Our services focus on the following areas of scholarly communication.  View the SCS Research Guides for information on these topics, use in a course assignment, or provide as supplemental reading*.

Copyright

• Fair Use
• Public Domain
• Creative Commons
• Find a Copyright Holder
• Request Copyright Permission - How to
• Author Copyright Agreements
• Using Survey and Measurement Instruments in Research
• Copyright Law and Exceptions
• Copyright for Creators
• Work Made for Hire
• International Copyright
• Presentations

Copyright for Teaching and Instruction

• Fair Use / Fair Use Analysis
• Public Domain
• Classroom Use Exception
• Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)
• Creative Commons
• Showing Movies in Class and On Campus
• Request Permission - How to
• Plagiarism and Copyright Infringement
• Presentations

Open Access (OA)

• Open Access Defined
• Uses for Teaching and Instruction
• Publish in Open Access
• Waive Or Reduce Your Article Processing Charge (APC)
• Evaluate and Find Publishers
• Commercial Publishers and Open Access
• Public Access Policies
• Presentations

Journal / Research Impact

• About Journal and Research Impact
• Find Impact Factors
• Citation Tracking and Analysis
• Altmetrics
• Criticisms Against Bibliometrics
• Presentations

Scholarly Publishing

• About Scholarly Publishing
• Choose a Journal or Publisher
• Deceptive or Predatory Publishers
• Author Copyright Agreements and Addendums
• Retractions
• Presentations

Researcher Profile and Identifier Management

• Create a Researcher Profile or Persistent Identifier

In coordination with library liaisons, SCS also promotes the use of Open Education Resources (OER).