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| + | The search engine will retrieve web pages for your topic that are both OER and non OER and it is important to specify OER in your search criteria. |
| + | When you visit any site returned by the search results, you need to look for copyright information to ascertain that the resource is OER and you can re-use it. If the resource is not explicitly declared to be an OER (allowing you to re-use), you should not use it in making your OER. |
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| + | ===== Introducing OER as a criteria in your search ===== |
| + | Search engines allow for search results to be filtered and displayed by license. You can do this by specifying OER as a criteria while setting your search preferences. In Google search you need to select <u>Settings → Advanced Search.</u> In Advanced Search, you can select Usage Rights as ‘free to use, share or modify, even commercially’ to get OER that you can re-use with or without modification. |
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− | Similarly, you should enter the topic on which you want to access resources on, in the search engine search bar.
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− | Note – the search engine will retrieve web pages for your topic that are both OER and non OER.
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− | When you visit the site, you need to look for copyright information to ascertain that the resource is OER and you can re-use it. If the resource is not explicitly declared to be an OER (allowing you to re-use), you should not use it in making your OER.
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− | ===== Introducing OER as a criteria in your search =====
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− | This can be made easier by providing OER as a criteria in your search itself. In Google search you need to select <u>Settings → Advanced Search.</u> In Advanced Search, you can select Usage Rights as ‘free to use, share or modify, even commercially’ to get OER that you can re-use with or without modification.
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| Image to specify licensing while using Google search engine<br> | | Image to specify licensing while using Google search engine<br> |
| [[File:COL - Google Advanced Search for OER - Usage rights.png|450px]] | | [[File:COL - Google Advanced Search for OER - Usage rights.png|450px]] |