The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) recently introduced a new discussion forum on the topic of author rights, called the SPARC Author Rights Forum. The forum seeks to provide a private and moderated venue for academic librarians to explore copyright and related issues in teaching and research - especially questions arising from the development of digital repositories and public access mandates.
The forum has been established to support educational outreach to authors on issues related to retaining their copyrights. Topics relevant to the list include ensuring copyright compliance with public access policies, including the new National Institutes of Health mandate; rights of faculty under copyright and contract law; availability and use of author addenda; working with publishers to secure agreements to retain needed rights; and experiences in developing institutional copyright policies and educational programmes.
The SPARC Author Rights Forum is moderated by Kevin Smith, J.D., Scholarly Communications Officer for Duke University Libraries. The list will focus primarily on the US and Canadian legal environments, though members of the international community are welcome to join. Educators, researchers, policy makers, librarians, legal counsel and all who have an interest in responsible author copyright management are encouraged to contribute.
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