By: Ana Enriquez

Workshops from the Libraries’ Office of Scholarly Communications and Copyright cover Penn State’s Open Access policy, funder policies for public access to research (NSF, NIH, DOE), common copyright issues for theses and dissertations, and copyright basics. You can also contact or make an appointment with a librarian to get help with copyright or scholarly communications issues, including publishing agreements and fair use. 

Registration for the workshops via LRN is encouraged but is not required. To join one of the workshops below without registering, please visit Ana Enriquez’s Zoom room. If you have not used Zoom before, please take a look at the Participating in a Zoom Meeting Quick Start Guide.

Open Access
Penn State’s Open Access Policy, Tuesday, February 25, 12 to 1 p.m. (Zoom) (Register on LRN)
Penn State’s Open Access Policy, Wednesday, April 8, 12 to 1 p.m. (Zoom) (Register on LRN)
Penn State’s Open Access Policy, Tuesday, March 17, 10:15 to 11:15 a.m. (PSU Abington, Lares Banquet Room) (RSVP to Christina Riehman-Murphy, cer20@psu.edu)
Basics of the Open Access Movement, Wednesday, April 1, 12 to 1 p.m. (Zoom) (Register on LRN)

Public Access to Research
Complying with the NSF Public Access Policy, Wednesday, February 19, 12:15 to 12:45 p.m. (Zoom) (Register on LRN)
Complying with the NIH Public Access Policy, Thursday, February 20, 12:15 to 12:45 p.m. (Zoom) (Register on LRN)
Complying with the Department of Energy Public Access Policy, Wednesday, March 4, 12:15 to 12:45 p.m. (Zoom) (Register on LRN)

Copyright and Scholarly Communications
Copyright and Your Thesis or Dissertation: Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, Wednesday, February 12, 3 to 4 p.m. (Zoom) (Register on LRN)

Copyright and Your Thesis or Dissertation: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, Wednesday, February 19, 3 to 4 p.m. (Zoom) (Register on LRN)

Fair Use: You Be the Judge, Wednesday, February 26, 2 to 3 p.m. (Zoom) (Register on LRN)

Predatory Publishing: Avoiding Academic Scams, Tuesday, March 17, 12 to 1 p.m. (PSU Abington, Lares Banquet Room) (lunch included; RSVP by March 12 to Kim Birch, kmb38@psu.edu)

Introduction to Copyright, Tuesday, March 17, 1 to 3 p.m. (PSU Abington, Lares Banquet Room) (RSVP to Christina Riehman-Murphy, cer20@psu.edu)
Introduction to Copyright: What’s Protected? (Part 1 of 3), Wednesday, April 1, 3 to 4 p.m. (Zoom) (Register on LRN)

Introduction to Copyright: When You Don’t Need Permission (Part 2 of 3), Wednesday, April 8, 3 to 4 p.m. (Zoom) (Register on LRN)

Introduction to Copyright: Permission and Who Can Grant It (Part 3 of 3), Wednesday, April 15, 3 to 4 p.m. (Zoom) (Register on LRN)

Video Copyright and Licensing for Instructional Designers, Thursday, February 13, 1 to 3 p.m. (Zoom) (Register on LRN)