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Can I post a previously published work in an online repository without the publisher’s permission?
This depends entirely on the options offered by the copyright holder. Adding a publication to a repository is a form of disclosure and reproduction, which only the rightsholder is allowed...
Read articleCan I add my article to the institution’s repository?
This depends entirely on the options offered by the copyright holder. Adding a publication to a repository is a form of disclosure and reproduction, which only the rightsholder is allowed...
Read articleWhat is my employer allowed to do with the educational resources I created?
In general, your employer owns the copyright in the educational resources you created. In that case, the employer may do as it pleases with the resources. However, the employer may...
Read articleWho owns the educational resources I created as a lecturer?
The copyright of educational material lies with the institution (university of applied sciences or university) if the material was created in the performance of teaching duties. Unless you and your...
Read articleWhat else might I need to consider when making arrangements with a publisher?
Where appropriate, research funders require that research results be published in a certain way. Often the requirement will be that the publication must be made available open access, sometimes the...
Read articleI am leaving the institution. May I use the research publications I have created?
This depends on who the copyright holder is. Often this is a publisher or your (former) employer. If you are not the copyright holder, it depends on what agreements you...
Read articleWho owns the research publications I created as a researcher?
Every researcher with an employment contract with a university of applied sciences institution follows the rules laid down in the Dutch Copyright Act and in the collective labour agreement for...
Read articleCan I post a video in the library and instruct my students to watch it?
Yes, you can. However, recordings you made yourself, for example of television programmes, may only be used within the education institution. Only purchased DVDs are allowed to be borrowed.
Read articleCan I post a PowerPoint with images found online in an electronic learning environment?
Yes, if you are using the images to explain the educational content. However, a source reference to the applicable guide for the training course must be included, for example APA....
Read articleWhat is Privacy by Default?
Privacy by Default is when the default settings of a program, app, website, service or device aim to ensure maximum privacy. Some examples of situations lacking privacy by default: Default...
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