Scholarly Communication  

This guide has been designed to help scholars and students understand the changing nature of scholarly communication and help them choose the best publishing option to maximize the impact of their research. It includes information about author rights; options for disseminating research, including digital and open-access publishing; and new publishing models such as subject repositories and institutional repositories. Below are brief explanations of the tabs in the guide.

Author's Rights
You don't have to sign away your copyright to a publisher.  Find out what rights you have and how to keep them.

Open Access
Open access information is free to view, download and print.  Find out how open access publishing can help maximize the impact of your research.

Author Addenda
You can attach an addendum to your publisher's agreement indicating you wish to keep your rights.  See your options.

Creative Commons
Choose how you want others to use your work and CC will generate a license for you.

Subject Repositories
Find open access information in a particular discipline, and submit your own work.

Institutional Repositories
Find out how showcasing the work of an institution's faculty, staff and students is good for researchers and good for the school.

NIH Public Access Policy
Any researcher receiving NIH funding must deposit her/his work in PubMed Central, making valuable scientific and medical information available to the public.

Digital Scholarship
Not everything is in print; many publications are now digital-only.

For Students
Find out how you can join the movement for free access to information.

For Librarians
Find out how you can create change at your instituion.

Latest News
News feeds are available on many tabs of this guide, and gathered all together on this tab.