SHARING LEARNING MATERIALS
via the LMS, for Unit Coordinators

IF YOU DIDN’T CREATE IT, HOW CAN YOU USE IT?
The University is licensed to use some copyright material for educational purposes in the LMS. The copyright notice is automatically added to EchoVideo and Unit Readings.
Here is what Unit Coordinators should do.

U N I T R EA D I N G S
Book chapters, journal articles, some multimedia should be shared via Unit Readings, not uploaded elsewhere or
emailed.

More: Unit Readings Guide

A TTR I B U TE
The law protects creators “moral rights” to be identified as the creator of a work. Images in slidesets, quotes in lecture notes, and audioclips all must identify who made them.
More: Australian Copy right Council Moral Rights Handout

FI R S T S L I D E
If not sharing via EchoVideo, download and insert the Indigenous Recognition and copyright slides at the beginning
of your slides.
More: Indigenous Recognition
and copyright slides (UWA login required)

U S E FR EE R ES O U R C ES
Many creators share their work for re-use by making it available as Creative Commons or Open Educational Resources or on their university research repository.
More: Free to use Images Guide

L I N K O U T
Where you can, link out to material hosted on external site like YouTube clips. This type of material is not covered by our licence.

More: Australian Copy right Council Video Uploads Handout

A S K PER M I S S I O N
You can ask a rights holder directly to let you use their work in your unit. The Senior Librarian (Copyright) can help you with wording and recording permission.
More: Senior Librarian (Copy right)

WANT TO KNOW MORE?
See the Copyright and Teaching webpage
Ask the UWA Library team