Materials from our workshops are available on this page. We anticipate announcing workshops for early summer 2024 soon.
If you are interested in a workshop that is not currently scheduled, please book time with a member of our office for an individual or small-group training using the workshop materials.
Penn State encourages qualified persons with disabilities to participate in its programs and activities. If you anticipate needing any type of accommodation or have questions about the physical access provided, please contact us at copyright@psu.edu in advance of your participation or visit.
Workshop Materials and Descriptions
Workshops and Trainings Available Upon Request
Introduction to Copyright (60 minutes of video and 2 60-minute discussions)
- Workshop videos
- Slide deck used in workshop videos
- Slide deck of practice questions for use during in-person sessions
Have you ever wondered how things enter the public domain? What rights you have to control use of your work? What rights you have to use someone else’s work? Learn more about copyright law in this workshop from Ana Enriquez, Penn State’s Copyright Officer. This workshop will provide a general overview of copyright law and give participants practice applying copyright law to scenarios like those that come up at Penn State, including research- and course-related uses. This workshop consists of two one-hour discussions on Zoom as well as about an hour of video content. Participants are expected to watch videos 1 and 2 in advance of the first Zoom discussion (Part 1) and videos 3 and 4 in advance of the second Zoom discussion (Part 2).
Penn State’s Open Access Policy (60 minutes)
Penn State’s open access policy (AC02) applies to scholarly articles written by university researchers. In this workshop with Ana Enriquez, Penn State’s Copyright Officer, you will learn how to make your articles open and how to get a waiver of the policy if you do not wish to make an article open. Participants will have a chance to practice using the Researcher Metadata Database to deposit articles in ScholarSphere for open access. For a workshop on the open access movement in general, please see our workshop “Basics of the Open Access Movement.”
Basics of the Open Access Movement (60 minutes)
Learn the history and current directions of the open access movement. Ask your questions. Get prepared to advocate for open access at Penn State and beyond. For a workshop on Penn State’s open access policy (AC02), please see our workshop “Penn State’s Open Access Policy.”
Copyright and Accessibility (60 minutes)
This workshop is intended for people who have completed the Introduction to Copyright series. How does copyright law interact with making copyrighted works accessible to people with disabilities? Learn more at this workshop from Ana Enriquez, Penn State’s Copyright Officer. This is an interactive workshop. After an overview from Ana, workshop participants will work in small groups to address hypothetical copyright questions and then debrief their responses as a full group.
Copyright and Your Thesis or Dissertation (60 minutes)
Do you have copyright questions related to your thesis or dissertation? How can you obtain permission to use someone else’s images or figures? When can you use those images or figures without permission? What permission is necessary for use of archival or museum materials? What’s the relationship between copyright and academic honesty? Join Danielle Steinhart, Copyright Specialist, for a workshop on these and other questions. This is an interactive workshop. After an overview from Danielle, workshop participants will work in small groups to address hypothetical copyright questions and then debrief their responses as a full group.
Fair Use Practice Session (60 minutes)
This workshop is intended for people who have completed the Introduction to Copyright series. Ana Enriquez, Penn State’s Copyright Officer, will provide a very brief overview of fair use. The remainder of the session will be devoted to discussing practice questions in small groups and then debriefing them as a full group.
International and Foreign Copyright: A U.S. Perspective (60-90 minutes)
This workshop is intended for people who have completed the Introduction to Copyright series. How does copyright law vary around the world? When you’re working across borders, which laws apply? Join Ana Enriquez, Penn State’s Copyright Officer, for a workshop on these and other questions. This is an interactive workshop. This workshop can be adapted for between 60 and 90 minutes depending on the content included.
Negotiating Publishing Contracts (90 minutes)
Which terms of your publishing agreement might you want to negotiate? How? When you’re working on behalf of a publisher, what terms do you seek? Explore these and other questions about publishing contracts in a workshop hosted by Ana Enriquez, Penn State’s Copyright Officer. This is an interactive workshop. After a brief overview of negotiation techniques and the law in this area, participants will negotiate mock publishing contracts. Participants will be able to choose between a mock contract for a journal article and one for a scholarly monograph. The group will then reconvene to debrief those negotiations.
