"Intellectual Property in the Digital Age: The Rights Stuff for Teaching and Publishing"
This 2006-07 lunchtime series for UCLA faculty is co-sponsored by the UCLA Library, Academic Senate, Academic Senate Committee on Library, and the Office of Intellectual Property Administration. A description of the four sessions follows; after each session, links to notes, presentations, and handouts from that session will be added.
"Don't I Own My Own Work?": Negotiating to Keep Your Copyright
Wednesday, December 6, 2006
As a UCLA faculty member, you must be productive in a "publish or perish" environment. But in your rush to publish, are you signing an agreement with your publisher without reading it fully or understanding its implications? You might unknowingly surrender your copyright and, along with it, the rights to use and reuse your work as you wish. Find out how to read authors agreements and how to negotiate to keep your rights. Learn from colleagues who have efficiently negotiated agreements without risk to their academic advancement.
If You Don’t Ask, How Can You Tell? Getting Permission to Use Material in Course Instruction and E-Publishing
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Do you want to include someone else's chart, poem, or data table from the Internet in one of your forthcoming e-publications? Are you taking advantage of instructional tools such as Blackboard/Web CT, Sakai, Moodle, podcasting software, or other innovations? If you answered yes to either question, this could be the session for you! Find out when you need permission and how to get it. The session will feature campus legal experts who outline best practices for permissions and permission requirements.
Ain't Misbehavin': Using Music in Course Instruction and E-Publishing
Thursday, April 12, 2007
Can you digitally stream a recorded performance of a musical piece in the classroom or use a digital copy of a work for course reserves or on an instructional Web site? Do you need permissions to include part of a musical work in a Web site or CD that supports a scholarly publication? These questions aren't just of interest to faculty in music or ethnomusicology; faculty throughout the humanities and social sciences use music in instruction and publishing. This session will also speak to copyright issues in the creation of new works, performance, and publishing in the print environment.
Data Access and Sharing: New Policies and Guidelines for the Twenty-First Century
Wednesday, May 2, 2007
Sharing data with colleagues used to be so simple, but not any more! Anyone who collects data or uses survey data in classes and quantitative research is encouraged to come and find out what has changed and how to get help. This session will provide details on emerging campus policies and guidelines for accessing social science data, including online registration, license agreements, data protection plans, human subjects approval and the fair/responsible use of data in courseware.
If you have questions, suggestions, or comments about this series or about the Library's scholarly communication efforts, contact Sharon Farb.
