Author Rights & Publishing
Association of Research Libraries (ARL). (n.d.). Know your copyrights: Using copyrighted works in academic settings. Retrieved from http://www.knowyourcopyrights.org/index.php
- This entire website is for academic librarians developing educational programs for users of copyrighted materials in educational settings.
- Helps librarians through the processes of identifying learning priorities and key stakeholders, as well as developing outreach and advocacy plans.
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Creative Commons. (2018). Choose a license. Retrieved from https://creativecommons.org/choose/
- Decisionmaking tool for authors seeking to license their works under Creative Commons licenses.
- Provides code for embedding licensing information in web pages.
- Other areas of the site describe the different licenses available, answer questions about copyright and the public domain, and provide search tools for finding Creative Commons licensed materials.
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Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ). (2018). Directory of Open Access Journals [Searchable database]. Retrieved from https://doaj.org
- Searchable directory of journals that are both open access and peer-reviewed.
- Indexes metadata for journals and their articles to increase visibility and usage of open access journals.
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Jisc. (n.d.). SHERPA/RoMEO publisher copyright policies & self-archiving [Searchable database]. Retrieved from http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo/index.php
- A database of publisher policies regarding open access, self-archiving, and conditional rights for journals worldwide.
- Used to help authors clarify if and when they are allowed to self-archive journal articles published in certain journals.
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Kienc, W. (2015). Green OA vs. gold OA. Which one to choose? Retrieved from http://openscience.com/green-oa-vs-gold-oa-which-one-to-choose/
- Explains the differences between green open access and gold open access.
- Helps authors choose if green or gold publishing routes are good options.
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Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC). (2018). Author rights: Using the SPARC author addendum. Retrieved from https://sparcopen.org/our-work/author-rights/brochure-html/
- A legal tool that helps authors modify publisher agreements so they can retain rights to their articles.
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Science Commons, Creative Commons. (2018). Scholar’s copyright addendum engine. Retrieved from http://scholars.sciencecommons.org
- A legal tool that helps authors generate an addendum (PDF) to modify publisher agreements and retain rights to their works.