Open Access in Brief (10 minutes)
Suitable for inclusion in a longer meeting, this very brief session covers basic concepts that are key to open access: “green” and “gold” open access; preprints, postprints, and versions of record; and public access policies from federal funders. It can be customized for specific academic units. The slides linked above include examples relevant to Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.
Predatory Publishing: Avoiding Academic Scams (60 minutes)
We’ve all seen publishing opportunities that seem too good to be true. How can you avoid falling for an offer from a predatory publisher and damaging your scholarly reputation? Join Ana Enriquez, Penn State’s Copyright Officer, for a workshop on avoiding predatory publishers. After an overview from Ana, participants will practice evaluating publishing offers and other solicitations sent to researchers (conference invites, editorial board nominations, etc) to determine whether they are predatory. Participants are encouraged to submit examples to Ana in advance for evaluation during the workshop.
Sharing Research Software With Open Source Licenses (60 minutes)
Open source software development is increasingly common in many areas of academic work, however researchers who write software must balance a host of disciplinary and institutional expectations to legally share their code. This workshop, from librarians Seth Erickson and Ana Enriquez, provides an introduction to open source software licensing with particular focus on the needs of Penn State researchers. Topics include: the importance of software licenses, common open source licenses used in scientific software projects, and recommendations for navigating relevant institutional policies.
Using Creative Commons Licensed Material (60 minutes)
Don’t understand the difference between Creative Commons ShareAlike and NoDerivatives licenses? Aren’t sure where to find great Creative Commons licensed content? Do you want to license your content with a Creative Commons license but don’t know which one to use? Are you curious about Creative Commons licenses? Join Danielle Steinhart, Copyright Specialist, for a workshop on these and other questions. This is an interactive workshop. After an overview from Danielle, workshop participants will work in small groups to address hypothetical Creative Commons questions and then debrief their responses as a full group.
Using Video in Courses (60 minutes)
Have you ever run into course-related video copyright or licensing questions? Which of the Libraries’ licensed video resources can be used in courses, in person, on Zoom, or on Canvas? What about films on consumer-oriented platforms like Netflix or YouTube? Join Ana Enriquez, Penn State’s Copyright Officer, for a workshop on these and other questions. This is an interactive workshop. During the workshop, participants will work in small groups to address hypothetical copyright questions and then debrief their responses as a full group.
Who Owns What (30 minutes)
What does PSU policy have to say about the ownership of scholarly IP? Who gets to sign publishing agreements and make copyright decisions about published research? How does this interact with public access mandates from research funders? Join Ana Enriquez, Penn State’s Copyright Officer, for a brief overview of Penn State policy in this area, with time for questions.
Recorded Trainings
Complying with the Department of Energy Public Access Policy (30 minutes)
Do you understand the public access requirements for your DOE-funded research? Under DOE’s public access policy, publications based on DOE-supported research must be deposited in the DOE Public Access Gateway for Energy and Science (PAGES). Join Ana Enriquez, Scholarly Communications Outreach Librarian, and Briana Ezray, Research Data Librarian for STEM, for a brief overview of grant recipients’ obligations, with time for questions.
Complying with the NIH Public Access Policy (30 minutes)
Do you understand the public access requirements for your NIH-funded research? Under NIH’s public access policy, publications based on NIH-supported research must be deposited in PubMed Central upon acceptance for publication, to be made publicly available no later than 12 months after the official date of publication. Join Ana Enriquez, Scholarly Communications Outreach Librarian, and Briana Ezray, Research Data Librarian for STEM, for a brief overview of grant recipients’ obligations, with time for questions.
Complying with the NSF Public Access Policy (30 minutes)
Do you understand the public access requirements for your NSF-funded research? Under NSF’s public access policy, publications based on NSF-supported research must be deposited in the NSF Public Access Repository no later than 12 months after initial publication. Join Ana Enriquez, Scholarly Communications Outreach Librarian, and Briana Ezray, Research Data Librarian for STEM, for a brief overview of grant recipients’ obligations, with time for questions.