Copyright or information policy questions? Contact us at: copyright@umass.edu Members of the Libraries’ Copyright and Information Policy Education Program include: Laura Quilter, Copyright & Information Policy Librarian/Attorney Coordinator, Copyright Education Program Paulina Borrego, Patent & Trademark Resource Center Librarian Lisa DiValentino, Law, Public Policy, and Government Documents Christine Turner, Open Access, Open Scholarship, Scholarly Publishing…
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copyright & teaching Show movies in class Uploads to course website Syllabus statements … MORE copyright & publishing Publishing agreements Negotiation – how and why Should I register my copyright? Dissertations & published papers Managing your data Protect your figures & images! Open access … MORE fair use What is fair use? Fair use checklists…
(This is a "Page")Copyright and course materials
Who owns the copyright to my course materials? At UMass, instructors own the copyright to their own course materials. (See UMass Intellectual Property policy.) If someone else copies course materials or tests without permission, instructors have a number of different options, ranging from “takedown requests” to Code of Student Conduct actions. The Libraries offer consultation…
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Open Access Publisher Agreements Resources…
(This is a "Page")Previous Workshops
This is an archive of prior workshops, discussion groups, and talks, for some semesters. Please see https://websites.umass.edu/copyright/workshops-appointments/ for current workshops. New England Copyright Bootcamps: January 16-17, 2020: Western Massachusetts Copyright Workshop (Kyle Courtney, Copyright First Responders, and Laura Quilter) May 31, 2019: “Digitizing Challenges” (Laura Quilter, Kyle Courtney, Ellen Finnie Duranceau, Joan Emmet) January 10,…
(This is a "Page")Can I include my published papers in my dissertation?
Many graduate students publish their research prior to finalizing their thesis or dissertation. Indeed, in some fields, dissertations are comprised of one or more papers, with little other material. It’s confusing, therefore, when you prepare to finish your thesis or dissertation, and suddenly realize that you might have signed away your copyright! If you don’t…
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On this website, we provide basic fact sheets and tutorials about copyright and other information law topics that may affect your research or teaching. For further research, major copyright and publishing treatises and references are available for reference in the Scholarly Communication Dept., 19th floor, Du Bois Library. Authors and Publishing Author Organizations Author Rights…
Teaching Copyright – new book chapter!
I recently published a book chapter (“Hooking Your Audience on Copyright”) in Coaching Copyright, edited by Kevin L. Smith and Erin L. Ellis (2019). The chapter is available open access at ScholarWorks….
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Author Addenda Author Organizations Author Charges in Publishing Negotiating Your Publishing Agreement Open Access at UMass Amherst Is there an open access policy at UMass?…
(This is a "Page")Workshops and Guest Lectures
Workshops: Librarians at UMass offer workshops on a range of topics relating to copyright, author rights, and information law. Contact us at copyright@umass.edu to request a workshop or guest lecture in your class or department, or an individual consultation. Copyright for Complete Beginners March 3, 10-11am March 22, 1-230pm Creative Commons 101: How to Find Images,…