28 · Survey Results: Survey Questions And Responses
Both
I like to encourage researchers to retain as many rights as possible particularly for the author manuscript. The
preference, of course, is to retain rights for the published version but given the current push back by publishers,
getting the manuscript rights would be a significant accomplishment.
Rights for the institution include “all academic and professional activities conducted at the Author’s employing
institution.” Version is not specified. Rights for the author include: “and for all of Author’s academic and
professional activities.” MIT’s addendum refers to the final published version in some cases, and to the article or
the work in others. The intention is to retain rights for both the author’s manuscript and the published version.
The Faculty Resolution stated that the faculty should transfer only the right of first print and electronic publication,
but retain all other rights.
Additional Comments
Authors are counseled to try and obtain the broadest possible range of rights they can negotiate back from their
publishers. Because very little success has been reported with publisher acceptance of the SPARC addendum
(except as a point of discussion or departure), we do not recommend a single approach but rather suggest faculty
look at the SPARC materials and other sites and templates and try to get the rights that are the most important
to them individually. The faculty Senate is currently considering a resolution like Harvard’s that would support
institutional deposit rights.
Authors really choose no official policy although encouraged to retain all rights.
Digital rights for print only published versions.
Generally, the terms of conditions of the SPARC addenda without specifically encouraging any particular ones.
UNC also has a fund to support publication in Open Access journals, if this counts, and an NIH Public Access Policy
toolkit that provides a sample cover letter to the publisher.
Iowa’s addendum does not explicitly allow for posting in courseware, but it does specify that the author may
“display publicly, the Article in electronic, digital, or print form in connection with the author’s teaching....” Also,
regarding the Published Version, our addendum specifically states the author’s non-exclusive right to use this
version (after a 6-month embargo) to post freely on the Internet or in a repository.
Many of these rights are retained only after a period of six months from the article’s publication.
Publishers are asked to allow nonprofit educational and library duplication and distribution of the published work,
including but not limited to reserves and coursepacks made by nonprofit or for-profit copy shops.
Retain copyright ownership.
We offer two addenda. One required, which is limited to compliance with the NIH Public Access Policy. The second
retains broader rights. The answers above reflect both.
WU form is customizable and there are several other forms available.
Both
I like to encourage researchers to retain as many rights as possible particularly for the author manuscript. The
preference, of course, is to retain rights for the published version but given the current push back by publishers,
getting the manuscript rights would be a significant accomplishment.
Rights for the institution include “all academic and professional activities conducted at the Author’s employing
institution.” Version is not specified. Rights for the author include: “and for all of Author’s academic and
professional activities.” MIT’s addendum refers to the final published version in some cases, and to the article or
the work in others. The intention is to retain rights for both the author’s manuscript and the published version.
The Faculty Resolution stated that the faculty should transfer only the right of first print and electronic publication,
but retain all other rights.
Additional Comments
Authors are counseled to try and obtain the broadest possible range of rights they can negotiate back from their
publishers. Because very little success has been reported with publisher acceptance of the SPARC addendum
(except as a point of discussion or departure), we do not recommend a single approach but rather suggest faculty
look at the SPARC materials and other sites and templates and try to get the rights that are the most important
to them individually. The faculty Senate is currently considering a resolution like Harvard’s that would support
institutional deposit rights.
Authors really choose no official policy although encouraged to retain all rights.
Digital rights for print only published versions.
Generally, the terms of conditions of the SPARC addenda without specifically encouraging any particular ones.
UNC also has a fund to support publication in Open Access journals, if this counts, and an NIH Public Access Policy
toolkit that provides a sample cover letter to the publisher.
Iowa’s addendum does not explicitly allow for posting in courseware, but it does specify that the author may
“display publicly, the Article in electronic, digital, or print form in connection with the author’s teaching....” Also,
regarding the Published Version, our addendum specifically states the author’s non-exclusive right to use this
version (after a 6-month embargo) to post freely on the Internet or in a repository.
Many of these rights are retained only after a period of six months from the article’s publication.
Publishers are asked to allow nonprofit educational and library duplication and distribution of the published work,
including but not limited to reserves and coursepacks made by nonprofit or for-profit copy shops.
Retain copyright ownership.
We offer two addenda. One required, which is limited to compliance with the NIH Public Access Policy. The second
retains broader rights. The answers above reflect both.
WU form is customizable and there are several other forms available.
