6. Open
Access:
the
“Green”
and the
“Gold”
OA Journals (“gold OA”)
Peer-reviewed
More likely than non-OA journals to let
author retain copyright
May be non-profit (e.g. PLoS) or for-
profit (e.g. BioMed Central)
OA Repositories (“green OA”)
May be institutional (e.g. Harvard) or
by discipline (e.g. arXiv)
Do not perform peer review; host
articles peer-reviewed elsewhere
May contain preprints, postprints, or
both
Source: Peter Suber, Open Access Overview
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7. Who Is
an
Author?
Any person who “creates original
expression”
o text
o photographs
o artwork, etc.
Joint Authors
o Each must contribute original
expression to the work to be an
“author” in copyright sense
o Should agree beforehand about uses
of the work—each may be able to
exercise rights independently of
others
Source: OASIS Briefing Paper
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9. Your
Rights
as the
Author
The author is the copyright
holder, unless and until you transfer
that right to publisher
The copyright holder controls the
work, including:
Distribution
Access
Pricing
Copying/reproduction
Not all or nothing—you can transfer
copyright and keep some rights
Source: SPARC Author Rights
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10. Consider
Future
Uses
Possible future uses of your work:
Educational
distribute to students (print or online)
Professional
conference presentations based on the
work
collect previously published articles
together into a monograph or
dissertation
Self-archiving
deposit article in online repository
Create “derivative works”
“non-compete” clause may limit your
ability to publish new works in field 10
11. Know
Your
Duties
Self-Archiving: Sometimes
Mandatory
Your source of funding may require it
NIH mandate: must make article freely
available in PubMed Central
NY State TAPFR
Your institution may require it
Harvard “DASH”
MIT Faculty Open Access Policy
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12. The
Transfer
of Rights
Traditional Publishers
“Copyright Transfer Agreement”
or
“Publisher’s Agreement”
Often assign full bundle of rights (or at
least key use rights) to publisher
vs.
“License to publish” agreement
Author retains any rights not explicitly
granted to publisher
Available upon request!
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13. “Open
content”
licenses
Open Access Publishers
Creative Commons licenses
Provides legal basis for author to
consent to open access
Allows for unrestricted:
Reading
Downloading
Copying/sharing
Printing
Storing
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14. Publishing
Agreements
Are
Negotiable
Add Your Addendum
The law allows you to transfer
copyright and also hold back some
rights
Publisher requires only the permission
to publish the article
You may insert language or attach an
addendum to retain rights
SPARC Author Addendum:
http://www.arl.org/sparc/bm~doc/Access
-Reuse_Addendum.pdf
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15. THANK YOU!
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Sources:
Smith, K. & Hansen, D. (2010). Copyright and author’s
rights: A briefing paper. Open Access Scholarly
Information Network. Available at www.openoasis.org
Scholarly Publishing & Academic Resources Coalition.
(2006). Author rights: Using the SPARC author
addendum to secure your rights as the author of a
journal article. Available at
http://www.arl.org/sparc/bm~doc/SPARC_AuthorRights2
006.pdf
Suber, P. (2012). Open access overview. Available at
http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/overview.htm
Image credits:
Slide 2: Uppsala University Library
Slide 3: U. of Victoria Library
Slide 4: Denver Post
Slide 8:
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