Documentation:Koerner Library Services Referral/Copyright

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Scholarly Communications & Copyright Office

Description	Assistance with using any form of copyrighted material in the preparation of scholarly materials, including: Course Materials – course material reviews for copyright compliance; permissions assistance; posting material in Connect; using images in the classroom, etc. Theses – using images and figures; using prior publications, etc. Journal Articles & Publications – using prior publications, copyrighted materials; copyright transfer agreements Presentations & Posters – using images; distributing copies, etc.
Services Provided	Faculty and Staff: Copyright Consultations: help with questions through email, phone, or at weekly in-person clinic (sign up here, or just drop-in). Course material reviews: copyright review of teaching materials (reading lists, Powerpoint presentations, etc). Permissions: assistance with obtaining permission / transactional licenses for course materials Graduate Students: Copyright Consultations: help with questions through email, phone, or at weekly in-person clinic (sign up here, or just drop-in). Copyright Education: Workshop for grad students – “Copyright for your Thesis: how to use images and other material” See the Faculty of Graduate Studies Events Page for future sessions of this workshop.
Website	http://copyright.ubc.ca/
General Contact Info	Email for all services: ubc-copyright@interchange.ubc.ca For immediate assistance: Devin Soper, Faculty Course Associate: 604.827.2006
Whom to Refer To	Email goes to everyone in office; the appropriate person will get back to patron.
If Staff not Available	Provide email address: ubc-copyright@interchange.ubc.ca (usually same-day response) Refer to website: http://copyright.ubc.ca/ Our Theses and Dissertations Guide contains lots of copyright information for grad students. Copyright FAQs provide answers to many common questions.
Location	Koerner, HSS Offices
Hours of Service	Monday-Friday, 9:00am – 5:00pm
Keywords and Phrases	Copyright Permissions Scholarly Communication Open Access Author Rights Thesis / Dissertation Publishing Scholarly Sharing E-licenses / Transactional licenses
Sample Questions	Can I post this PDF of a reading to Connect for my students? Can I use this image / figure / graph in my thesis? Do I have to ask permission to use it? Can I take this map / data set / image and add my own information to it for my thesis? Do I have to ask permission to do this? Can I use parts of an article I have published in my thesis / a new article? How do I get permission to use this copyrighted material? Do I have to ask permission to use this data set? Is this fair dealing?
Links	Image Citation Guide: help with citing images in theses. Image Sources Guide: find images available for reuse.