The UNT Libraries are committed to keeping our campus informed on scholarly communication issues that affect our academic community. Scholarly Communications refers to the system through which research and scholarly outputs are created, reviewed, disseminated, and preserved. This system requires a careful watch on copyright laws pertaining to emerging trends in publishing.
Five Basic Copyrights
Members of the Scholarly Communications team will assist you with copyright issues that deal with your five basic copyrights:
- Distribute
- Reproduce
- Create derivatives
- Display
- Perform your copyrighted works.
New Distribution Models
They also can explain how your copyrights are affected when:
- Making your work open access
- Utilizing Creative Commons licenses
- Depositing your work in a repository.
Preservation Assistance
The UNT Libraries offer services for preserving your work that the Scholarly Communications team can assist with as well, such as:
- UNT Scholarly Works repository
- UNT Data Repository
- UNT Electronic Theses and Dissertations collection
Additional Services
- Assists the library in best practices for the delivery of items to patrons, the preservation and replacement of items, and general dissemination of materials to its patrons.
- Assist you in determining the best ways to deliver to or display copyrighted materials for students and license courseware with Creative Commons licenses.
- Help you retain your copyrights while widely disseminating your scholarship using the SPARC Addendum.
Contact
If you have questions please contact us at scholarlycommunications@unt.edu.