Session 6 (June 21)

Open Access and How to Achieve It

Map showing global download activity for all Graduate Center dissertations, theses, and capstone projects in CUNY Academic Works

Readership activity map for all Graduate Center dissertations, theses, and capstone projects in CUNY Academic Works, as of June 8, 2023. (Click map to enlarge.)

Topics will include:

  • Varieties of open access (OA)
  • Finding OA as a researcher
  • Going OA as a scholar
  • OA funding models & their unintended consequences

Assignments for June 26:

  • Just the readings below, and see Session 6 Follow-up post in forum.

Readings for June 26:

Chapter 1 (The Battle between Anglo-American Copyright and European Authors’ Rights), from Baldwin, P. (2014). The Copyright Wars. Princeton University Press.

Chapter II (Fair Use Fundamentals) and Chapter III (Fair Use Approaches to Common Situations Faced By Nonfiction Authors), from Schofield, B.L., & Walker, R.K. (2017). Fair Use for Nonfiction AuthorsCommon Scenarios with Guidance from Community Practice. Authors Alliance.

Max, D. T. (2006, June 19). The Injustice CollectorNew Yorker82(18), 34–43. Also available via GC library.

Postscript: Shloss v. Estate of Joyce (brief summary of outcome of Shloss case)