Did you know that Creative Commons (CC) licenses are non-revocable? This means that once you license your data for reuse, the decision is final—a significant step that deserves careful thought. Data repositories make licensing your data easy with built-in licensing templates, but the simplicity of a drop-down menu masks an important choice. In this session, we’ll explore how copyright relates to data and some key factors to consider before accepting a default license.

Session learning objectives:

1. Understand copyright basics as they apply to data.
2. Learn about common open licensing options.
3. Explore practical considerations for sharing and reusing data responsibly.

About your presenter: Jaclyn Chambers Page (she/her), MLIS, is Dalhousie's Copyright Librarian and also helps support the library and research needs of Dalhousie's Faculty of Agriculture in Truro, Nova Scotia. Her interests include balancing creator and user rights, wallowing in existential anxiety over artificial intelligence, and chihuahuas. 

About Love Data week: Check out the Love Data Week research guide (https://dal.ca.libguides.com/lovedata) for additional online events hosted by Dalhousie or by other institutions in Atlantic Canada and beyond! Check back often for new additions!

And don't miss Show yourself some love: using OrcID to manage data about you (https://dal.libcal.com/calendar/events/orcid) and How I learned to stop worrying and love Dal's new Active Data Storage Services (https://dal.libcal.com/calendar/events/activedatastorage), two presentations available exclusively to the Dalhousie community.

This session will be held online in Teams - link provided in the email you will receive after you register.