@article{jlsc 12769, author = {Melanie Schlosser}, title = {Write up! A Study of Copyright Information on Library-Published Journals}, volume = {4}, year = {2016}, url = {https://www.iastatedigitalpress.com/jlsc/article/id/12769/}, issue = {0}, doi = {10.7710/2162-3309.2110}, abstract = {<p><strong>INTRODUCTION</strong> Libraries have a mission to educate users about copyright, and library publishing staff are often involved in that work. This article investigates a concrete point of intersection between the two areas - copyright statements on library-published journals. <strong>METHODS</strong> Journals published by members of the Library Publishing Coalition were examined for open access status, type and placement of copyright information, copyright ownership, and open licensing. <strong>RESULTS</strong> Journals in the sample were overwhelmingly (93%) open access. 80% presented copyright information of some kind, but only 30% of those included it at both the journal and the article level. Open licensing was present in 38% of the journals, and the most common ownership scenario was the author retaining copyright while granting a nonexclusive license to the journal or publisher. 9% of the sample journals included two or more conflicting rights statements. <strong>DISCUSSION</strong> 76% of the journals did not consistently provide accurate, easily-accessible rights information, and numerous problems were found with the use of open licensing, including conflicting licenses, incomplete licenses, and licenses not appearing at the article level. <strong>CONCLUSION</strong> Recommendations include presenting full copyright and licensing information at both the journal and the article level, careful use of open licenses, and publicly-available author agreements.</p><p><strong>External Data or Supplements:</strong></p><p>Schlosser, Melanie, 2016, "Data from: Write Up! A Study of Copyright Information on Library-Published Journals", <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.7910/DVN/R36SVZ">http://dx.doi.org/10.7910/DVN/R36SVZ</a>, Harvard Dataverse.</p>}, month = {7}, pages = {eP2110}, keywords = {publishing,copyright,open access,creative commons}, issn = {2162-3309}, publisher={Iowa State University Digital Press}, journal = {Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication} }