When deciding on how to grant future access to your submitted electronic thesis, one big consideration is the intellectual property statements that you will select when depositing your thesis and accompanying final project materials. Intellectual Property Statement helps Special Collections and Archives (SCA) clarify to future users the terms by which the creator (you, the student depositing your thesis) will or will not release their work to another entity or person.
When submitting your thesis files, you will be asked TWO questions in regards to your Intellectual property. 1) Covers your preference for access 2) assigns the desired level of copyright control you wish to retain after your deposit.
Loyola Monroe Library Special Collections and Archives offer two levels of access for student thesis or final project submission define dby both physical and digital infrastructure limitations and institutional collecting and public access needs.
The following gives a brief explanation of the FOUR intellectual property statements SCA general recommends. You will be asked to pick one during the submission process detailed above.
Currently refers to how copyright owners retain the following exclusive rights for a duration of time: Reproduce the work in copies, prepare derivative works based upon the work, and distribute copies of the work to the public by sale or other transfer of ownership or by rental, lease, or lending. See copyright.gov for more information
Refers to permission granted to users to both SHARE and ADAPT the original material (ie the thesis) but forbids future users from using the original or adapted material for commercial use. All future users must include proper attribution for the original work and creator. See Creative Commons (by-nc) Deed for more information
Refers to permission granted to users to both SHARE and ADAPT the original material (ie the thesis) but forbids future users from using the original or adapted material for commercial use. All future users must include proper attribution for the original work and creator with noted changes. Lastly if a new creator uses materials from the original source and adapts it, they must ALSO designate their work under the same Creative Commons license. See Creative Commons (by-nc-sa) Deed for more information
Refers to permission granted to users to only SHARE the original material (ie the thesis) but forbids future users from using the original material for adapted distribution or commercial use. All future users must include proper attribution for the original work and creator. Limitations on adaptation means that a future user may adapt from the original material, but they are not allowed to then distribute the modified derivatives. See Creative Commons (by-nc-nd) Deed for more information
NOTE: Under current Copyright Law in the United States, full copyright or select Creative Commons licenses do not entirely stop the use of a person's work. For example, the Fair Use clause permits the use of limited portions of a work including quotes, for purposes such as commentary, criticism, news reporting, and scholarly reports.