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Author's Rights

If you have questions about author's rights, fair use, or other copyright issues, contact Sara Benson.

Author's Rights [presentation slides]

Author's Rights and Copyright
Copyright Advisory Services: Asking for Permission
Copyright for Graduate Students: Theses and Dissertations
Copyright Reference Guide
Course Materials and Copyright for Professors
Creative Commons: Share your work
Use Creative Commons tools to help share your work. Our free, easy-to-use copyright licenses provide a simple, standardized way to give your permission to share and use your creative work— on conditions of your choice.
Fair Use Checklist [pdf]
A friendly and easy to use tool by Kenneth Crews and Dwayne Butler. This Fair Use Checklist can be printed and used to help you make a decision about your use of a work. It’s a good idea to use the checklist and save a copy for your records any time you have to make a decision about fair use.
SPARC Author Rights Brochure
Do you want to retain the right to post your article on your course website, or in your institution’s digital repository? Do you want to share copies of your articles with your colleagues or students? These and other questions are heard more and more frequently on campuses. That’s why SPARC has developed Author Rights – an educational initiative that informs faculty across all disciplines about their copyrights, and how to use the SPARC Author Addendum to effectively manage your rights as a journal article author to ensure that your article can be accessed and used as broadly as possible.
Understanding and Negotiating Book Publication Contracts
Identifies clauses that frequently appear in publishing contracts, explains in plain language what these terms (and typical variations) mean, and presents strategies for negotiating “author-friendly” versions of these clauses. When authors have more information about copyright and publication options for their works, they are better able to make and keep their works available in the ways they want.

Creating Citations with Zotero

This hands-on workshop did not include presentation slides. The links below will help you get started with Zotero. One of the attendees asked if there was a way to import Excel files into Zotero. The answer is yes, if you first import your Excel file into Endnote, then export the references in RIS format. Endnote has instructions for importing a tab-delimited file here. Learn how to export Endnote citations into Zotero here.

If you have questions, contact reflib@illinois.edu or one of PRI's information professionals.

Illinois Experts and ORCID: Exploring Your Faculty Profile

If you have questions about Illinois Experts or ORCID, contact experts-help@illinois.edu.

Illinois Experts: Exploring Your Faculty Profile

Curating Your Online Scholarly Identity to Maximize the Reach and Impact of Your Work

The Power of Presentation: Using PowerPoint to its Potential

The Power of Presentation: Using PowerPoint to its Potential presentation slides
Slides for The Power of Presentation workshop. The .zip file also includes all media. Instructions for using Powerpoint features mentioned in the presentation are included in the speaker's notes.
Using PowerPoint to its Potential
PowerPoint, probably the most widely used presentation software around, often gets a bad rap. Is it an issue with the tool itself, or how it is used? This guide examines innovative uses for PowerPoint and improving your overall presentation skills.
Presenting Your Research
Are you getting ready to give your first presentation on your research? This guide will help you refine your presentation style.
Presentation Zen: How to Design & Deliver Presentations Like a Pro
This brief handout highlights many of the key points made in Garr Reynolds' recent presentations and seminars on presentation design. You will also find a bibliography of suggested readings and links to related websites.

Sharing Research with Story Maps

Story Maps
How to create, edit, and publish Story Maps

Introduction to Infographics Using Piktochart

Infographics
This guide provides a list of resources for learning about and creating infographics.
Finding and Using Images
This guide is intended to help you find and use images for personal and educational purposes. It is not a comprehensive list of image resources, but instead an introduction to using U of I databases and websites to locate images.
Finding Images and Video
This guide addresses specific resources related to various disciplines that are freely accessibly online, or through licensed library resources.

How to Prepare for a Poster Session

Research Posters
Poster sessions at conferences and professional meetings are a way to visually convey the details of your research or conclusions. This guide will offer you the basics of design, content, and printing resources.
Finding and Using Images
This guide is intended to help you find and use images for personal and educational purposes. It is not a comprehensive list of image resources, but instead an introduction to using U of I databases and websites to locate images.
Finding Images and Video
This guide addresses specific resources related to various disciplines that are freely accessibly online, or through licensed library resources.

How to create a better research poster in less time (including templates)

This 20 minute cartoon video illustrates the drawbacks of traditional conference poster design and offers a more efficient design that is more usable and easier to create. Published March 25, 2019.

Better Scientific Poster template
Template for the poster used in "How to Create a Better Poster in Less Time."

Library Guide for Illinois Sustainable Technology Center (ISTC) Staff: Savvy Researcher Workshops for PRI Researchers

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