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The following links lead to resources that provide background information about various copyright, publishing, and intellectual property issues. UCLA librarians and library staff also provide information on these issues.

Role of Scholarly Societies

  • Making Change Work for You: Suggestions of how to play a role in scholarly publishing as an author, reviewer, editorial board member, or society member; developed by the Association of Research Libraries and the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
  • The Role of Scholarly Societies: Includes a best-practices checklist; from the UC Office of Scholarly Communication
  • Publishing and Values: Inside Higher Ed (August 22, 2007)

Faculty Attitudes and Behaviors Regarding Scholarly Communication: August 2007 Report on a UC-wide Survey

Timeline/Chronology of Major Events

  • Timeline of the Open Access Movement
  • Copyright Timeline: A history of copyright in the U.S.; from the Association of Research Libraries

 

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The following links lead to suggestions about and opportunities for further involvement with various copyright, publishing, and intellectual property issues. UCLA librarians and library staff can provide further information.

Contact Your Representative: Legislative Actions

  • Write Your Representative: From the U.S. House of Representatives
  • Contact Your Senator: From the U.S. Senate

Editor/Editorial Board Responsibilities, Power, and Possible Actions

  • Making Change Work for You: Suggestions of how to play a role in scholarly publishing as an author, reviewer, editorial board member, or society member; developed by the Association of Research Libraries and the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
  • The Role of Scholarly Societies: Includes a best-practices checklist; from the UC Office of Scholarly Communication

Faculty Experiences and Responses

  • UC Academic Council Special Committee on Scholarly Communications
  • Harvard Faculty Adopts Open-Access Requirement: Chronicle of Higher Education (February 12, 2008)
  • Greed and Buffoonery in Academic Publishing: Blog post by Swedish archaeologis Martin Rundqvist about a scholarly journal's requirement that he cede copyright to them
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