If you want to publish a journal or conference proceedings online, the library can help you. OJS, Open Journal Systems, and OCS, Open Conference Systems, are software and support that is available from the Center for Digital ...

Gail McMillan will discuss her research on the effects of open access for theses and dissertations on publishing opportunities for graduate students.

You can legitimately use someone else's work in your own when you know about copyright and you understand your rights as well as your responsibilities.

In academia, there is a growing acceptance of sharing the final electronic version of graduate work, such as a thesis or dissertation, in an online university repository. Though previous studies have shown that journal ...

Let your journal articles be openly accessible. Don't hide your research behind a pay-wall that only the well-endowed researchers can access. Learn about the cooperative venture between the Library, the Provost, and the ...

This presentation introduces open access and copyright and was given as part of Open Access Week 2013 at Virginia Tech.

During this Open Access Week panel, Gail McMillan shared data from some of the ETD projects she has collaborated on, including the 2013 ETD base line survey of institutions and the 2011-2012 surveys of journal editors and ...

Electronic journals portend tremendous advantages to libraries. Patron access is swift and sure; these journals are never missing from the shelves, and they need not be delayed for technical processing because they can be ...

VT faculty, staff, and students who received support to make their articles open access were acknowledged at the Feb. 24, 2015, annual Authors Recognition Day. Virginia Tech Libraries, in partnership with the Office ...

Increase your understanding of US copyright law, particularly US Code Title 17, Sect. 106-108, and your appreciation of rights and responsibilities with regard to intellectual property issues that faculty and students ...