Author Rights, Copyright & Scholarly Communication

New:  Open Access Initiatives at the UO, including funding support for UO authors publishing in Open Access journals

Know your publishing rights
The Library offers a range of services in support of UO authors and editors. The UO Senate recommends that all UO authors use authors' addenda to insure that they keep the rights they need when they publish scholarly papers.

Find journal copyright policies
Check publisher copyright policies by journal name or publisher.  Determine how flexible your journal publisher's is about your rights to continue to use and distribute your work.

Deposit your work in Scholars' Bank
UO's institutional repository provides an easy way to archive your publications.  Scholars' Bank provides a unique and stable URL for each work that can be cited and linked to.

Options for self-archiving & open access publishing
A quick guide to some of the options for putting your work into the open access environment and how it can benefit your research.

Keep current on open access news
The open access movement is changing the way faculty publish their work.  Keep current with what's happening.