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Creative Commons – Saving The Internet One License At A Time, Michelle Armstrong
Creative Commons – Saving The Internet One License At A Time, Michelle Armstrong
Michelle Armstrong
Traditionally copyright has been inflexible, creating few opportunities for those who wish to share or use a new work. Copyright is automatically assigned as soon as an original creation is fixed in a tangible medium. Although registering a work with the U.S. Copyright Office may be beneficial, is not required for an author to receive the rights and protections provided by the federal law. Under this system, anyone wanting to use a creation is limited to the allowable uses outlined in the law or must justify their use through a fair use analysis. All other applications of a work are …
No Fees Required: Opening Access To University Content (Tech Talk), Michelle Armstrong, Julia Stringfellow
No Fees Required: Opening Access To University Content (Tech Talk), Michelle Armstrong, Julia Stringfellow
Michelle Armstrong
This article shares information from a presentation at the 2011 Southwest Idaho Library Association Regional Conference, which explored increased access to university collections and scholarship and the great benefits this provides for all library communities. Access to university records and scholarship, both born digital and originally in paper, is improved by providing them in an open, electronic format. The session featured examples of institutional repositories and the types of digital content they include, and provided resources with information on creating and implementing an institutional repository.
Repositioning The Role Of The Library Through The Institutional Repository: Strategies For Developing An Ir, Michelle Armstrong
Repositioning The Role Of The Library Through The Institutional Repository: Strategies For Developing An Ir, Michelle Armstrong
Michelle Armstrong
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Scholarworks: Showcasing Faculty Research While Promoting Open Access, Michelle Armstrong
Scholarworks: Showcasing Faculty Research While Promoting Open Access, Michelle Armstrong
Michelle Armstrong
Recently, Boise State’s academic leadership began exploring betters ways to disseminate the research produced by the university. As a part of this process, the idea of creating a research distribution strategy began to be outlined. One of the first components of this strategy was the development of ScholarWorks, an open access institutional repository. ScholarWorks consists of five key services: *Identifying and making available via the ScholarWorks web site documents and files produced by the faculty, research groups, and students of Boise State University. *Creation of Selected Works pages which highlight the scholarly accomplishments of each individual faculty member. *Distribution of …
What Is Working Today: Success Stories In Marketing, Rights Management, And More, Heather Leary, Allyson Mower, Michelle Armstrong
What Is Working Today: Success Stories In Marketing, Rights Management, And More, Heather Leary, Allyson Mower, Michelle Armstrong
Michelle Armstrong
This panel session was a discussion of success stories by various Institutional Repository Coordinators in their daily work with marketing, copyright clearance, workflow, distinctions between the Digital Library and Institutional Repositories, and more. A complete video of this presentation can be found at the conference web site.