New ACRL Publications Agreements FAQ
ALA's Association College & Research Libraries has made available a new ACRL Publications Agreements FAQ, which covers serials, book chapters, book editors, and podcasts.
The FAQ's statement about Creative Commons licenses and serials is of special interest:
We didn’t want to require our authors to publish their works using a Creative Commons license, but you are welcome to attach the CC license of your choosing to your work after it is published by ACRL. Visit the Creative Commons website (http://creativecommons.org/) to learn more about their licensing options.
This is welcome news, and ACRL is to be applauded for supporting the use of Creative Commons licenses.
It is very helpful to have a concise and clear explanation of ACRL's copyright and other publication policies regarding serials, and the information about book chapters, book editors, and podcasts is very helpful as well. It would be highly desirable for other ALA divisions to follow ACRL's lead in this matter.
Note that ACRL's copyright forms are on the ACRL Forms page.
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