Monthly Archives: July 2012

Geoscience Australia to license Landsat 8 images under CC BY

Posted on 27 July 2012 by Cheryl Foong

The Landsat 8 satellite, to be launched in early 2013, is expected to be fully operational by May or June of that year. Once it begins capturing images and beaming them back, Geoscience Australia (GA) will publish them online for … Continue reading →

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4 million CC licensed videos on YouTube

Posted on 27 July 2012 by Cheryl Foong

It’s been a year since YouTube launched its CC video library, and since then, users have added 40 years worth of video under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) licence. From 25 July 2012, users can opt for future videos … Continue reading →

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Increasing support for Open Access to research

Posted on 4 July 2012 by Cheryl Foong

Elliott Harmon of Creative Commons, in this recent blog post, highlights a few initiatives calling for Open Access to research. One such example is a Washington Post opinion piece by Matt Cooper and Elizabeth Wiley. Cooper and Wiley, from the … Continue reading →

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Paris OER Declaration formally adopted

Posted on 4 July 2012 by Cheryl Foong

The 2012 World Open Educational Resources (OER) Congress was hosted by UNESCO in Paris, on 20-22 June 2012. In addition to showcasing the world’s best practices in OER policies, initiatives and experts and celebrating the 10th anniversary of the 2002 … Continue reading →

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