Copyright and publishing/research

Empowering researchers copyright knowledge: Self-guided training resources

Navigate the intricacies of copyright law in research and publishing with these resources for self-guided training. Gain a thorough understanding of copyright fundamentals, unravel copyright considerations for researchers, and master essential copyright practices for publishing. Embark on your copyright learning journey today and become a responsible and compliant researcher.

Training on your rights and identifying licenses 

Title 

Description 

Creator 

Format 

Intellectual Property Rights 
  • Understand intellectual property rights and related issues 
  • Explain copyright, authors’ rights, licensing and retention of rights 
  • Use the Creative Commons licensing system 

Intellectual property rights; Open access for researchers; Vol.:3; 2015 (cis-india.org) 

UNESCO 

PDF 

Can I Use this Image? 

 

Digital images, photographs and the internet 

Guidance from the UK Government aimed at small businesses and individuals who may wish to use digital or photographic images on the web. 

UK Government 

Webpage 

Locating UK Copyright Holders  

Information on locating UK copyright holders from WATCH (Writers Artists and Their Copyright Holders) 

The WATCH File (utexas.edu) 

Harry Ransom Center and University of Reading Library 

Webpage 

Intellectual Property training UK

Online courses and an overview of intellectual property from the Intellectual Property Office (IPO). 

Registration required (free of charge) 

IPO Online Training Tools 

Intellectual Property Office (IPO)  

Webpage 

Intellectual Property training EU

IP teaching kit from the EU Intellectual Property Office in multiple languages

EU Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Webpage

Intellectual Property training provided by the World Intellectual Property Office

Training provided by the World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO)

World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO)

Webpage

Copyright relating to electronic thesis submission 

Loughborough University

Webpage and PDF 

Marking your work with a CC licence 

Guidance on how to mark your work with a CC licence. 

Creative Commons Wiki 

Creative Commons Wiki 

Webpage 

Attribution when reproducing work under a CC licence 

Guidance on correct attribution when reproducing work under a CC licence. 

Creative Commons Wiki 

Creative Commons Wiki 

Webpage 

Copyright User 

Online resource aimed at making UK copyright law accessible. 

Copyright User 

Webpage 

Managing third-party copyright for research publications

Guidance document for researchers and research organisations to manage third-party copyright to comply with UKRI’s open access policy.

UK Research and Innovation

PDF file

Publishing under the UKRI open access policy: copyright and Creative Commons licences

Communicating research as fully and openly as possible whilst respecting the original authors’ rights. 

A guide to Creative Commons licenses and publishing open access.

Jisc

Webpage