SPEC Kit 310: Author Addenda

by Karen Fischer

Recent developments in scholarly communication have raised the issue of author rights on academic campuses with increasing frequency. The NIH Public Access Policy, the expanding interest in and use of institutional repositories, the innovation of new models of publishing, and the growing number of universities mandating open access policies are changing the current environment of scholarly dissemination. Consequently, it is increasingly important to manage copyright in ways that serve author interests and those of the scholarly community. Faculty at many large academic institutions have endorsed author addenda, to be used by authors when signing a publication agreement. These addenda, if accepted by the publisher, allow the author to retain rights to use their work and to share their research widely. This survey was designed to provide information on the use of author addenda at ARL member institutions, which rights authors are encouraged to retain, and the methods by which libraries are conducting promotion and outreach efforts on the topic of author rights and addenda.

158 pages, Paperback

Published June 11, 2009

About the author

Karen Fischer is a nutritionist, writer and an award-winning author with extensive experience in television, radio, event hosting and print. Karen’s first book The Healthy Skin Diet won ‘Best Health, Nutrition or Specific Diet Book’ at the 2008 Australian Food Media Awards and it's now a bestseller.

Karen loves to write and has worked as a contributor for Wellbeing Magazine, Practical Parenting, Madison Magazine, Sydney Morning Herald and was a health columnist for Cosmopolitan Magazine.

Karen specialises in general skin health and eczema, and she designs recipes and meal plans to treat a variety of skin disorders. Currently, Karen does online health programs for eczema sufferers and she will be holding eczema workshops in Sydney shortly.