Has your team ever been asked for permission to reproduce or adapt your content? Do you want to ensure proper credit is given when your work is shared?

Creative Commons (CC) licensing could be the solution.

Creative Commons is a global, nonprofit system that offers open licences for creative works. There are six types of CC licences, each allowing different levels of sharing, copying, and adaptation. All licences require attribution to the original creator.

Nova Scotia Health teams now have the option to assign Creative Commons licences to their work!

This change follows the example set by the Nova Scotia Health Policy Office, which publishes new policies under a CC licence, and is inspired by Alberta Health Services which has successfully used CC licensing for several years.

To retain control over how your content is used, we recommend choosing one of the two most restrictive CC licences:

  • CC BY-NC-SA (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike)
    Allows others to reuse or adapt your work for noncommercial purposes providing they credit you and share any changes under the same license.
  • CC BY-NC-ND (Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives)
    Allows others to share your work for noncommercial purposes with proper credit, but no changes or adaptations are allowed.

Want to learn more?

Visit the Creative Commons subject guide for information on:

Ready to get started or have questions?

Roxanne MacMillan

Librarian Educator
Halifax Infirmary, Central Zone