Joint Webcast on Author Rights

Live Webcast
Monday, June 18, 2007
10 a.m. Pacific | 11:00 a.m. | Mountain noon Central | 1:00 p.m. Eastern

1 hour

Registration information is at the bottom of this page

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Webcast Description:
ACRL and ARL, through the Institute on Scholarly Communication, along with SPARC, are sponsoring a special joint webcast for librarians working with faculty on author rights. This Webcast will help explain the basic issues and explain outreach strategies. A journal article is often the culmination of years of study, research, and hard work. The more the article is read and cited, the greater its value. But if authors give exclusive control to the publisher in the copyright agreement, use may be limited. Many authors wonder:

• Can I post my articles on a course Web site? What about in an institutional repository?
• Can I give copies of my published article to my class or colleagues?
• Is it okay to post articles in NIH's PubMed Central?
• Can I include sections of my article in later works?

Many libraries want to answer these questions and help authors modify publishers' copyright transfer agreements to keep key rights to their articles. Educate faculty on your 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.

Presenters:
Julia Blixrud, Assistant Director for Public Programs, SPARC (Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition), and Trisha Davis, Rights Management Coordinator, The Ohio State University Libraries.

Technical Requirements:
This Webcast will be held in a virtual classroom. You will be prompted to download a java-based application (Elluminate) before being able to enter the classroom.

Minimum system requirements can be found at: http://www.elluminate.com/support/faqs/min_requirements.jsp

If you'd like to test your computer to make sure you can use the Elluminate classroom software on it, go to: https://www.elluminate.com/mtg.jnlp?password=configuration

Speakers or a headset for listening to the presentation are required. It is recommended that you also use a microphone to ask questions/make comments. If you do not have or do not wish to use a microphone, you may ask questions through text-based chat.

Registration
Individual $90

ACRL member: $50
ALA member: $75
CACUL member: Can$90 (charges will be made in U.S. dollars)
Student: $40

Group*: $295

Webcasts take place in an interactive, online classroom environment with one user/one login. If you select the group rate, one person must register, login, and keyboard during the event. A group registration allows an institution to project the Webcast to participants in the same location. Access instructions will be e-mailed to the person whose address is given at the time of registration.

Register with Credit Card

Click "register" next to "ACRL/ARL/SPARC Joint Webcast on Author Rights" (under June 2007 courses)

You will need to log in with your ALA ID & password. If you do not have an ALA ID & password, you will be asked to create one in order to register.

Registration is accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Registration opens Monday, May 21, 2007. An archived version will be made publicly available after the second event.

Member rates apply to personal memberships only. Want to join ACRL or ALA? Complete the online membership form, available on the ALA Web site. If you join ALA/ACRL within five days of registering, we will adjust your fee (please fax a copy of your completed registration form to ACRL at 312-280-2520).

Payment may be made by credit card only.

This Webcast is limited to 60 registrants. Full refunds will be granted up to 7 days prior to the event date.