Research Resources

The following links lead to resources that provide information about various issues related to faculty research. UCLA librarians and library staff also provide consultation services in this area.

UC Policies Related to Research

• UC Research Policies and Guidelines
• Research Compliance: from the UC Office of Ethics, Compliance, and Audit Services

Patents, Software, Open Source

• UC Copyright Policy
• UC Patent Policy
• UCLA Office of Intellectual Property and Industry-Sponsored Research
• Free Software Foundation
• Categories of Free and Non-Free Software: Definitions of different, often overlapping categories of open source and non-open source software
• Open Source Initiative: Open source licenses, standards, and a information about open source licenses

Fair Use and Public Domain

• U.S. Copyright Law: Fair Use: The text of the fair use provision; Web site created by the U.S. Copyright Office in the Library of Congress
• UC Copyright Education: Fair Use: The fair use section of the UC Copyright Education Web site
• Fair Use Checklist: from the copyright advisory office at the Columbia University Libraries
• Copyright Term and Public Domain: Chart from the Cornell University Copyright Information Center
• Copyright Advisory Network: A blog from the American Library Association Office of Information Technology Policy

Storing and Preserving Data and Unpublished Research

• Preserving Your Data: UCLA Web site with information on why and how to ensure long-term viability of research data, best practices, guides to data preparation, and links to data archives
• Responsible Use of Data: UCLA Web site explaining how to share or deposit data collections; how to apply for grants to collect or use data in research; guidelines on how to complete online data use registrations, execute license agreements, and what is needed for a data protection plan; and information on the use of data for instruction and in courseware

UC Policies on Ownership of Faculty Work

• UC Policy on Copyright Ownership: Copyright ownership by category of work
• Copyright and Software Guidelines: Guide from the UCLA Office of Intellectual Property defining copyright, answering common questions about copyright ownership at UCLA, and addressing copyright and licensing of software in brief
• Ownership of Course Materials: UC policy issued in 2003