SCOOP: “Open for Whom?” Reflections on the 2019 International Open Access Week Theme

by Race MoChridhe

October 21-27, 2019 has been designated as International Open Access Week, and this year’s theme is “Open for Whom? Equity in Open Knowledge.”

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SCOOP: When Your Words are Your Work, Understanding the Work for Hire Doctrine

by Christine Fruin

In this month's SCOOP, we discuss one of the often-misunderstood provisions of the U.S. Copyright Act, the copyright status of “works made for hire.”

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SCOOP: Students are Copyright Holders, Too

by Christine Fruin

Who owns the copyright of a thesis or dissertation? Can students use their own previously published works in their thesis or dissertation? Find these answers and more in this month's SCOOP!

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SCOOP: Open and Equitable Scholarly Communication

by Christine Fruin

This month's SCOOP reviews ACRL's report “Open and Equitable Scholarly Communications: Creating a More Inclusive Future," and the work Atla is doing to make scholarly communication open and equitable.

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SCOOP: Showing Movies in Class and on Campus

by Christine Fruin

In this month's SCOOP, we answer your frequently asked questions regarding showing films in class or on campus for educational purposes.

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SCOOP: Scholarly Communications Learning & Engagement Opportunities at Atla Annual

by Christine Fruin

What's the SCOOP? At this year’s Atla Annual in Vancouver, there are numerous opportunities to gain both knowledge and skills in scholarly communications.

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SCOOP: Not All Rights Are Reserved, Understanding Creative Commons Licensing

by Christine Fruin

Creative Commons helps protect creators and their works--but the details can be complicated.

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SCOOP: Scholarly Communication Roadshow Recap

by Christine Fruin

On February 22, 2019, nearly forty librarians and library staff from ATLA member institutions gathered in Chicago for the ACRL Scholarly Communication Roadshow event, sponsored by ATLA. The workshop, taught by Carla Myers, Scholarly Communications Coordinator at Miami University, and Rachael Samberg, Scholarly Communications Officer at the University of California…

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SCOOP: Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week 2019 – Fair Use in Online Education

Fair Use (U.S. law) and Fair Dealing (Canada and other jurisdictions) are essential limitations and exceptions to copyright allowing the use of copyrighted materials, without permission from the copyright holder, under certain circumstances. These doctrines facilitate balance in copyright law, promoting further progress and accommodating freedom of speech and expression.…

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SCOOP: Scholarly Communications 2018: What Matters for Theological Libraries?

by Christine Fruin

ATLA enjoyed exciting growth in 2018 in its scholarly communications program, with the expansion of the open access publishing program and offering of webinars and a pre-conference workshop for ATLA members on topics related to fair use, open access and publishing. Around the globe there were other interesting and intriguing…

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