Library Guides: SOAR@SU: SOAR@SU and copyright

General copyright requirements

In order to add material to SOAR@SU, you must either own the copyright to all components and content within your work or have documented permission from the copyright holder(s), such as your publisher, to disseminate the materials in an institutional repository.

To learn more about copyright, visit the SU copyright guide.

Copyright tools

SHERPA/RoMEO
Provides information on publisher copyright and self-archiving policies.
Creative Commons
Helps you manage your copyrights and share your works without losing your rights.
Scholar's Copyright Addendum Engine
Helps you generate a PDF form that you can attach to a journal publisher's copyright agreement to ensure that you retain certain rights, such as the ability to add a copy of your work to a digital repository (by Science Commons).