Are you a PostDoc or early career researcher? Do you want to learn how to use copyrighted material in your research, and how to protect your own rights as an author? If so, this workshop is for you! 

In this workshop, you will learn how to: 

• Understand the basics of copyright law and how it applies to articles and other works you hope to publish 

• Seek and obtain permission from copyright owners when needed 

• Use fair dealing and other exceptions to copy and share other people’s works for your publications 

• Understand your choices for cIRcle, UBC’s institutional repository, and select a suitable open access license for your work 

• Publish your thesis in a journal or book, and negotiate your publishing contract, and ensure that articles you have previously published are eligible for inclusion within future works you are planning to publish. 

The workshop will be presented by a copyright librarian, who will provide you with practical tips and resources for your publishing journey. You will also have the opportunity to ask questions. If you have detailed questions, you can book a follow-up, one-on-one appointment with the copyright librarian. This workshop is also suitable for graduate students who are working on articles for publication. 

Questions? Please reach out to the Centre for Scholarly Communication at csc.ok@ubc.ca. To request assistance in making your copyright analysis, please contact copyright.ok@ubc.ca.

A full schedule of workshops can be found at csc.ok.ubc.ca/workshops/