Repositories
What is Sherpa Romeo?
Sherpa Romeo is the main source of information for the open access policy of scientific publishers. Romeo stands for RightsMEtadata for Open archiving. The database gives a uniform and clear...
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A repository is a system that stores information in various forms (for example text, datasets, images and sound) together with metadata. Higher education institutions use such repositories to offer their...
Read articleMy institution wants to include my thesis in the repository. What are my rights?
Inclusion in a repository doesn't mean the copyright in the publication is lost and doesn't automatically put it in the public domain. Third parties who want to use your work...
Read articleCan I still publish my work when I have included it in an institutional repository?
Inclusion in a repository doesn't mean the copyright in the publication is lost. This doesn't automatically put it in the public domain. Third parties who want to use the publication...
Read articleIs the library allowed to store preprints in a repository?
No, the author’s permission is required before any preprints can be included in the institution’s repository. More information Sherpa Romeo
Read articleIs the library allowed to include my thesis in the repository without my permission?
No, the author’s permission is required before any articles can be included in the institution’s repository.
Read articleCan my thesis be included in the institution’s repository?
This may only be done with your permission. The inclusion of a publication in the institution’s repository is a form of reproduction. That right is reserved to the copyright holder(s),...
Read articleIs the library allowed to include the educational resources I created in its (digital) collections without my permission?
The copyright holder must give permission for this. If the educational resources were created during your employment with a university of applied sciences/research university, the copyright in the educational resources...
Read articleCan 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...
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