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roam_readme.txt - Readme file for ROAM Open Educational Resources
updated 1/6/2026
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This is a generic readme file included with compressed .zip files downloaded from Penn State's 
Repository of Open and Affordable Resources (ROAM): https://roam.libraries.psu.edu/. 

This .zip archive contains a set of files that may be useful for modifying the resource for 
adapted use or for retaining a permanent local copy. If instead you simply wish to view the 
resource in its completed form, in many cases, these same materials are available online in an 
assembled state. See the resource's ROAM page for information regarding any online access.


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LICENSE
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The majority of resources deposited in ROAM are made available via a Creative Commons license.
Please refer to this resource's ROAM page or to the content files in this .zip package for 
documentation of the specific license attached to this particular resource.


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CITING THE MATERIAL
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Basic citation:

[Title] ([link to original work]) by [author], licensed by The Pennsylvania State University 
(https://roam.libraries.psu.edu), [license type], [link to license info], accessed [date].


Citation for modified content:

[Original title] ([link to original work]) by [author], licensed by The Pennsylvania State 
University (https://roam.libraries.psu.edu), [license type], [link to license info], accessed 
[date] / [brief explanation of modification].

Citation if you make a derivative work:

This work, [title of derivative work], is a derivative of [original title] ([link to original 
work]) by [original author], licensed by The Pennsylvania State University 
(https://roam.libraries.psu.edu), [original license type], [link to original license info]. 
[Title of derivative work] is licensed under [derivative license type], [link to derivative 
license info] by [your name here].


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CONTACT
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If you have questions about this material or its use, please visit the ROAM FAQ at 
https://roam.libraries.psu.edu/about or contact the ROAM team directly via email at 
roam@psu.edu.
