Copyright & Fair Use

ScholarWorks@UA is the University of Alaska's institutional repository created to share research and works by UA faculty, students, and staff.

Publishing

• Retaining Your Copyright
• NIH Public Access Policy 
• NSF Public Access Policy
• NEH Public Access Policy

Individual government agencies typically have specific policies. Review specific agency website for more information.

Predatory Publishing 

• Beall's List of Predatory Journal and Publishers

Open Access: free and open availability of scholarly content on the Internet.

• Learn More about Creative Commons | Search Creative Commons

• Finding Open Educational Resources (OER) are teaching and learning materials that you may freely use and reuse at no cost.

• Fair Use - Open Courseware

Your Rights and Responsibilites

• Herrington, T. K. (2010). Intellectual property on campus : Students' rights and responsibilities. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press. (e-book)

• Peer to Peer Fiile Sharing Facts: Don't be a pirate

ScholarWorks@UA is the University of Alaska's institutional repository created to share research and works by UA faculty, students, and staff.