1. Author Rights Or The Rights of Copyright
Marilyn Billings
Scholarly Communications Librarian
UMass Amherst

2. What are Author Rights?
From the moment you put your material into a “fixed format” you have these rights:
To reproduce the work (to publish, make copies, reformat, etc.)
To create derivative works (to edit or to build upon an existing piece of scholarship)
To distribute the work (to publish, republish, give away, sell, etc.)
To perform the work publicly
To display the work
To broadcast the work
The right of attribution and integrity

3. What rights should I try to keep?
To use and develop your own work without restriction
To increase access for education and research
To receive proper attribution when your work is used
If you choose, deposit your work in an open online archive where it will be permanently and openly accessible

4. What rights does the publisher need?
Obtain a non-exclusive right to publish and distribute a work and receive a financial return
Receive proper attribution and citation as journal of first publication
Migrate the work to future formats and include it in collections

5. How do I Keep My Rights? Add addendum to publisher agreement

6. Digital Humanities, Libraries and IRs / Marilyn Billings
March 27, 2010
Digital Humanities, Libraries and IRs / Marilyn Billings

7. Alternatives Sign away some of your rights for a limited time
Find publications in your field
Protect your author rights by using a Creative Commons license.

8. Digital Humanities, Libraries and IRs / Marilyn Billings
March 27, 2010
Digital Humanities, Libraries and IRs / Marilyn Billings