From: "Jim O'Donnell" <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2015 15:55:18 -0700

My Georgetown colleagues are bringing together an excellently diverse
group to talk to faculty about the ins and outs of managing your
rights in a publishing contract.

Jim O'Donnell

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From: Georgetown Library & Scholarly Communication Committee
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Date: Wed, Apr 15, 2015 at 11:53 AM
Subject: Get it Right: Negotiating the Publishing Contract and Rights
to Your Scholarship (April 24, 10am-Noon)
To: [log in to unmask]

The Georgetown University Library and Scholarly Communication Committee

cordially invite you to the

Spring Scholarly Communication Symposium

Get It Right:  Negotiating the Publishing Contract and Rights to Your
Scholarship

with panelists

Jan Constantine, General Counsel at The Authors Guild

Kyle Courtney, Copyright Advisor and Program Manager in the Office for
Scholarly Communication at Harvard University

Laura Leichum, Digital Publishing and Rights Manager at the Georgetown
University Press

and moderator

Yianna Vovides, Director of Learning Design and Research in the Center
for New Designs in Learning and Scholarship (CNDLS) at Georgetown
University

Friday, April 24, 2015, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Murray Room, 5th floor, Lauinger Library, Georgetown University

RSVP by April 23 at library.georgetown.edu/rsvp or 202.687.7446

Are you ready to publish a book or journal article? One of the first
steps in the publication process is to sign a publication agreement
with your publisher. This agreement will define what rights you are
transferring to the publisher and what rights, if any, you are
retaining.

Before you sign, read the agreement, understand what it says, and
negotiate to retain rights to your work!

In this workshop, our panel of experts will provide you with practical
advice on how to take an active approach to managing copyright in your
works. There are many questions to ask as you review the publication
agreement, including:

·      What rights, if any, do I have to use the work in future
academic or professional endeavors?

·      Can I upload an article or book chapter to my personal website
or an institutional repository?

·      Am I restricted in any way on publishing future editions of my
work or new works on the topic?

·      What can the publisher do with my work in the future?

Our panelists will address these issues and more. You will leave the
workshop with the background and knowledge you need to negotiate
effectively with publishers and to preserve the rights you need as an
author, educator, and scholar.

Ample time will be provided for questions and answers with the panelists.

The Scholarly Communication Symposium is presented annually by the
Scholarly Communication Committee. Learn more about scholarly
communication at Georgetown on the Library’s website.

Please forward this message to any interested colleagues or students;
all are welcome to attend.

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