Lauren Byl, Copyright & Licensing Librarian will be presenting the results of her research on author addenda.
"In the process of advising researchers about retaining their rights at the time of publication so that they could more readily comply with the Tri-Agency Policy, researchers had the following questions:
- Would the publisher reject their work if they tried to negotiate?
- Would the publisher view them negatively and refuse to accept future papers?
- Would negotiating be a waste of time?
- Do the publishers accept author addenda?
I couldn’t answer all these questions to my satisfaction (or theirs), so I wanted to find out more about researcher experiences with copyright negotiations in publication, their use of addenda, and also talk to publishers to see what their practices were. I created a survey to capture author experiences across the U15, and invited publishers from several major organizations to participate in a telephone interview. This webinar will discuss the study and its results, as well as recommendations for future copyright education, use of addenda and discussions with publishers."
