SURF has developed a number of practical tools to help authors determine which copyright rights they are transferring to their publisher and how the arrangements made can be recorded:
- Licence to Publish
Standard model to record publication arrangements in an agreement (licence).
- Copyright Toolbox
A step-by-step plan for drawing up an agreement or to use relevant components so as to adapt an existing agreement.
- Checklist of publication agreements
A method for determining what elements are important for both authors and publishers when publishing a work.
- Model letters
Model letters granting permission for the once-only use of a work.
SURF has developed the following practical tools. These deal with how to record the arrangements made regarding what an institution can do with an author’s publication and the inclusion of a publication in the institution’s repository and its further distribution:
Other useful tools:
- Schedule for digital dissertations, with legally relevant action to be taken at various points
This schedule clarifies the points during the course of producing a dissertation when legal arrangements need to be made between the PhD candidate and the institution.
- Overview of PhD regulations
This document lists the institutions that have a set of PhD regulations, with the provisions contained in those regulations.
- “Notice and Takedown” procedure
This is a useful overview for institutions that already have a repository or that want to create one; it helps them establish a procedure for dealing with complaints.
The following practical tools can assist authors in recording what other parties can do with their publications: