Webinar on navigating publisher contracts set for June 25

The upcoming Navigating Publisher Contracts webinar, designed to help Purdue authors develop a better understanding of key concepts commonly found in publishing agreements, will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday (June 25).

While not intended as legal advice, the one-hour session will provide a helpful orientation on important topics, including copyright ownership, licensing terms, open-access provisions and author rights retention. Attendees will gain insight into what to look for in a contract and what questions to ask before signing.

Presenter Donna L. Ferullo is special counsel in the Office of Legal Counsel and an emerita professor and former director of the University Copyright Office at Purdue. She advises the university on copyright compliance issues and is responsible for educating university community members on their rights and responsibilities under copyright law.

Ferullo holds a doctor of jurisprudence degree from Suffolk University Law School, a master’s of library science degree from the University of Maryland, and a bachelor’s degree in communications from Boston College. She is a member of the Massachusetts Bar, Indiana Bar and the U.S. Supreme Court Bar. Ferullo is the author of two books on copyright and has given numerous presentations on copyright and its impact on higher education and libraries.

A link to access the webinar can be found here.