Questions about Copyright and Publication
Why does Harvard suggest using the "Traditional Publishing" option? |
You will be presented with publishing options while submitting your thesis. Harvard University recommends that you choose Traditional Publishing. When choosing this option, theses will be available online as open-access publications through Harvard’s institutional repository (IR), DASH. DASH ensures the availability, longevity, and functionality of your thesis.
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Why does Harvard suggest not having ProQuest register my copyright with the US Copyright Office? |
After uploading your thesis/dissertation and submitting information about it, you will be presented with the option of having ProQuest register it with the US Copyright Office. Harvard University does not recommend this option. You already hold the copyright by having authored your thesis and putting it in tangible form, and you will avoid paying a fee to ProQuest for that service.
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Questions about publishing and copyright options? |
Ask the Harvard Office for Scholarly Communication: osc@harvard.edu
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Who holds ownership of the copyright to my thesis? |
You hold the copyright to your thesis. Some students include the copyright symbol © with their name on the cover sheet to indicate that.
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Can I add a Creative Commons license to my thesis? |
Currently, Harvard students cannot choose a CC license during submission via ProQuest. But! Although the non-exclusive license agreement for DASH is not CC-BY, it is essentially the same set of rights.
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