Publishing and copyright — IAP workshops provide pathways through the maze

By on January 6, 2015 in All news

The MIT Libraries’ Office of Scholarly Publishing, Copyright, and Licensing is offering seven IAP sessions devoted to publishing and copyright.  Three of the sessions offer introductions to publishing, including using independent book publishing services, understanding scholarly journal and book publishing processes (cosponsored with the MIT Press), and learning about alternative careers in publishing (cosponsored with the Graduate Student Council).

Two sessions cover publishing issues that intersect with copyright — one for graduate students writing theses, and a second focused on anyone who wants to use other people’s images or figures in new articles or other works.

For those whose research is funded by the Department of Energy (DOE), we are offering a session (with the Office of Sponsored Programs / OSP) on meeting the new DOE requirements for public access to data and publications.

A session on text-mining using APIs for scholarly resources will include hearing about two active research projects at MIT that involve using APIs that are available through Libraries’ subscriptions.

A complete list of the sessions appears below. To register for any of the sessions, please email the contact.

An Introduction to Independent Publishing  (With Professor Anne Whiston Spirn)
Wed Jan 14, 1:00-2:15pm, 14N-132
Contact: Katharine Dunn, khdunn@mit.edu

Research Funder Open Access Requirements from DOE and Other Federal Agencies (With OSP)
Thu Jan 15, 1:00-2:00, 1-150
Contact: Ellen Duranceau, efinnie@mit.edu

Alternative Careers Series for Grad Students: Careers in Publishing (With the GSC)
Fri Jan 16, 2:30-3:30pm, 3-270
Contact: Katharine Dunn, khdunn@mit.edu

Using Images in Your Work: A Look at Copyright, Fair Use, and Open Licensing
Wed Jan 21, 1:00pm-2:00pm, 14N-132
Contact: Ellen Duranceau, efinnie@mit.edu

Theses@MIT: Specifications and Copyright Issues
Mon Jan 26, 3:00-4:00pm, 14N-132
Contact: Ellen Duranceau, efinnie@mit.edu

APIs for Scholarly Resources: (With overviews of active text and data mining research projects)
Tue Jan 27, 12:00-1:00pm, 14N-132
Contact: Mark Clemente, clemente@mit.edu

From Submission to Publication: What Authors Need to Know About the Journal and Book Publishing Process (With the MIT Press)
Thu Jan 29, 3:00-4:30pm, 4-145
Contact: Ellen Duranceau, efinnie@mit.edu