CUNY Academic Works

Open-access archiving is becoming an expectation – and in some cases a requirement – for scholars. As such, more publishers are allowing it in some form. 

Resources from SPARC (Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition)

• An Introduction to Copyright Resources for Authors

• Creative Commons Website

• Online tool: Complete Author Addendum Online

  Enter basic information about your article and generate a printable addendum to your publishing agreement in one easy step. Produced by Science Commons, the Scholar's Copyright Addendum Engine features an updated version of the SPARC Author Addendum.

For more information on copyright please see this guide, created by CUNY library faculty in consultation with CUNY's Office of General Counsel. It is intended to support the CUNY community in making independent, informed decisions about copyright compliance and educational fair use. 

• College Art Association: Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for the Visual Arts
  http://www.collegeart.org/fair-use/
   
• Visual Resources Association: Statement on the Fair Use of Images for Teaching, Research and Study (2011)
  https://online.vraweb.org/index.php/vrab/article/view/139 
   
• Copyright Term and the Public Domain in the United States
  https://copyright.cornell.edu/resources/publicdomain.cfm
   
• Digital Image Rights Computator (DIRC)
  http://dirc.vraweb.org/
   
• Creative Commons
  https://creativecommons.org/