Know Your (Author) Rights Understanding & Educating Faculty About Author Rights Allyson Mower, University of Utah Open Access and Digital Repository Forum San Jose State University, May 25, 2011
/ˈkäpēˌrīt/ a noun a bunch of verbs at least two bands A federal legal regime that grants for a limited time exclusive rights to authors of original, creative works that are fixed in a tangible medium of expression, and provides exceptions to those exclusive rights under certain circumstances. a bunch of verbs To reproduce the work To prepare derivative works To distribute copies of the work To perform the work publicly To display the work publicly at least two bands
Attitudes run the gamut greatest asset to a business not a benefit to society faculty authors somewhere in between Source: Hoorn & van der Graaf
Authors want the right to reuse Source: Hoorn & van der Graaf
Source: Hoorn & van der Graaf
Source: Hoorn & van der Graaf
Most publishers require transfer of © IEEE: It is the formal policy of the IEEE to own the copyrights to all copyrightable material. American Historical Association: We request that you transfer your entire bundle of rights to us. Cambridge University Press: The Journal's policy is to acquire copyright in all contributions. American Chemical Society: The Author hereby transfers to the ACS the copyright ownership in the referenced Submitted Work. Wiley-Blackwell: The Contributor assigns to Wiley-Blackwell, during the full term of copy- right and any extensions or renewals, all copyright in and to the Contribution
Case study: Wiley Retained Rights Data Reuse Rights Presenting Sharing Posting
Educate based on key needs Publication and dissemination Educational/instructional uses Research uses Personal use Future reuse Preservation Protection of Intellectual Property Rights & Moral Rights List available at: http://tinyurl.com/3txqqlt
Publication, dissemination, & access Freedom to choose which journal to publish their work Share with peers Self-publish Self-archive Long term accessibility
Educational use Any teaching or classroom use Course packs Distance teaching E-reserves
Research use Use in own research Share will peers in network Conference presentations
Future reuse Reuse in future publication (i.e. dissertation) Expand into book form Adapt
Protection of moral rights Right to be named author Maintain integrity of the work Protect against plagiarism Protect against unlawful copying
Look at ‘white’ publishers on RoMEO
Case study: Society for Endocrinology You can use your article for the educational or research purposes of your own institution and for your own presentations You promise that you will not self archive unless You deposit the manuscript 12-months after final publication in the journal Include the Society’s standard disclaimer OR You choose to pay the Open Access Fee, This is the entire agreement between us. No modification to it is valid unless agreed in writing by us.
Negotiate the agreement http://scholars.sciencecommons.org/
Unknown success rate http://www.arl.org/bm~doc/spec-310-web.pdf
Author rights educational resources Arizona State University, How to Retain Ownership of Your Copyright When Dealing with Publishers University of California, Berkeley, Manage Your Rights University of California, Irvine, Author's Rights and Copyright Cornell University, Copyright Management Georgia Tech, Copyright University of Illinois at Chicago, Control Your Intellectual Property University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Copyright and Intellectual Property MIT, Retaining Rights & Increasing the Impact of Your Research University of Minnesota, Managing Your Rights as an Author Ohio State University, Retaining Your Copyright University of Pennsylvania, Keep What Belongs to You University of Tennessee, Faculty as Rights Holders Washington University in St. Louis, Becker Medical Library, Copyright for Authors University of Wisconsin, Control Your Copyright http://tinyurl.com/424bt2z
Publishing SMART http://tinyurl.com/publishingsmart
Mostly students
From the SOM
Some OA articles, no archiving
Wrap-up Speak to author needs Note the fine points of a CTA Can only share if someone asks Can’t post on the open web Can only use a portion in an edited volume Can’t adapt without permission Can’t reuse commercially
References/Resources Tolstoy, L. Letter to the Free Press. http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Letter_to_the_Free_Age_Press Hoorn, E. and van der Graaf, M. Copyright Issues in Open Access Research Journals: The Authors' Perspective. D-lib Magazine. February 2006. http://www.dlib.org/dlib/february06/vandergraaf/02vandergraaf.html JISC/SURF. Check list of key needs for authors and publishers when publishing a journal article. September 2005. http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/dis/disresearch/poc/pages/pub-listingrights.html Suber, P. Balancing author and publisher rights. SPARC Open Access Newsletter. June 2007. http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/newsletter/06-02-07.htm#balancing SHERPA/RoMEO. http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo/ Scholars’ Copyright Addendum Engine http://scholars.sciencecommons.org/ Fischer, K. Author Addenda. ARL SPEC Kit 310. July 2009. http://www.arl.org/bm~doc/spec-310-web.pdf Association of Research Libraries. Copyright & Intellectual Policies: Authors and Their Rights. http://www.arl.org/pp/ppcopyright/author-rights-resources~print.shtml University of Utah. Publishing SMART: How to Make Your Article Visible. http://tinyurl.com/publishingsmart