Julia Blixrud, assistant director for public programs of SPARC, and Trisha Davis, rights management coordinator of The Ohio State University Libraries, will discuss ways authors can amend publisher copyright transfer agreements to keep key rights to journal articles.
ACRL and ARL, through the Institute on Scholarly Communication, along with SPARC, are sponsoring a special joint live Webcast on author rights. Julia Blixrud, assistant director for public programs of SPARC, and Trisha Davis, rights management coordinator of The Ohio State University Libraries, will discuss ways authors can amend publisher copyright transfer agreements to keep key rights to journal articles. This Webcast will provide librarians with the basic information needed to educate faculty on campus before they transfer ownership of their intellectual output and help them understand the consequences and options. Increase your visibility on campus, your influence on the higher education and research environment, and become a respected local authority on this important scholarly communication issue.
Webcast Date: Monday, June 18, 2007.Registration
Webcast Time: 1 p.m. Eastern, noon Central, 11 a.m. Mountain, 10 a.m. Pacific
Length: 1 hour
The webcast is limited to 60 registrants and registration is accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. ACRL and ALA members receive a registration discount. A group registration rate is also available. Cost ranges from $40-$295. For complete information, including a link to registration, go to: http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlproftools/authorrights.htm (ALA members and nonmembers with an existing account will need to use their login and password to register. New users will be asked to create a user account before registering.)