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102 · Representative Documents: Author’s Rights YORK UNIVERSITY Author Rights http://scholcom.yorku.ca/?q=authorrights Home Author Rights Welcome For Faculty &Researchers For Graduate Students For Librarians FAQ Log in Author Rights Authors are becoming increasingly aware that the Copyright Transfer Agreements they sign when their articles are accepted for publication can restrict their ability to share their research. Copyright Transfer Agreements may prevent you from:
-Sharing your work with your colleagues
-Posting your article on your website
-Using your work for teaching purposes
-Creating derivative works
-Posting your work to an institutional repository This effectively limits the audience of your research to journal subscribers only, which can affect researchers in developing countries, smaller institutions or researchers unaffiliated with an institution. The following are suggestions to maximize your research exposure: Know your publisher
-Look up a publisher’s policy online at the Sherpa/Romeo website http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo.php
-If possible, choose to publish in an Open Access journal, or with publishers that support an author’s right to disseminate his/her work Negotiate your copyright
-If your publisher of choice is very restrictive, you still have the option of negotiating your copyright
-The SPARC Author Addendum is a tool that authors can use to negotiate their copyright with publishers http://www.carl-abrc.ca/projects/author/author- e.html
-Publishers are capitalizing on authors that don’t ask to retain their rights – the reality is that many are flexible with requests The Scholarly Communications Initiative team at York is available to help answer your questions and direct you to appropriate resources. For a brief and informative overview on author rights, visit this link: https://umconnect.umn.edu/umauthorsrights/ Author's Rights, Tout de Suite gives journal article authors a quick introduction to key aspects of author's rights. The guide includes references to online documents and links to pertinent Web sites to foster further exploration of this topic. Advocate The issues Get Involved Support at York Self-archiving York University Links Powered by Drupal |XHTML 1.0 |CSS 2.0 Home Open Access Author Rights Metrics Upcoming Events Contact Us http://scholcom.yorku.ca/?q=authorrights
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104 · Representative Documents: Support for Repository Deposits COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY Academic Commons. Knowledge Base http://support.academiccommons.columbia.edu/knowledgebase Knowledge Base – Academic Commons -FAQ http://support.academiccommons.columbia.edu/knowledgebase[9/17/14 2:12:24 PM] Knowledge Base ← Academic Commons -FAQ Overview → What is Academic Commons? What doesn't Academic Commons do? How is Academic Commons backed up? How does Academic Commons differ from University Archives? Does Academic Commons have any analysis or visualization tools? Deposit → Who can deposit in Academic Commons? Why should I deposit in Academic Commons? What can I deposit in Academic Commons? What can't I deposit in Academic Commons? What happens to materials deposited in Academic Commons? 11 articles → Policies → What are the Terms of Use for Academic Commons? What is the Academic Commons Privacy Policy? Can I make changes to an item once I've deposited it into Academic Commons? Are items peer-reviewed before they go in Academic Commons? I only want people at Columbia to view my work. Can you limit access to Academic Commons? 8 articles → Copyright → Are works in Academic Commons protected by copyright? I am the co-author of an article. Do I have to let my co-authors know that I am depositing in Academic Commons? I think the publisher owns the copyright to my work. How do I know what I can deposit?