Copyright Services provides education and responds to informational questions on copyright and adjacent topics such as Creative Commons licenses, Open Access, Open Educational Resources (OER)/Affordable Learning, authors’ rights, fair use, copyright duration/public domain, and registration, for all types of audiences including thesis/dissertation authors. Assistance is available for copyright research and clearances for publications and other projects. It is not a legal service and cannot provide legal advice.

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Cindy Kristof, Copyright & Scholarly Communication Librarian

My role as Copyright and Scholarly Communication Librarian includes assisting students, faculty, and staff with informational questions related to copyright, including questions on fair use, duration of copyright, and registrations. I also assist with licensing questions, including Creative Commons licensing, as well as authors’ rights and self-archiving. I lead the Libraries’ work on Affordable Learning and Open Educational Resources (OER). I can provide an overview on copyright and related topics for your class related to your subject area. (I am not a lawyer and cannot provide legal advice.)

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Dave Elswick, Digital Projects Specialist

My role as Digital Projects Specialist includes maintenance of the OAKS institutional repository and assisting those who wish to deposit their work in the repository. I also assist in the digitization of other materials.

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