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Element Name
Rights
Definition
Rights information provides information about rights held in and over the resource; describes the conditions under which the work may be used, distributed, reproduced, etc.; how these conditions may change over time; and whom to contact regarding the copyright of the work.
There are four aspects of rights information:
- access (level of access that will be allowed to users)
- license (if there is a license or rights for the resource)
- holder (individual/organization that holds the rights to the item)
- statement (other notes or details about the rights or licensing)
Where Can the Rights Information be Found?
For published (copyrighted or CC licensed) materials, rights statements or holders may be printed at the beginning or end of the text (e.g. on a copyright page, title page, front matter, etc.)
For any item, rights information generally comes directly from the institution and may be included in the:
- copyrights information form
- agreement form
- resource owner information
- accompanying or supplementary information
How Rights Information Works in the Metadata Form
- Parts:
- 1. Rights type – drop-down menu
- 2. Rights information – text field
- Note: Some rights information (access and license) open in a pop-up modal
- Repeatable?
- Yes - to include different kinds of rights information (up to four), click “Add” to repeat all field parts; each individual information type (access, holder, license, statement) cannot be repeated
- Required?
- No (more information)
How Should the Rights be Filled in?
Access
- Select the correct access right from the controlled vocabulary
| Public | access is open or there are no restrictions |
| UNT | access is restricted to users associated with the University of North Texas |
| UNT-Strict | access is restricted to the UNT Community (strictly enforced) |
| UNT-Libraries | access is restricted to users physically located within the Libraries' buildings |
License
- Select the correct license rights from the controlled vocabulary
| Copyright | ||
| Attribution | Attribution Share Alike Attribution No derivatives Attribution Non-commercial Attribution Non-commercial Share Alike Attribution Non-commercial No Derivatives |
|
| Public-Domain |
Holder
| Guidelines | Examples |
|---|---|
|
Daniel, John Kelly |
|
University of North Texas Libraries |
Statement
| Guidelines | Examples |
|---|---|
|
Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. Material may not be reproduced without permission. |
Other Examples
- Electronic dissertation: Comparisons of Improvement-Over-Chance Effect Sizes for Two Groups Under Variance Heterogeneity and Prior Probabilities
- Access: public - Public
- License: copyright - Copyright
- Holder: Alexander, Erika D.
- Statement: Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.
- World War II poster: For freedom’s sake: buy war bonds.
- Access: public - Public
- License: pd - Public Domain
- Ensemble concert recording: Faculty Recital: 2006-02-05 - David Sundquist, tenor
- Access: unt - Use restricted to UNT Community
- Electronic thesis: Development of a Hybrid Molecular Ultraviolet Photodetector based on Guanosine Derivatives
- Access: unt_strict - Use restricted to UNT Community (strictly enforced)
- License: copyright - Copyright
- Holder: Liddar, Harsheetal
- Statement: Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.
Comments
- It is necessary to establish who the rights holder of a resource is for situations where there is a question of what can or can’t be done or whom to contact regarding the copyright of the work.
- As a general rule, the Rights field is only used when it is important to assert information beyond the boilerplate rights statement in the user interface.
Resources
- UNT Rights Access Controlled Vocabulary
- UNT Rights Licenses Controlled Vocabulary
- Creative Commons Licenses
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