Office of Scholarly Communications and Copyright

The Office of Scholarly Communications and Copyright provides education and services to the university community. Topics we can help with include:

• Copyright and fair use for research and teaching
• Author’s rights and publication agreements
• Open access and public access to research
• Creative Commons licenses
• Penn State’s Researcher Metadata Database

Contact us with your questions and requests for a customized workshop for a University group.

Resources

• Copyright Information
• Open Access LibGuide
  • Article Processing Charges (APC) Discounts for Penn State authors
• Penn State's Open Access Policy
• Copyright and Your Thesis or Dissertation LibGuide
• Predatory Publishing LibGuide