- Grad students: Should I register my copyright?
- Grad students: Can I include my published paper in my thesis or dissertation?
- Grad students: Why is ProQuest selling my dissertation or thesis? If you deposited your dissertation or thesis with ProQuest, then you likely authorized them to publish and sell copies, both hard-copy and electronically. You can contact ProQuest to change your permissions, or to update your address to get royalties, at disspub@proquest.com . ProQuest provides a support page with their perspective on the benefits of publishing and distributing dissertations and theses through ProQuest.
- Co-Authors: Who can do what?
Open Access
- “Open Scholarship & Scholarly Publishing” – the UMass’ Libraries comprehensive guide. In particular, see:
- Additional resources:
- Open Access by Peter Suber (MIT Press, 2012)
- Understanding Open Access by Lexi Rubow, Rachael Shen, Brianna Schofield (Authors Alliance, 2015)
Publisher Agreements
- What are these fees in my publication contract?
- Negotiate Your Author Publication Agreements
- Do it the easy way with Author Addenda!
- Schedule an appointment with the Copyright attorney/librarian to learn all about your contract, what’s worth negotiating, and how to protect your rights to use your work. mailto:copyright@umass.libanswers.com
- Protect your figures and images
- Rights Reversion: Understanding Rights Reversion (Authors Alliance, 2015)
- In more detail:
- Understanding and Negotiating Book Publication Contracts edited by Brianna Schofield and Robert Kirk Walker (Authors Alliance, 2018)
Resources
- Author Organizations
- Owning and Using Scholarship: An IP Handbook for Teachers and Researchers by Kevin L. Smith (ACRL, 2014)
- SPARC Author Addendum