using Open Access to increase the engagement and shared value of an art and culture collection in a private foundation. Christy also shares some insight about the benefits of leveraging existing tools,…
The Shuttleworth Foundation on CC BY as default and commercial enterprises in education
Open EducationPhoto by Mark Surman CC BY-NC-SA For those of you who don’t know Karien Bezuidenhout, she is the Chief Operating Officer at the Shuttleworth Foundation, one of the few foundations that fund open education projects and who have an open licensing policy for their grantees. A couple months ago, I had the chance to meet…
An Evaluation of Private Foundation Copyright Licensing Policies, Practices and Opportunities
UncategorizedCC is pleased to announce that the Berkman Center for Internet & Society, in collaboration with the Hewlett Foundation, the Ford Foundation, and the Open Society Institute, has recently published a new study entitled, An Evaluation of Private Foundation Copyright Licensing Policies, Practices and Opportunities, by Philllip Malone. From the announcement, “This project… undertook to…
"What Status for Open?" A ccLearn Publication
Open EducationccLearn is pleased to announce the publication of a research report entitled, “What Status for Open? An Examination of the Licensing Policies of Open Educational Organizations and Projects.” We encourage you to read the whole report, which you can find in several formats, along with an FAQ, on the ccLearn website. The report asks, “What…